Star Tribune Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:24:12 GMT
New commission to explore whether Americans getting enough local, civic news
WASHINGTON - As people turn increasingly to the Internet for their news, there is concern whether they are learning enough about what goes on in their communities. With "the thinning down of newspapers and local television in America, there is measurably less local, civic information available," said Alberto Ibarguen, president and chief executive of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. "So what are the consequences of that?" The foundation and the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, hope to find out.
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