Bringing Digital Media to Impoverished Neighborhoods

Jacquie Jones

Occupation: Executive director, National Black Programming Consortium

How she uses technology for good: Ms. Jones recently started Public Media Corps, a group that is working to promote and expand the use of technology in impoverished neighborhoods by placing experts in technology and media production in high schools, public broadcast stations, and nonprofit groups. Together, they work to produce videos, photography, and other digital media.

Technology for Good

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