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June 3, 2010

17:08
Making Community Health Information as Useful as Weather Data
This headline is presented in partnership with:The chief technology office of Health and Human Services, Todd Park, is fond of using the National Ocean and Oceanographic Association (NOAA) as a metaphor for the innovation that may be unlocked through releasing public data. read more
17:06
Society Confidential: Kwame vs. Newshounds
This headline is presented in partnership with:On May 25, when Judge David Groner brought the hammer down on former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick , his dishonor turned to WDIV-TV reporter Kevin Dietz and mouthed a withering, "Thanks." read more
17:03
Without more funds, URTV will close in September
This headline is presented in partnership with:Unless additional funding is received, public-access channel URTV -- now known as the WNC Media Center -- will cease operation in September of this year. read more
16:59
DC Public Library Cuts Staff as Static Budget Inadequate for Growth
This headline is presented in partnership with:The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) faces an essentially static budget in fiscal year 2011, so to open seven new libraries and add staff, and to accommodate other increasing costs, the library will have a net loss of about 25 full time employee positions. read more
16:58
Rushford city hall-library plan in line for federal stimulus dollars
This headline is presented in partnership with:The Department of Agriculture designated $250,000 in grant money and $2.2 million in loans last week for a combined city hall-library building in downtown Rushford. read more
16:57
Literacy and Media Access
This headline is presented in partnership with:The discrepancy in education between urban and rural areas of India has always difficult to overcome. read more
13:18
US Falls From Internet Elite, Aims to Catch Iceland, Hungary
After ranking third in the world a decade ago, the U.S. has dropped to 15th in the proportion of citizens receiving fast Web service, or broadband, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. read more
13:16
Pelosi: If the House takes up legislation to gut a free and open Internet "it's not going to be a Democratic initiative"
Speaker Pelosi is a "big net neutrality advocate." read more
13:12
More on Speed: Just How Satisfied Are Customers?
Consumers are fairly well satisfied with the speed of the broadband they get at home. Having 50 percent say they are "very satisfied" is a strong showing, although it still leaves room for improvement. read more
13:10
FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force
The Federal Communications Commission seeks applications for membership on the FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force. read more
13:08
Public Knowledge Proposes Spectrum Policy Changes
The Federal government should alter its spectrum-allocation policies and procedures so that both the government and the private sector can operate more efficiently, two papers presented today at a Public... read more
13:07
Apple and the Regulators
Mobile computers like Apple's iPhone and iPad are among the most transformative information devices since the personal computer. So it makes sense for the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to review Apple's policies governing programmers' access to its devices to see if they violate antitrust laws. read more
13:00
File-Sharing Pioneers Now Selling Music
Rdio will unveil itself on Thursday amid what is suddenly becoming a crowded market for Internet music services, a field still largely dominated by iTunes from Apple. read more
12:42
As the oil spill spreads, BP battles to contain the media
Hundreds of media outlets are demanding access to a highly mutable, complex situation, and local, state and federal officials say they are working together -- under the majestic heading of Deepwater Horizon Unified Command -- to streamline the response to both reporters and the public. read more
12:40
Media Companies Support Filmmaker in Chevron Case
A group of 13 media companies has filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Joe Berlinger, the documentary filmmaker who is appealing a federal district judge's ruling that the oil company Chevron may subpoena the outtakes from his film "Crude." read more
12:40
'Vanity' Press Goes Digital
Much as blogs have bitten into the news business and YouTube has challenged television, digital self-publishing is creating a powerful new niche in books that's threatening the traditional industry. read more
12:38
Introducing US Cyber Command
The Defense Department is establishing the U.S. Cyber Command. read more
12:36
Fort Knox is no model for the Internet
A look at a structural failing in security that echoes across the entire Internet -- the "Fort Knox" problem read more
12:34
California should act to regulate outdoor advertising
LATimes and SF Chronicle: California's Outdoor Advertising Act must be changed. read more
12:33
Data show Google abuses search role, group contends
Consumer Watchdog continues to push its case that Google's behavior necessitates antitrust scrutiny, releasing a report Wednesday that alleges that the company is abusing its dominance in online search to direct users to its own services. read more