2005 Ford Foundation Funder Briefing Reports

Download reports and transcripts from the three-part series of funder briefings entitled "Democracy at Stake? Current Issues in Electronic Media Policy and the Future of the Public Sphere."

Hosted by the Ford Foundation, organized by Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media's Working Group on Media Policy, co-sponsored with the Funders Network on Trade and Globalization, Grantmakers in the Arts, Funders Committee on Civic Participation, the Media Works Initiative, the Neightborhood Funders Group, Environmental Grantmakers Association, and the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers

"Securing Our Rights to Public Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom of Expression" held on January 7, 2005.

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Special Feature: Lawrence Lessig

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"The Role of Grassroots Organizers in Challenging Media Consolidation in the U.S." held on February 25, 2005.

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"The Public Airwaves as a Common Asset and a Public Good: Implications for the Future of Broadcasting and Community Development in the U.S." held on March 11, 2005.

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