New rules on media ownership approved by the Federal Communications Commission will allow more media mergers and acquisitions. Norris Dickard, director of public policy at the Benton Foundation, suggests children may be big losers in a deregulated media marketplace.

There has always been a gap between those people and communities who can make effective use of information technology and those who cannot. Now, more than ever, unequal adoption of technology excludes many from reaping the fruits of the economy.