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An Introduction to Citizen Media shows how everyday citizens across the world are increasingly using blogs, podcasts, online video, and digital photography to engage in... Visit website
J-lab Executive Director Jan Schaffer writes about the value of community news ventures funded by New Voices. She shares findings from a j-lab report that... read more
March 26-29, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is holding its national conference to “to help people lead their stations through... read more
Learn how to make the most of Skype for remote interview recording by watching this 22-minute audio-visual tutorial from the producers at The Conversations Network.... Visit website
A call from the Benton Foundation for universal broadband service for all Americans. Compares U.S. broadband services with what is available in the rest of... read more
I enjoyed myself at the Third Coast Audio Festival sponsored by Chicago Public Radio. The conference was well-run, sessions were informative and the food was... read more
Feet In Two Worlds, a project that builds partnerships between ethnic media and public radio, is looking for experienced radio producers in Washington DC and... read more
As the premier public broadcasting station serving the Philadelphia
market, WHYY provides TV and radio, web programming, podcasts, and
community forums. Founded in 1952, WHYY’s mission is... read more View project media
Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
The mission of the Confederation of Somali Community of Minnesota (CSCM) is to strengthen the capacity of Somalis in Minnesota to become contributing members of... read more View project mediaEgal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
Emergency, Community and Health Outreach (ECHO) (www.echominnesota.org), provides free health and safety information to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) populations in the languages they know best. ... read more View project mediaEgal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) began broadcasting in 1985 and provides non-commercial television programs to 52,000 cable homes and operates five channels in Saint Paul.... read more View project mediaSalud: Healing through the Arts
90.5 FM WRTE Radio Arte, an initiative of the National Museum of Mexican Art, is a Latino-owned, bilingual, youth-driven public radio station that works... read more View project mediaSalud: Healing through the Arts
A group of educators and community leaders founded the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) in 1982. Now it is the nation's leading and largest... read more View project media
Abriendo las Cajas (Opening Boxes)
Bay Area Video Coalition, or BAVC (pronounced "bay-vac") is a nonprofit media arts center based in San Francisco, CA. BAVC was launched in 1976 as... read more View project media
How I See It is the latest campaign in the California Council for the Humanities' acclaimed statewide initiative California Stories. Youth Digital Filmmakers is the... read more
The International Journalists Network offers a 10 step guide to blogging for beginners. Visit website
Pat Aufderheide and Jessica Clark of the Center for Social Media authored a handy guide to understanding what is and what is not public media.... read more
The Media Justice Fund of the Funding Exchange explores the changing landscape in its new journal, Imagining the (UN)Thinkable: Community Media Over the Next Five... read more
As audiographer Joe McHugh explains it, "Most all Americans come from some other country. Here is a collection of stories of the adventures and hardships... read more
Rory O'Connor writes, "No one should still wonder about the possibility, much less the efficacy, of 'citizen journalism.' But, more importantly, we should ask if... read more
Even though Madison has the third or fourth largest Tibetan population in the United States, "we don't have any local radio show," said Jampa Khedup,... read more
Web-scrapbook launched for world refugee day! Shortly after 9/11, I began an extraordinary journey in New York City withtwelve resettled refugee teenagers who had fled... read more
On June 4th, the chandeliered glittery gold and red ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York was packed with 1000 people celebrating the 35... read more
The era of personal electronic communication and broadband networks is at hand, and every aspect of our media culture is undergoing change. This Benton Foundation... read more
"Whether you are a blogger, a photographer or a filmmaker, it is not always clear where your freedom to use content publicly might be legally... read more
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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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