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A television program or film puts a face on an issue. A radio news feature or documentary brings a tangible reality to recited facts. Video streamed on a website underscores issues presented in plain text and can move people to action. Whether the content is targeted to public or commercial media outlets, funders need a working understanding of the entire media landscape in order to be most effective in their grantmaking.

Non-Profit Journalism Gaines Momentum

[Source: American Journalism Review at AJR.org]As news organizations continue to cut back, investigative and enterprise journalism funded by foundations and the like is coming to the fore.By Carol ...

Kaiser Family Foundation Study: TV Stations Donate an Average of 17 Secs an Hour to PSAs

Nearly Half (46%) of All PSAs Air After Midnight

33rd Annual Community Radio Conference

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 12:00am - Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 12:00am
Atlanta, GA

GFEM’s Special Event Film Premieres at the Sundance Film Festival

[On Tuesday, May 6, 2008 GFEM and the Council on Foundations will host a special reception, screening, and dialogue moderated by esteemed journalist, Judy Woodruff and Harvard Law Professor, ...

Media Used to Unite Communities

Community economic development can often generate tension among long-time residents and those looking to bring about change. Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia has a unique media program that has ...

The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media OPEN FORUM

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 8:45am - 4:30pm
Town & Gown Ballroom, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089
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The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS ROUNDTABLE

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
201 Taper Hall, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Come hear the perspectives of nearly 30 international researchers on the state of TV, children, and gender in China, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Israel, South Africa, Australia, Belgium, and many more countries!

Knight Foundation Grant Helps Power Mobile Media Election Coverage Experiment

NHMC Supports Senator Menendez' Call to Update Study on Media and Hate Crimes

December 10, 2007 --- The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) issued a public statement thanking U.S. Senator Robert Menendez for his leadership in addressing the increasing hate speech in ...

What Documentary Films Teach Us About the Criminal Justice System

Friday, February 29, 2008 - 9:07pm - Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 6:08pm
Baltimore, Maryland