Tom Johnson from the NICAR listserv is developing a list of
“THE 25 NUMBERS EVERY JOURNALIST SHOULD KNOW” and I would love to get any suggestions you have. I think the percent of broadband for the USA and for the area you live in should be on the list.

Any suggestions?
*) The world’s population
*) Your nation’s population and as a percent of the world
*) Your state/province/district population and as a percent of your nation
*) Your city’s pop. and as a percent of your state/province/district
*) The percent of change for all of the above in the past 10 years
*) The current budget of your nation/state/province/district/city government
*) The sub-sections of the above budgets for health, education, public safety, infrastructure and their relative percentages
*) The world’s live birth rates and same for your nation/state/province/district/city
*) Average life expectancy for males and females in your nation/state/province/district/city
*) Average family size for your nation/state/province/district/city
*) Per capita and per family annual income for your nation/state/province/district/city
*) Average years of education for males and females in the world and your nation/state/province/district/city