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Restrictive media policies can curtail access to the content we do have through the infrastructure we currently have in place. There are clear roles for funders to play in helping to address media policy issues and GFEM works to keep funders abreast of the constantly shifting media policy environment.

The Media Policy Working Group (MPWG) was created to raise awareness and build knowledge about key issues in media policy within the broader philanthropic community. Our aim is to engage and educate grantmakers across fields about the ever-changing media policy and communications policy landscape, as well as foster collaboration among interested donors in support of targeted activities to help advance the media policy field. MPWG activities include a quarterly teleconference and periodic phone briefings on timely issues in addition to quarterly updates in the GFEM newsletter. MPWG also partners with other funder affinity groups to organize media policy-related sessions at national gatherings. Membership is open to grantmakers working in and outside the U.S. with an interest in learning and sharing grantmaking experiences about media policy in the public interest. If you would like to join the MPWG please contact jperlstein (at) gfem (dot) org.

Highlights from the National Conference for Media Reform

Whether or not you were able to join GFEM's delegation to Minneapolis last week, you can see and hear the plenaries and over 60 panel presentations - including Bill Moyers, Naomi Klein, Dan ...

GFEM Media Policy Working Group Call: May 28 @ 2 p.m. EST

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Rural Success: Affordable WiFi, Laptops Boost Students' Test Scores and Local Economy

A county in eastern North Carolina invested in a community wireless internet system five years ago and already has lots to show for it: higher graduation rates and new businesses. With new ...

Information, Please

In its current state, PBS represents a mission gone awry. Is it too late to change its meandering course?[Source: ebonyjet.com] By Jacquie Jones“From Clifford the Big Red Dog to Lawrence Welk, ...

"Next president should launch the Digital New Deal" by Helen De Michiel, NAMAC

"Our next president can help reconstruct America's fragmented and relatively weak public communications infrastructure by using the most effective tool our youth wield - the power and depth ...

Community Information Needs, Access to be Studied by New Knight Commission

This high-level Knight Commission will look into whether the information needs of 21st century American citizens and communities are being met and make recommendations for public policy and ...

National Broadband Strategy Summit: A Call to Action

In the 21st century, a world-class broadband Internet infrastructure will be as critical to economic well-being as water, electricity and transportation. Whether the U.S. is rapidly falling ...

Digital TV Recommendations by Consumer Advisory Committee

This two page summary details key recommendations made by the Consumer Advisory Committee to the Federal Communications Commission that were left out of the Commission's official order. Thank you ...

Media Policy and the Next Presidency: The Time is Now

By Laura Efurd, Chief Community Investment Officer, ZeroDivideAnyone keeping up with the Presidential primaries knows that there is little certainty in this year’s Presidential election. The one ...