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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

I've long said that the future of education will follow that of media and journalism. These haven't been good days for media and journalism. But maybe this paints a way forward for local news, and correspondingly, local education. "Replacing what's been lost will be up to individual communities taking responsibility for their own news and information needs, and supporting locally and independently owned and operated, grassroots solutions." As an example, a newspaper in northern California is turning readers into shareholders. In other places, the cooperative model has taken hold.

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