Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Introduction and Summary These are the best of times and the worst of times for the news media when it comes to public support. By and large, Americans continue to praise the press for its coverage of the war on terrorism, here and abroad. So much so that the general image of the media has, […]
A Brookings/Harvard Forum
3:30-5:00pm Washington, D.C. Discussants Robert A. Destro, Counsel of Record for The Center for Education Reform, amicus curiae supporting the constitutionality of the Cleveland school voucher plan; Professor, Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America Charles R. Lawrence III, Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in constitutional law, race and hate […]
SELECTED KEY FINDINGS ON FIVE CITIES PORTLAND, OREGON Real changes in communities are evident in Portland as a result of a wide range of community Internet projects, some of them long-established. Portland”s Neighborhood Pride Team, initially founded to revitalize a community in southeast Portland, has grown from one computer in 1995 to a skills center […]
This report is intended to give a general overview of how the federal health privacy regulation (“HIPAA”) may or may not apply to health Web sites.
65 million Americans have sought health care information on the Internet Most online health activities are not covered by HIPAA WASHINGTON-Path-breaking new federal rules designed to protect the medical privacy of Americans will not guard the privacy of Internet users when they are doing the most common e-health actions online. The Health Insurance Portability and […]
12% of Internet users have lost a favorite Web site 17% have been asked to pay for something that used to be free online Most online Americans adjust easily Major findings The dot-com problems and their impact on the Web Some Americans” Internet experiences are beginning to be affected by the dot-com meltdown, but the […]