On October 17 the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will release the final in a series of eight white papers aimed at implementing the recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy.
Assessing Community Information Needs: A Practical Guide, written by Richard C. Harwood of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, is a guide for adopting civic innovation strategies to spur the development of news and information environments that address real community needs.
The Communications and Society Program marks the one year anniversary of the report of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy with a discussion among key leaders and the unveiling of a new report on the policy reforms needed to achieve universal broadband access in the United States.
