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No Matter What Washington Does, One Nonprofit Is Closing the Digital Divide

Issie Lapowsky

May 25, 2017 |

Wired |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

With no alternative, some community college students in Talihina, Oklahoma sit in the parking lot of the local hospital at night, logging on to the internet network to complete research papers, oftentimes on smartphones. With Obama-era broadband infrastructure improvement plans now uncertain, one nonprofit is getting "out of the government's umbrella" and working to ensure the goal of connecting 350,000 people nationwide by 2020 is still met. By both building infrastructure and making it more affordable, ConnectHome Nation seeks to answer, "What could they become ... if they just had an equal shot?"

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How a Cooperative in Indonesia is Bridging the Digital Divide

Nithin Coca

May 04, 2017 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

Indonesia has a quickly growing digital market, yet there is a large proportion of the population that does not have digital access and those who do have access are all buying from businesses outside the country. Koperasi Digital Indonesia Mandiri is an Indonesian cooperative that has developed lower cost smartphones to help reach the underserved population.

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India's first community radio still makes the right connect

R. Avadhani

April 08, 2017 |

The Hindu |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Zaheerabad

Sangam Radio is India's oldest community radio station as well as the first station run by women. Broadcasting two hours a day, Sangam plays recording of songs collected in the field, personal stories of community members, and community information.

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Why Is Finland Able to Fend Off Putin's Information War?

Reid Standish

March 01, 2017 |

Foreign Policy |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Finland

Identifying and combating propaganda is imperative for an informed public to have a sense of identity and make political decisions. In Finland, a “public diplomacy” program is countering Russian propaganda by better understanding how false information spreads.

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El Salvador youths find identity in community radio instead of gangs

Priyanka Borpujari

January 23, 2017 |

TRT World |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: El Salvador

Community radio stations in El Salvador and have made a positive impact in the lives of young adult working at these stations. In a country with high rates of violence and youth gang membership, stations provide a way for young adults to find community, value, and a means of expression. Some of the station's local reporting has overcome government and corporate interference.

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How this podcast is fighting underrepresentation, one artist at a time

Donte Kirby

January 10, 2017 |

Generocity |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

The popularity of the podcast has skyrocketed in recent years, but minorities remain drastically underrepresented in the field, as with most media realms. Contemporary Black Canvas was created to help encourage people of color to participate, as well as giving minorities a platform from which to speak and a foot in the door of the industry.

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Drowning in Dysfunction

Rob Powers

December 22, 2016 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Faced with abysmal customer service during a spate of incorrect, excessive usage bills from Cleveland's municipal water department, residents turned their attention to the nation's top-ranked utility, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Unlike Cleveland, the Miami department has a customer-oriented business model from top-to-bottom: not only does it provide credits in cases of underground or inexplicable leaks, but its leaders focus on supporting employees in providing responsive service, proper usag

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The Map That Lets You Listen to Radio Everywhere

Adrienne LaFrance

December 12, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

By mapping links onto satellite imagery, Radio Garden provides an easy way to listen to the online broadcasts of radio stations around the world. Through these broadcasts, a listener can expand their cultural awareness in a direct, entertaining way that reinforces common humanity while retaining distinct individuality.

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How Libraries are Boldly Innovating to Meet the Needs of Changing Communities

Anna Pratt

November 16, 2016 |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lafayette, California

Libraries in the United States have traditionally been centers to consume information, offering users books in quiet isolation. However, a new movement across the country is transforming libraries by providing internet access, creating spaces to study and learn, and meet with members of the community. There has even been the creation of pop-up happy hour libraries at bars, and bike book deliveries to distribute free books. These new libraries are re-inventing how communities learn and demonstrating that even the oldest institutions are elastic to communities' needs.

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Program lifts aspiring writers from poverty, infuses media with fresh voices

Judith Matloff

October 21, 2016 |

Columbia Journalism Review |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Founded in 2012, the Economic Hardship Reporting Project commissions, edits, and places articles, films, photojournalism and other reportage focused on inequality. EHRP’s articles not only humanize issues of inequality, but also provides a source of income and a means for people living in poverty to tell their stories. The organization also actively collaborates with other publishers to ensure their articles are spread widely.

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