Susan Crawford says she has rarely been more embarrassed than when, on her most recent visit to Seoul, Koreans told her that they enjoyed visiting the United States because it felt like a rural holiday in a Third World country. […]

Bruce Clark (left), Charlotte’s first digital inclusion project manager, speaks with Tom Warshauer, community engagement manager for the city, at a March 2015 digital literacy conference at the Knight School of Communication at Queens. Bruce Clark has been hired as […]

Students in the Knight School of Communication at Queens are launching a set of online educational tools designed to help senior citizens learn new skills on their smartphones. Five of the school’s top students in communication, digital media, or journalism […]

Over the last several years, NoDa residents and businesses have been taking advantage of digital tools to more effectively communicate to people within the neighborhood as well as to the greater Charlotte community. North Davidson, more commonly called NoDa, is […]

‘Best Minds’ Convene on March 20-21 to Imagine the Future As faster networks transform cities throughout the world, the James L. Knight School of Communication at Queens is convening leaders from five fields on March 20-21 to begin answering questions […]

A security expert who devotes his professional career to investigating online crime says families often complicate the process of staying safe on the Internet. If you wouldn’t talk about something with your neighbor, why would you post it online? “Digital […]

En español Residents of a north Charlotte neighborhood are investing in communication to strengthen their community, and their early work in bilingual programs shows promise for neighborhoods throughout the city. Diane Garris has lived for 38 years in Eastwood Acres, […]

Residents of a community in North Charlotte are investing in communication initiatives with a new strategy to strengthen their community. His initial work with bilingual programs shows that there is opportunity for growth for other neighborhoods in the city. Diane […]

Teachers have tough jobs. Parents question their methods. Politicians and business hacks tell them what to do. Governments require endless tests from their students, and then base compensation on results that are often beyond their control. Rock stars in bad […]

In a society where smartphones, tablets, laptops and televisions dominate our attention, a team of Charlotte hackers is showing how to move ideas beyond the boundaries of a digital screen and grapple with gritty problems in the real world. The […]

A quick review of research on the future of libraries reveals three consistent themes: new technologies to deliver and create content; community engagement through events, services and programming; and the catalytic impact of libraries on new ideas, art and literature. […]

They’re sometimes called the Peace Corp for Nerds. A team of three technology experts from Code for America has been working with Charlotte groups since early February to strengthen levels of citizen engagement. The collaborative effort will produce a new […]

What happens at Ashley Park School during the next couple of years will have a significant impact on strengthening levels of digital and media literacy in Charlotte. Nine organizations begin collaborating with the school on March 21, 2014 – the […]