Resources

Making Your Media Matter ‘08 Podcast and Discussion Forum

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Audio podcasts and power points from the 2008 Making Your Media Matter conference (Feb 7-8, 2008) are now available for download on the Center for Social Media's website at ...

U.S. Presidential Candidates' Positions on Intellectual Property Issues

Intellectual property rights issues have been finding their way into the campaign platforms of candidates vying to become the next president of the United States. Intellectual Property Watch has ...

New Book: "Democratic Communications; Formations, Projects, Possibilities"

Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2008.338pp; Cloth 0-7391-1866-8 / 978-0-7391-1866-5

Media Justice Fund Announces Searchable Public Database

[Source: http://fexmjf.mayfirst.org/] During the past few years, many social, cultural, media and community-based organizations have become more committed to the concept of just and fair media and ...

"Mixed Race Hollywood" by Mary Beltrán and Camilla Fojas

[Source: Media Diversity listserve]Since the early days of Hollywood film, portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and ...

Web-Based Resources on the DTV Transition in 2009

The Center for International Media Action (CIMA) has aggregated web-based resources about the DTV transition in February 2009 – the date by which the US government requires all TV broadcasters to ...

Miro 1.0 Released

Miro 1.0 is a new open-source Internet TV application available for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Miro is designed to make online video “as easy as watching TV” while at the same time ...

Rockwood Leadership Program 2008 Fellowship in Media, Communications, and Information Policy

The Fellowship, launched in 2006 as a three-year initiative, is a community learning process for leaders, based on Gandhi’s idea that "We must be the change we want to see in the ...

“Communicate Justice 101”

Looking for an all-in-one resource to help your grantees with their media work? The Youth Media Council is pleased to announce their new toolkit Communicate Justice 101.

Pat Aufderheide Releases New Book, Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction

Pat Aufderheide, director of the Center for Social Media, has released a new book, Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, $9.95). Now available at bookstores ...