COVID-19 and the Digital Divide

by Matt Olin on June 26, 2020

COVID-19 has forced us all onto the Web for education, business and entertainment. No problem if you have high-speed internet, but you’re still running to catch up. But, if you are in the grasp of the digital divide, without access to reliable broadband, operational equipment and technical knowledge, you’re even further behind. Andrew Au, director of operations for Digital Charlotte and the Knight School of Communications at Queens has been laboring to close the digital divide for years.

He’s even more concerned about it now. On this batch of The Biscuit podcast, Matt Olin catching up with Andrew for a chat about how those he serves have been impacted over the past few months … and about the other side of the coin … being at home to watch his son (who just turned one) develop during stay-at-home time.