Amy Korzick Garmer is Director of Journalism Projects for the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program. Her work at the Program examines the impact of digital technology and network communications on journalism and media, communities and democratic institutions both domestically and internationally. Most recently, Garmer led the development, publication and outreach efforts for the Program’s white paper series inspired by the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy as series editor.  This work has focused on meeting the information needs of individuals and communities through innovative efforts to foster universal broadband access and adoption, local journalism and public service media, digital and media literacy, civic engagement, and government transparency.

Amy Garmer has spent almost two decades working in public policy at the leading edge of new media, communications and information technologies and practices. Her portfolio of projects at the Institute has included the Aspen Institute Symposium on Critical Issues in Journalism at the U.S. Department of State (part of the U.S. State Department’s Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists), the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Journalism and National Security and the Aspen Institute Arab-U.S. Media Forum.

She is the author or editor of six books on such diverse topics as advertising and ethnic media (Unmassing America: Ethnic Media and the New Advertising Marketplace, 2006), journalism in transition (American Journalism in Transition: A View at the Top, 2001), digital broadcasting (Digital Broadcasting and the Public Interest, 1998), diversity in media (Investing in Diversity: Advancing Opportunities for Minorities and the Media, 1998), and technology in education (Creating a Learning Society: Initiatives for Education and Technology, 1996).

Prior to joining the Aspen Institute, Garmer served on the staff of U.S. Senator Sam Nunn. She earned her B.A. in rhetoric and communication studies at the University of Virginia and her M.A. in speech communication from the College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin.

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