Publications

Newsletter

Subscribe to our free mailing list for event announcements, CSM news and our latest reports.

Feeds

Please login or register to post News from the Future of Public Media

Keynote remarks from Beyond Broadcast

email   discuss Posted by Jessica Clark on Jun 30, 2008 at 10:57 AM

Widely credited with coining the term “the digital divide,” telecommunications consultant Larry Irving formerly served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information under the Clinton administration. In his remarks at the June 17, 2008 Beyond Broadcast conference, he urged public broadcasters and their allies to craft a clear policy agenda for the next administration that reflects both technological and demographic shifts. He suggested that “new media” has now become simply “media,” and that public media makers will need to adjust quickly while maintaining a commitment to serving a diverse array of Americans through high-quality noncommercial productions. Read more in the transcript of his remarks.

Discussion

There are no comments on this blog entry yet. Start the discussion below.

Post Your Comments

To post a comment, please login or register for a free account.
 

Tell-a-Friend

Send to multiple recipients. Just separate each email address with a comma.