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Project for Excellence in Journalism – State of the News Media 2008 – Preface: “The State of the News Media 2008 is the fifth edition of our annual report on the health and status of American journalism. Its goal is to gather in one place as much data as possible about all the major sectors …
IDC’s Worldwide Software Pricing and Licensing Taxonomy and Report Guide, 2008, Mar 2008, Doc #210950: “This IDC study defines the classification scheme, or taxonomy, used by IDC’s Global Software Business Strategies group to analyze the software licensing strategies of vendors and requirements of end-user organizations. IDC’s software pricing and licensing taxonomy represents a fundamental view …
The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe, An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2011, March 2008, By International Data Corporation. “In this companion to last year’s EMC-sponsored white paper, IDC again calibrates the size (bigger than first thought) and the growth (faster than expected) of the digital universe through 2011. IDC also explores new …
News release: “The Work Foundation today publishes a report outlining its research thus far into the knowledge economy, 18 months into a three-year, £1.5 million research programme which will conclude in April 2009. The Knowledge Economy: How Knowledge is Reshaping the Economic Life of Nations argues that the phenomenon of the knowledge economy is driven …
Political Knowledge Update: “Public awareness of the number of American military fatalities in Iraq has declined sharply since last August. Today, just 28% of adults are able to say that approximately 4,000 Americans have died in the Iraq war. As of March 10, the Department of Defense had confirmed the deaths of 3,974 U.S. military …
Report Summary: “Potentially, the greatest impact of climate change on North Americas transportation system will be flooding of coastal roads, railways, transit systems, and runways because of a global rise in sea level coupled with storm surge and exacerbated in some locations by land subsidence. The vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to climate change, however, will …
AP Investigation Details Pharmaceuticals Found in Watersheds of 28 Major Metro Area: “A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones – have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows…the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities …
Building the world’s cleanest city – In a Persian Gulf desert, a U.S. engineering firm drives clean tech forward: “If all goes according to plan, Masdar – financed with $15 billion in oil money – will become a showcase for smart urban planning, green building, renewable energy, sustainable materials and advanced recycling…” See the Masdar …
News release: “The United States WatchList, a joint project between American Bird Conservancy and the National Audubon Society, reflects a comprehensive analysis of all the bird species in the United States. It reveals those in greatest need of immediate conservation attention to survive a convergence of environmental challenges, including habitat loss, invasive species, and global …
Subprime Rescue Plans: Backdoor Bank Bailouts, March 2008, Dean Baker This report analyzes recent proposals suggesting that the government buy up or guarantee bad mortgage debt in an attempt to slow the increasing number of foreclosures the nation has seen in the wake of the housing market’s meltdown. The study, which focuses on the plan …
Byting Back – Regaining Information Superiority Against 21st-Century Insurgents, RAND Counterinsurgency Study – Volume 1, by Martin C. Libicki, David C. Gompert, David R. Frelinger, Raymond Smith. “U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to exploit information power, which could be a U.S. advantage but instead is being used advantageously by insurgents. Because …
Pew Center on the States: “All 50 states received report cards today evaluating each state governments performance in serving the public. Grading the States 2008 is the only 50-state assessment of its kind that evaluates and grades each state based on a range of areas, from budget and finance to roads and bridges. The report …
