{"id":7425,"date":"2017-11-24T14:11:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T19:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/?p=7425"},"modified":"2017-11-24T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T19:12:13","slug":"journalism-grad-pens-story-national-capital-freenet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/2017\/journalism-grad-pens-story-national-capital-freenet\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism grad pens story of National Capital FreeNet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7426\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7426\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7426\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/parsons-photo-e1511550576574-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/parsons-photo-e1511550576574-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/parsons-photo-e1511550576574-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/parsons-photo-e1511550576574-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/parsons-photo-e1511550576574-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/parsons-photo-e1511550576574.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Journalism graduate Alex Parsons (BJ \u201917) served as author and anniversary book coordinator for aa000: 25 Years of National Capital FreeNet, which chronicles the history of Ottawa\u2019s first Internet service provider.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recent Carleton journalism grad Alex Parsons (BJ \u201917) has authored a history of National Capital FreeNet to mark this year\u2019s 25th anniversary of the pioneering, grassroots Internet service provider. The book, titled <em>aa000: 25 Years of National Capital FreeNet, <\/em>chronicles the origins and evolution of the Ottawa-area \u201ccommunity network\u201d created in the dawning days of the digital revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Released at an Ottawa City Hall launch event, the book includes testimonials and images capturing the September 1992 birth and subsequent history of a service meant to ensure affordable access to the Internet for all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>National Capital FreeNet has other important connections to the School of Journalism and Communication. Former journalism professor George Frajkor and communications professor Jay Weston, along with Carleton\u2019s then-director of computing Dave Sutherland, are considered the founding figures of NCF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent Carleton journalism grad Alex Parsons (BJ \u201917) has authored a history of National Capital FreeNet to mark this year\u2019s 25th anniversary of the pioneering, grassroots Internet service provider. 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