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.

NEA Stimulus Funding Guidelines Released, Deadline April 2

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced their guidelines and application deadline, April 2, 2009, to apply for "stimulus funds" through the American Recovery and ...

Beyond Broadcast 2009: Public Service Media from Local to Global

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 12:00pm - Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 12:00pm

Los Angeles, CA

$7.2 Billion Plan to Wire Rural America Holds Promise, Pitfalls

[Source: ChicagoTribune.com, By Rebecca Cole - February 22, 2009]

Celine Dion is Stalking You: Local Community Radio Act Advances

By Timothy Karr, Free Press and SaveTheInternet.com - February 26, 2009

It’s Not About Ugly Betty: The DTV Transition and Why It Matters

[Source: Center for Media Justice, By Brandon Lacy Campos - February 17, 2009]

GFEM Funder Delegation to Netsquared Global Conference

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 9:00am - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 5:00pm

San Jose, CA

Broadband Connection Highs and Lows Across Rural America

[Source: The Daily Yonder, By Tim Murphy and Bill Bishop]

INPUT - International Public Television Conference

Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 9:00am - Friday, May 15, 2009 - 5:00pm

Warsaw, Poland

Introducing the New York Media Arts Map: An Interview with Karen Helmerson of NYSCA

Switch to Digital TV Wins a Delay to June 12, 2009

Source: New York Times; By Brian Stelter - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Less than two weeks before the expected end of analog broadcasting, television owners received a reprieve on Wednesday. It ...