Personal Democracy Forum

Media Minutes (2009-07-03)

Candace Clement — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:34 -0400

Personal Democracy Forum: Battle over Broadband

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:48:57 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Marisa Taylor
The Obama administration has called for a $7.1 billion upgrade of the broadband Internet system as part of the Recovery Act, but it will be a tall order for the FCC to create a plan that satisfies both telecom companies and broadband advocacy groups. That was the takeaway message at a panel discussion of the broadband initiative at the Personal Democracy Forum.

Personal Democracy Forum

Jordan Berg — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:44 -0400

Start: 06/28/2009 - 23:00

End: 06/29/2009 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The Personal Democracy Forum is the world's largest and best known conference on the intersection of technology and politics. For the sixth year, more than 1,000 top opinion makers, political practitioners, technologists and journalists will come together to network, exchange ideas, and explore how technology and the Internet are changing politics, democracy, and society. Including Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver.

Media Minutes: February 13, 2009

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:23:37 -0500

Community television advocates have asked the FCC to investigate AT&T’s treatment of public, educational and governmental channels on its U-verse cable TV system. And with tools for mapping and data gathering getting easier to use, people are taking government transparency into their own hands.

Media Minutes 2009-02-13

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:14:22 -0500

Looking at the Future of 'E-Politics'

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:37:26 -0400

Full article: National Public Radio
Blogs, online commentators and viral videos have shaped the debate in the current election season. But "e-politics" still faces at least one major obstacle: Internet access.