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News & Events

Recent news items, media releases and events related to Markle's activities are included on the list below.

Markle Foundation Commits $1.6 Million to Develop Public Interest Advocacy Clinics Specializing in Internet Issues

April 24, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation today committed $1.6 million to support the development of legal and other graduate training programs ...
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Markle Foundation Names Alice Cahn Of Children's Television Workshop To Direct Program On Interactive Media For Children

April 10, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—Markle Foundation President Zoë Baird today named Alice Cahn to lead the foundation's Interactive Media for ...
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Two Out Of Three Americans Believe Men Should Take More Than Two Weeks Paternity Leave

April 5, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—Most Americans believe men should take more than two weeks paternity leave after the birth or adoption of a child and would ...
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Markle Foundation Commits Resources of Nearly $1 Million to the Development of Online Content and Services that Meet the Needs of Low-Income Communities

March 15, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—Markle Foundation President Zoë Baird today announced the commitment of nearly one million dollars to efforts aimed at ...
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Markle Foundation Announces Initiative to Enable Non-Profit Groups to More Fully Participate in Internet Governance

March 7, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation is undertaking an initiative to enable non-profit groups to more fully participate in Internet ...
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Markle Foundation Invests in Ad Council Campaign to Educate Families About Opportunities the Internet and Interactive Media Hold for Children

March 2, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation will commit $2-million to The Advertising Council over the next three years for a campaign to educate ...
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Markle Foundation Establishes Fellowship Program to Explore Impact of Information Technology on Society

January 27, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation, in conjunction with the New America Foundation, has established the Markle Fellows program designed ...
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Markle Foundation Commits More Than $1 Million To Improve Internet Governance, Including Initiatives To Make ICANN More Publicly Accountable

November 2, 1999
LOS ANGELES, CA—The Markle Foundation is committing more than $1-million to improve Internet governance, including several major ...
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MOUSE Honors 'Champions of Technology & Education' at Annual Fundraiser

October 26, 1999
NEW YORK, NY—Andrew Rasiej, Founder & President of MOUSE (Making Opportunities for Upgrading Schools & Education), a non-profit ...
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M.I.T. Holds Conference on Media in Transition

October 8, 1999
CAMBRIDGE, MA—This final event of the Markle-funded Media in Transition Project at M.I.T. aims to establish a broad-gauged discussion of ...
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