Media Infrastructure

A high-speed, unfettered Internet, community-based media arts organizations, PBS, NPR, Public/Educational/Government (PEG) public access stations, or mobile phones are all a part of our media infrastructure—GFEM provides funders with information to help them in supporting media infrastructure, whether local, national, or international.

Media Grantmaking — The State (and Future) of the Field

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 9:00am - Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 2:00pm
New York, NY

A First Step to A National Broadband Plan

By Charles Benton, Chairman and CEO, The Benton Foundation - March 26, 2009

Privatizing the Public Trust: A Critical Look at Connected Nation

[Source: Benton Foundation - March 28, 2009]The $350 million broadband mapping program approved in the recent economic stimulus bill would be set back if there is widespread participation in it by ...

Webinar for Grantmakers: Using the GFEM Media Database

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Join us for this Webinar entitled "Using the New GFEM Media Database: A Dynamic Resource for Connecting Funders and Grantseekers." The session was presented to grantmakers on January 28, ...

The Broadband Gap: Why Do They Have More Fiber?

This is the third in an NYT series looking at the lessons for the United States from broadband deployment in other countries.

Personal Democracy Forum

Monday, June 29, 2009 - 9:00am - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 6:00pm
New York, NY

Changing Media: Free Press' Media Policy Summit

Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 9:30am
Washington, D.C.

Internet Typology: The Mobile Difference

[Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project, By John B. Horrigan - March 25, 2009]

How Are We Talking About Media Policy? – Common Frames, Perceptions and Simplifying the Message

Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 1:00pm
Please RSVP for Call-in information