This June Field Poll by CETF updates digital divide statistics in California. Specific demographic markers exist for lack of Internet usage and they are:
* Non-citizen status
* Lack of English fluency
* Disability
* Poverty
Category Archives: Backgrounders and Toolkits
Handy Resources
Surveillance Costs: The NSA’s Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom and Cybersecurity
This report from the Open Technology Institute focuses on the economic costs of blanket mass surveillance.
With Liberty to Monitor All: How Large Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law and American Democracy
A report co-authored by the ACLU and Human Rights Watch that focuses on the impact of US surveillance on journalism, law and the exercise of democracy in the United States.
Inside the Big Oil Playbook
Case study from Environment Maine on the tar sands and a local resistance campaign.
The Latino Media Gap
Study on Latino media exclusion from the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).
Who’s In Danger?
An analysis of the demographics and social characteristics of the highest vulnerability zones for chemical accidents and the policy reforms to lower the likelihood of such accidents and reduce the disparate impacts on low-income communities. From the Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform.
White House: Big Data and Privacy Report
White House report on the era of Big Data and review of the policy challenges in managing the sea of data without replicating across new platforms the same old discriminations and divides that have been with us for way too long.
Status of Women in the US Media
This report by the Women’s Media Center shines a light on the status of women in media and underscores the crucial need to hold media accountable for an equal voice and equal participation.