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The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy is a group of 17 American media, policy and community leaders formed to assess the information needs of communities in the United States in the 21st Century, and recommend measures to help Americans better meet those needs. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation funded the Commission〔"Seeking a digital roadmap to keep communities connected", ''Los Angeles Times'', June 24, 2008, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/06/seeking-a-digit.html.〕 and commissioned the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program to run it. The co-chairs of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy are Theodore B. Olson, American lawyer and former Solicitor General of the United States, and Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google. The Commission held its first public meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 24, 2008, and subsequent meetings or community forums in Aspen, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; Missoula, Montana; Mountain View, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C.〔Ibid. See also, (''Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age'' ), The Aspen Institute (2009), pp. 85-91.〕 The Knight Commission released its report, ''Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age'' on October 2, 2009.〔(“Get Everyone in US Online, High-Level Panel Says,” ) ''New York Times'', October 2, 2009. See also, David Bauder, (“Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says,” ) ''The Washington Post'', October 3, 2009.〕 On October 28, 2009 the Federal Communications Commission appointed Steven Waldman, Steven Waldman president and editor-in-chief of beliefnet.com, "to lead an agency-wide initiative to assess the state of media in these challenging economic times and make recommendations designed to ensure a vibrant media landscape." In announcing the appointment the Commission cited the Knight Commission as one of the factors leading to this appointment and initiative.() ==Members of the Commission== The 17 members of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy are: Marissa Mayer, ''co-chair'', vice president of Search Product and User Experience, Google Theodore B. Olson, ''co-chair'', constitutional lawyer and former Solicitor General of the United States danah boyd, social media researcher at Microsoft Research and Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University John Carroll, former editor, ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Baltimore Sun'' and ''Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader'' Robert Decherd, chief executive officer, A.H. Belo Corporation Reed Hundt, former chairman, Federal Communications Commission Alberto Ibargüen, ''ex officio'', president and chief executive officer, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Walter Isaacson, ''ex officio'', president and chief executive officer, The Aspen Institute Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and chief executive officer, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Mary Junck, chairman and chief executive officer, Lee Enterprises Monica Lozano, publisher and chief executive officer, ''La Opinión'' Lisa MacCallum, managing director and general manager, Nike Foundation Andrew Mooney, executive director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation/Chicago (LISC) Donna Nicely, director, Nashville Public Library Michael Powell, former chairman, Federal Communications Commission Rey Ramsey, co-founder and chief executive officer, One Economy Corporation Paul Sagan, president and chief executive officer, Akamai Peter Shane, ''executive director of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy '', Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law, Ohio State University 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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