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September 27th, 2011

News on the Go: How Mobile Devices Are Changing the World’s Information Ecosystem

Mobile devices now reach the farthest corners of the world. By the end of 2011, about 5 billion mobile phones will be in service in a world with 7 billion people. The implications–for politics, for education, for economies, for civil society, and for news and information–are profound. News on the Go: How Mobile Devices Are Changing the World’s Information Ecosystem examines how a global information society might look with mobile media devices at its hub.

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Peskin, Dale-Mobile Media – 09-27-11

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