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Broad Coalition Backs Universal Broadband

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:25:34 -0700

A broad coalition of Internet business leaders, online gurus, community organizers and advocates across the political spectrum launched a campaign Tuesday with the lofty goal of universal high-speed Internet service.

Internet for Everyone Campaign Aims to Bridge Digital Divide

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:22:28 -0700

An all-star panel of Internet academics, activists, and entrepreneurs gathered at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York today to launch Internet for Everyone, a campaign calling for a national broadband policy to bridge the "digital divide." The group—the members on hand today included such luminaries as Vint Cerf, Lawrence Lessig, Jonathan Zittrain, and Tim Wu—is urging political action to

Adelstein, Cerf Advocate Broadband Access as a Fundamental Right

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:26:48 -0700

Google Chief Technology Evangelist Vint Cerf, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, and other technology and academic luminaries were on hand today to help launch InternetforEveryone.org, a new initiative spearheaded by the Free Press advocacy group to make broadband more accessible.

New Initiative to Push Internet for Everyone

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:33:46 -0700

Some pretty big names will be in one place tomorrow to unveil a new initiative called InternetforEveryone.org, which aims to make access to a fast, open and affordable Internet a basic right for all Americans.

Conference Links Independent Media to Democracy

Stevie Converse — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:08:10 -0700

The National Conference for Media Reform came to Minneapolis June 6-8, attracting more than 3,500 participants from across the nation. The conference, hosted by the advocacy group Free Press, celebrated recent victories in the fight to oppose increasing corporate consolidation in media ownership while at the same time highlighting continuing threats to a free and independent media.

National Conference for Media Reform Comes to Minneapolis

Stevie Converse — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:28 -0700

Minneapolis and St. Paul are preparing for the arrival of thousands of media activists June 6-8. People are descending on the Twin Cites to attend the fourth National Conference for Media Reform.