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During much of the second half of the 20th century, Americans got their news and civic information primarily through a few dominant sources, usually a newspaper that had a relative monopoly on local information and one of three major television networks. With the rise of the Web, there was a sense that things were changing, and many hoped that citizens would be better informed by a broader, richer and more representative and democratic array of media streams. The number of “filters” would vastly expand.

On February 24, 2015, Meredith Artley, editor-in-chief of CNN Digital, spoke to a full house at the Shorenstein Center. Based in Atlanta, Artley leads the CNN’s digital content creation worldwide, and also manages the programming of CNN.com and the network’s other websites.

Written by Kimberly Meltzer, Georgetown University

As part of our ongoing collaboration with Nieman Journalism Lab, we’ve rounded up the latest in digital- and media-oriented scholarship — picking highlights from disciplines such as computer science, political science, journalism research and communications.