December 2011
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Can Community Colleges Change the Way We Think...
Believe it or not, some high school graduates not bound for four-year colleges still want to pursue higher education. But our system of higher education has other plans in mind for these students. In the United States, if you don’t attend a four-year college immediately after high school, you essentially become red meat for employers seeking low-wage workers (if you’re fortunate enough to find a...
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One Occupy Protester Changes the Live News Model
This brilliant young man is going to use quadrocopters to shoot overhead footage of OWS protests. While traditional news copters can be restricted, any altitude at 400 feet or below is not restricted, FAA airspace. Both the quadrocopters and the smartphones are wireless technologies. In the context of social engagement to address disparities that minorities are disproportionately affected...
"Progressives?": Race Baiting and the Digital...
“One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes of those who put him down.”
-Pauline Kael
What is to blame for digital age inequality? The digital divide behind door number one? Or the digital divide behind door number two? These seem like silly questions. That’s because they are. But no matter what the reason is, some advocates always manage to find a way...
Jazz Has Endured, Can Public Media?
The FCC’s media ownership rules have never resulted in commercial programming that fully reflects local communities. Local newscasts make up only a small portion of local radio and television broadcast schedules. The vast majority of other programming is national, network programming and syndicated shows. While radio stations have more of a “local feel” than television, their most popular news...