The Benton Foundation is a nonprofit organization set up by former U.S. Senator, William Benton and his wife, Helen Hemingway Benton. Its present chairman and CEO is their son, Charles Benton. The Benton Foundation was the owner of the Encyclopædia Britannica from 1974 until 1996, when it was bought by Jacqui Safra. The formation of the Benton Foundation was announced at the bicentennial banquet for the Britannica in 1968.

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  • The Benton Foundation is a nonprofit organization set up by former U.S. Senator, William Benton and his wife, Helen Hemingway Benton. Its present chairman and CEO is their son, Charles Benton. The Benton Foundation was the owner of the Encyclopædia Britannica from 1974 until 1996, when it was bought by Jacqui Safra. The formation of the Benton Foundation was announced at the bicentennial banquet for the Britannica in 1968. The mission of the Foundation was re-vamped somewhat in 1981 by Charles Benton, but it has always focused on using media for the public good, particularly for educational purposes. In recent years, the Foundation has been most famous for its championing of digital access and for demanding public responsibility by mass media. The Benton Foundation has pushed for a national broadband policy at the highest levels of U.S. government. It has also been pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine the public interest obligations of digital television broadcasters. Finally, it has sponsored studies that suggest that concentration of media ownership in a few hands is not in the interests of the United States.
  • A Fundação Benton é uma organização sem fins lucrativos criada pelo ex-senador estadunidense William Benton, e por sua esposa, Helen Hemingway Benton. Atualmente, seu presidente e CEO é seu filho, Charles Benton. A Fundação Benton foi a proprietária da Encyclopædia Britannica de 1943 até 1996, quando ela foi comprada por Jacqui Safra. Nos anos recentes, a fundação ficou mais conhecida pela defesa ao acesso digital e por exigir responsabilidade pública da mídia. Site da Fundaçao Benton (em inglês)
  • 本顿基金会（Benton Foundation）是一个非盈利组织，由前美国参议员威廉·本顿（William Benton）和他的妻子海伦·海明威·本顿（Helen Hemingway Benton）创建。目前基金会董事长兼首席执行官是他们的儿子，查尔斯·本顿（Charles Benton）。 从1974年到1996年，本顿基金会是《大英百科全书》（Encyclopædia Britannica）的所有者，随后杰葵·沙弗拉（Jacqui Safra）收购了大英百科全书公司。1968年，在《大英百科全书》发行200周年的宴会上，本顿基金会宣布成立。基金会的使命是在1981年由查尔斯·本顿重新修订（百科全书），但它却致力于利用媒体为公众谋福利，特别是在教育方面。 近年来，该基金会以它领先的数字存取和通过大众传媒倡导公共责任感而闻名。本顿基金会已在美国政府最高层推进了国家宽带政策。它也正在促使美国联邦通讯委员会（FCC）确定数字电视媒体业者的公共权利与义务。最后，一项它已赞助的研究表明，媒体所有权掌握在少数人手中是不符合美国的利益的。
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  • The Benton Foundation is a nonprofit organization set up by former U.S. Senator, William Benton and his wife, Helen Hemingway Benton. Its present chairman and CEO is their son, Charles Benton. The Benton Foundation was the owner of the Encyclopædia Britannica from 1974 until 1996, when it was bought by Jacqui Safra. The formation of the Benton Foundation was announced at the bicentennial banquet for the Britannica in 1968.
  • A Fundação Benton é uma organização sem fins lucrativos criada pelo ex-senador estadunidense William Benton, e por sua esposa, Helen Hemingway Benton. Atualmente, seu presidente e CEO é seu filho, Charles Benton. A Fundação Benton foi a proprietária da Encyclopædia Britannica de 1943 até 1996, quando ela foi comprada por Jacqui Safra. Nos anos recentes, a fundação ficou mais conhecida pela defesa ao acesso digital e por exigir responsabilidade pública da mídia.
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  • Benton Foundation
  • Fundação Benton
  • 本顿基金会
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