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Mass Media and Access to Information

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READ THREE MAJOR TOPIC BLOCKS ADOPTED BY OUR WORKING GROUP

We included lots of suggested and tried to integrate them into a final result. Our work should come to the project and it should be interested to both American and Russian colleagues. A top priority for Russians might not be interesting to American colleagues and vice versa. Priorities may differ, but we have tried to include both. We have three key blocks, recommendations, important to development of media in both Russia and the states.

Here are the three main "blocks" or strategy areas we identified, with bullet-point action items under each.

Journalism in a Civil Society

• Help citizens and public officials understand the value and role of journalism in a democracy
• Support open information and transparency
• Foster watchdog or investigative jouranlism by individuals or organizations
• Support efforts of independent journalists
• Assist educators to teach critical thinking skills to analyze news and media
• Support cooperation between citizens to address community challenges

Legal Risks for Open and Accessible Information

• Improve access to information for both journalists and the public
• Fortify the ability of journalists to work without unjustified fear
• Develop better skills in working with the balance between public and protected information
• Educate the public as to the fair use of intellectual property; protect the rights of the content creator

Effective and Innovative Technologies to Develop Media

• Explore social media's impact upon society and mass media
• Collaborate on privacy and user identity, content personalization issues
• Develop the value of information services, such as content and advertising regardless of media models
• Study new editorial structures and news gathering and distribution techniques
• Develop new ethics standards because of new technology