Interactive Environmental Journalism Graduate Program: Journalism 653


August 1: *A short* history of the Internet and the World Wide Web**	Vannevar Bush writes "As We May Think" published in the Atlantic Monthly, July 1945 "Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, "memex" will do. A memex is a device in which an individual stores all his books, records, and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. It is an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory.
	Who started the Internet and how does it work? See also How It All Started
	How many people use the Internet?
	Who uses the Internet? While 88% of 18-29 year-olds now go online, 32% of those age 65 and older say they use the internet. Just 53% of adults living in households with less than $30,000 in annual income go online, compared with 91% of adults living in households earning more than $75,000. While 40% of adults who have less than a high school education use the internet, 91% of adults with at least a college degree go online. Pew Internet and American Life Project
Who is this man?	"The special care we extend to the World Wide Web comes from a long tradition that democracies have of protecting their vital communications channels. We nurture and protect our information networks because they stand at the core of our economies, our democracies, and our cultural and personal lives." Testimony to Congress, 2007
	Who runs the Web?
	How many people get news on the Web? Percent of Internet Users Who Access News Online Percent accessing news online ever or yesterday, 2000 to 2006 Pew Internet and American Life Project