Title: Ei dian otsikkoa
1Ari Heinonen Journalism Research and Development
Centre Dept. of Journalism and Mass
Communication FIN-33014 University of
Tampere Finland e-mail ari.a.heinonen_at_uta.fi
BRIDGING THE GAP Bringing the Information Society
into citizens everyday life
Presentation at the conference Virtual Society?
Get Real! Ashridge House Hertfordshire, UK 4-5th
May 2000
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2PROJECT SETTING
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNICATION
PUBLIC CIVIC DEBATE
INTERNET
JOURNALISM
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3PROJECT OPERATION
MANSE COMMUNITIES
MANSE FORUM
MANSE SQUARE
MANSEMEDIA
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4PRINCIPLES
CONTENT EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
INTERACTION OF SUB-SITES
INTERACTIVE CONTENTS
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5VIINIKKALA ONLINE
NEW CONTENTS POEMS, NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS ON MANSE
MEDIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF TRAINING AT THE LIBRARY
NEIGHBOURHOOD MAILING LIST
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6MANSE FORUM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BULLETIN BOARD
LATEST CONTENTS
DISCUSSION
CITIZEN INITIATIVES
ACTIVISTS GUIDE
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7MANSE MEDIA
SECTIONS
NEWS FROM NEIGHBOURHOODS
LATEST NEWS
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8OBSERVATIONS
- 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
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