The Internet and the hurricanes

Hi everyone! Today's selection is from the Future Tense program from American Public Media. The podcast was posted to:

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/

on 29 November 2005, and discusses the recent report from the Pew Internet and American Life project, which was entitled "Relief donations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and use of the Internet to get disaster news". See:

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/168/report_display.asp

The Future Tense shownotes included:

"A new study finds the 'Net is rapidly changing the way Americans donate to charities and get news. The Pew Internet and American Life Project says hurricanes Katrina and Rita demonstrate the changing landscape. Pew Researcher John Horrigan says charities received online donations from roughly 13 million Americans in the hurricanes' aftermath."

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Burks

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