Web Offers Few Riches for Poor (fwd)

Michael Hoover hoov at freenet.tlh.fl.us
Sat Mar 18 08:49:39 PST 2000


forwarded by Michael Hoover


> WASHINGTON--The digital divide may be narrowing between haves and
> have-nots in terms of access, but experts say the gap in content is
> enormous. A study released Wednesday found that at least 50 million
> Americans are poorly served by the Internet because of a dearth of Web
> sites targeting the needs of people with low incomes and those who don't
> read or speak English well. Conducted by the Children's Partnership, a
> nonprofit group based in Santa Monica, the report found limited
> information about jobs, housing or the educational needs of low-income
> Americans.
>
> Copyright 2000 Los Angeles Times



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