DIGITAL DIVIDE
Making Strides in Digital Divide
Technology Eroding the Wall Between Disabled, Non-Disabled
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
Family Values Local Ownership
DIGITAL DIVIDE
MAKING STRIDES IN DIGITAL DIVIDE
According to a recent study by Arbitron and Edison Media Research, 74
percent of blacks and 65 percent of Hispanics have access to the Internet
from at least one location. The report hails the efforts of public schools
and libraries for helping to bridge this gap. However, the study also notes
that the gap between those who have access in the home versus having access
in other locations is still far wider for blacks and Hispanics than it is
for their white counterparts.
[SOURCE: eMarketer]
(http://www.emarketer.com/news/article.php?1002101)
TECHNOLOGY ERODING THE WALL BETWEEN DISABLED, NON-DISABLED
As the aged population grows, tech companies face dual incentives to create
assistive technologies. Though much of the impetus is regulatory, profit is
also a motive -- 42 percent of people 65 and older have a disability, and
that population will grow from 35 million to 59 million over the next 20
years. Technologies such as video relay to facilitate telephone use for the
deaf are becoming more prevalent as a result.
[SOURCE: USA Today, AUTHOR: Associated Press]
(http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-03-12-tech-help_x.ht
m)
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
FAMILY VALUES LOCAL OWNERSHIP
The Tanger family in Massachusetts has radio in its blood. Todd Tanger, the
third generation of radio owners in his family, recently acquired a
classical station from his father. Since radio ownership deregulation began
in earnest in 1997, the Tangers have become a dying breed. "It's very tough
for the small owners to compete with the large companies that have
programming that they can throw out to all their stations," says Tanger, who
added that there are fewer owners who are involved in both the station and
the community.
[SOURCE: The Boston Globe, AUTHOR: Clea Simon]
(http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/072/living/Family_values_local_ownership+
.shtml)
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