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4 Minute Roundup: Knight Commission Report; NPR's Local Venture

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's special edition, I look at the report that came out today from the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy. The Commission called for strengthening public media, bringing broadcast access to all Americans, and having at least one strong online info hub for each community....

• October 2, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Swine Flu Online; Disney Joins Hulu

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the positive -- and negative -- way the Internet, blogs and Twitter have spread information about the swine flu. There are great resources, maps and tracking sites, but it's easy to get in a panic as well. Also, Disney joined up in the video site Hulu, putting...

• May 1, 2009
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