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Communications

Learnings from the Knight Commission

Together, the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, have convened a blue-ribbon commission on Trust, Media and Democracy.

BY Communications and Society Program

Blog Post

12.20.2017
Communications

C&S Guest Scholar Program

The Guest Scholar Program began in 2001 as a scholarship initiative providing students of color the opportunity to develop their professional and academic careers in the field of media and technology policy. This year the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program announced three scholarship recipients.

BY Communications and Society Program

Blog Post

12.18.2017
Public Libraries

Future of Libraries: 2017 in Review

This year the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries convened and facilitated a successful series of dialogues and other conversations across the country to advance the work that public libraries are doing to address community challenges and to transform for the digital age.

BY Communications and Society Program

Blog Post

12.15.2017
Racial Equity

Race Relations in a Divided Nation

The Aspen Institute Symposium on the State of Race in America explores individual, cultural, institutional and structural causes of racial problems, looking towards new and viable solutions. The 2017 Symposium focused on two important themes –the wealth gap and the future dialogue on race.

BY Communications and Society Program

Blog Post

12.13.2017
Communications

Developing Polices for the New Media Landscape

The 32nd annual Conference on Communications Policy took place in August 2017 and explored Chairman Pai’s guiding principles and the challenges and opportunities the administration should consider in the new media landscape.

BY Communications and Society Program

Blog Post

12.11.2017
Communications

Citizen Autonomy and Machine Intelligence

What might artificial intelligence mean for human autonomy, and what role might governments play in the future of AI?

BY Dr. J. Nathan Matias

Blog Post

10.03.2017
Communications

Aspen in the August of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence as it stands today also carries a series of impressive titles that promise prudence and organizational affiliations that lend credibility.

BY Joy Buolamwini

Blog Post

10.02.2017
Communications

Equity versus Equality

While innovation in technology should always be encouraged, policies should set guidelines for equitable design and implementation.

BY Eric Karikari

Blog Post

09.28.2017
Communications

C&S Program Newsletter - July 2017

Read the Communications and Society Program's July 2017 Newsletter announcing three new reports.

BY Communications and Society Program

Of Interest

07.06.2017
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