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74 journalism professors accuse Fox News of spreading coronavirus misinformation (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 11:28Stuart Brotman: Why Congress needs to address technology in the next relief bill (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/01/2020 - 20:14Nicol Turner Lee: How parking a wireless school bus can help all students get back to school (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/31/2020 - 18:38How COVID-19 is proving the urgency of delivering universal broadband
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the consequences of America’s “digital divide” on full display. This dire situation makes clear the need for universal rural broadband. To finally deliver on this promise, we need an effort on the scale of the Rural Electrification Act (REA), passed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the depths of the Depression to power farms and small towns out of poverty. We must pass a 21st century version of that act, one that equips local communities with the resources they need to bring connectivity to the last mile of rural America.
Gannett newspaper chain to furlough journalists (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 14:38Local news outlets struggle to survive coronavirus fallout (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 06:50Gov. Phil Scott (R-VT) calls on public to support local journalism amid pandemic (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 06:50Broadband is now our lifeline, but 20 million still lack access
The past month has taught us that the internet is the one indispensable tool Americans have amidst this crisis. but at least 20 million American households are currently without home access to broadband internet, primarily because they can’t afford it. These are the families on the wrong side of the digital divide, the most vulnerable people in our society. Disproportionately they are older, poorer, and sicker than the “average” American. Congress should devise a long-term solution to our continuing digital divide, once and for all.