Media Content

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.

Capturing Controversy: A Look at Activist Filmmaking

[Source: The Independent, by Jericho Parms; October 1, 2009]Two veterans of the field reveal the true nature of activism in film.

For Myth-Busting, Indians Take to the Web

A Montana tribe is using online videos to explain reservation life and counter old misconceptions about federal money, law enforcement, and sovereignty.

Journalism and the New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay the Messengers?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 9:00am - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 5:00pm
New Haven, CT

Community Media's Path Out of Obscurity

If non-commercial media organizations hope to play a more significant role in the next evolution of the media landscape, we have to identify and capitalize on the strategic advantages of our ...

Building a Viable News Ecosystem Around Hyperlocal Bloggers: Hopeful Results from Running the Numbers

There is a future for news – a sustainable and once-again profitable future with the prospect of expanding and improving journalism by taking it deeper into our communities with increased ...

Filmmakers Focus Their Lens on Social Entrepreneurs

[Source: VOANews.com, by Sheri Quinn; July 15, 2009]

Evaluating the New Models for Journalism and News

[Source: SaveTheNews.org] A number of alternative models for the news — recent experiments, long-standing ventures and ideas yet to move beyond the blueprint phase — hold clues for what new press ...

A Golden Age for Community News?

This is the second in a series of guest blog posts on the future of news by former staff of the Rocky Mountain News, marking the six-month anniversary since the 150-year-old paper published ...

Saving the News: Denver and the Future of Journalism

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 6:30pm
Denver, CO