1 LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET BRIDGING THE GAP Bringing the Information Society into citizens’ everyday life Ari Heinonen Journalism Research and Development Centre Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication FIN University of Tampere Finland Presentation at the conference Virtual Society? Get Real! Ashridge House Hertfordshire, UK 4-5th May 2000
2 PROJECT SETTING LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET CITIZEN COMMUNICATION JOURNALISM NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNICATION PUBLIC CIVIC DEBATE INTERNET
3 PROJECT OPERATION LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET MANSE MEDIA MANSE COMMUNITIES MANSE FORUM MANSE SQUARE
4 PRINCIPLES LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET CONTENT EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES INTERACTION OF SUB-SITES INTERACTIVE CONTENTS
5 VIINIKKALA ONLINE LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNOUNCEMENT OF TRAINING AT THE LIBRARY NEW CONTENTS: POEMS, NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS ON MANSE MEDIA NEIGHBOURHOOD MAILING LIST
6 MANSE FORUM LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET TABLE OF CONTENTS LATEST CONTENTS DISCUSSION BULLETIN BOARD ACTIVIST’S GUIDE CITIZEN INITIATIVES
7 MANSE MEDIA LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET SECTIONS LATEST NEWS NEWS FROM NEIGHBOURHOODS
8 OBSERVATIONS LOCALITY IN THE GLOBAL NET INTERNET IS APPLICABLE ON LOCAL LEVEL – THERE IS INTEREST – THERE ARE USEFUL CONTENT CONCEPTS PROBLEMS PERSIST: – CUMBERSOME TECHNOLOGY – UNEQUAL ACCESS – ATTITUDE (PERIPHERAL COMMUNICATION) CITIZENS AS RESCOURCES IN SHAPING TECHNOLOGY