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Media Democracy Fund--2006 Grants

Media Democracy Fund—Inaugural GrantsThe Media Democracy Fund (MDF) announced its inaugural round of grantmaking, with grants to eleven groups totaling $565,000 to support their work in creating a ...

Celluloid to Cyberspace

Summary: Current knowledge of the operation of the arts world and its underlying dynamics is limited, especially with regard to the media arts—art that is produced using or combining film, ...

General Resources

Funders interested in learning more about media arts and media policy efforts are encouraged to check out the links below:Center for Media Action Calendar - www.mediaactioncenter.orgFree Press - ...

2007 State Legislative Summary

This report (PDF) summarizes survey results from close to 20 national and state-level groups that are tracking an estimated 500 bills under legislative discussion in 46 states. It provides a ...

The Rural Vote in the 2006 Midterm Election

Based on a series of rural tracking polls in advance of the 2004 and 2006 elections, this report (PDF) demonstrates that rural voters played a critical role in the midterm election outcomes, ...

Report on Native American Convening at NCMR

A report has been published on the first ever Native American Convening held in conjunction with the National Conference for Media Reform. Representatives from nine Native American media and ...

Democracy, Social Justice and Media Reform: A Baseline Study of the Emerging Field of Media Policy

"Democracy, Social Justice and Media Reform: A Baseline Study of the Emerging Field of Media Policy" (PDF download) - Findings from the 2006 GFEM Survey of Media Policy Funders and ...

Broadband Community Networks: Building the Digital Commons

This report explores the background of the 'digital commons' idea, the properties that will make up a successful system of community internet that can serve the public interest in new and ...

Economics of Open Content Symposium

The Economics of Open Content symposium, hosted by Intelligent Television (January 23-24, 2006) brought together representatives from media industries, cultural and educational institutions, and ...