A rich discussion about the future of journalism, the importance of public media and the urgent need for high-speed broadband access throughout the United States took place in Washington, D.C., as stakeholders from each sector sat together to talk about issues of content production and infrastructure.

A new book written by 16 scholars lays out a communications policy agenda for the Obama administration. And the National Hispanic Media Coalition wants to know whether a spike in anti-Latino hate speech in the media is contributing to increased violence against Latinos.

A $44 billion broadband stimulus package would bring world-class, high-speed broadband to everyone in America. And media reformers offer their best wishes for 2009.