Media production
Este informe ofrece una guía para organizaciones comunitarias y para aquellos que invierten en el cambio social y entienden el poder de los medios de... read more
This report offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community... read more
Juan Cuba, who teaches people how to use media to tell stories, talks about the need to be strong, media sterotypes, and his sense of... read more
Around the country, community media centers are launching exciting new
collaborations with local organizations, neighborhood activists,
schools, and media outlets to create online, hyperlocal citizen... Visit website
In Philadelphia, Laotian and Vietnamese elders are producing videos, radio programs and blogs to help immigrants like themselves to more easily access health care. Partners... View video
Latin American teenagers and young adults in Chicago are producing radio programs and live theater events focused on helping their peers make sound life and... View video
In San Francisco, a collective of Latina domestic workers has developed a social marketing campaign advocating fair pay, respect for the profession, and healthier working... View video
East African immigrants in Atlanta are creating radio and online productions promoting health and cultural competency within their community. Partners are the Office of University-Community... View video
This summer, Amanda Plumb, of StoryCorps, visited Sagal Radio Services, where interns Nawal
Abdirahman from Somalia, and Ram Koirala and Tara Powdyal from Nepal
interviewed her about... Listen to audio
Amanda Plumb recounts her visit with the teens who produce the HearMe Today program. She asked them questions and then later, when they visited the... read more
Community news sites should engage, not just inform, their users;
ramp up quickly with social media tools; tease out contributors rather
than train a corps... Visit website
[Reposting from Multi-American Blog]In Southern California, generations of immigrants are creating a new
fusion of cultures, expanding and evolving the definition of “American.”
Multi-American is... read more
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In her blog at Oakland Local, Susan Mernit writes, "I just got back from 5 days in Los Angeles, where I was a lead facilitator... read more
Jennifer Gilomen of BAVC is part of the documentary team that has been selectd to develop interactive Web, mobile, multimedia, and game projects at the... read more
Don't miss the World Premiere of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE, June 18-19 at Lincoln Center, as teen filmmakers turn the camera on their own lives and... read more
Haitian American director Jacques Roc is filming and then broadcasting a 16 episode soap opera set in the Earthquake Relief Camps in Port-au-Prince. The soap... read more
This hour long program provides mental health information for Somalis and organizations working with Somalis. Through storytelling it encourages Somalis to seek resources. English subtitles... View video
Ming Lo is a producer for Chinese language television LA 18 in Los Angeles, California.
Being an immigrant has mixed blessings in America. On the... read more
The School of Public Health offers a new course that introduces new media practices future leaders will need to be at the cutting edge of... Visit website
This learning module is filled with original reporting that will help you learn about the innovative community news initiatives that are cropping up around the... Visit website
By Jen Gilomen, Lead Developer of Strategic Initiatives, Bay Area Video Coalition
“I am telling a story that had a great impact on
my family. Something we... read more
From The BAVC Blog by Jennifer Gilomen, BAVC's Director of Public Media Initiatives
On September 2, BAVC was honored to be visited by Sonal Shah, Director... read more
Sagal Radio Director Hussien Mohamed talks about his involvement with this unique ethnic media outlet that provides vital communications to East African refugees in Atlanta,... View video
As our project moves forward, we invite you to a preliminary look at our work:
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This report (PDF 3.8MB) offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community health improvement. Spanish-language version is now available. Una versión en español de este informe esta en la web.
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