Stories from the Field

The GFEM Media Database | Spotlight on the GULF COAST

Spanning five states, encompassing numerous unique ethnic communities, home to vital industries and ecosystems, the US Gulf Coast holds stories with much to teach us about our world today.  ...

Why Our Communities Need Broadband

[Source: UNITYNews; March 10, 2010]Rhonda Locklear of the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina speaks about the urgency of broadband access for communities across the country at the FCC's "Digital ...

Net Neturality and Communities of Color

[Source: UNITYNews; March 10, 2010]

The Media Consortium 2010 Meeting Notes + Materials Online

The Media Consortium is pleased to announce that the first half of their annual meeting notes and materials are available online. Thanks to all who participated in the meeting—your thoughts, ...

Broadband Can Close the Education Loop

[Source: Daily Yonder, by Sharon Strover and Nick Muntean; March 8, 2010]Education increases chances for employment.  Distance learning increases educational opportunities for rural ...

Book Reviews: Rebuilding Media

[Source: CampusProgress.org, by Michael Corcoran; March 9, 2010]

Low-Power FM Bill Reintroduced

[Source: Arstechnica, by Matthew Lasar; March 3, 2010]

Online News Overtakes Traditional Media

[Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project; March 1, 2010]

Library, Higher Education Groups Call on FCC to Adopt Net Neutrality Principles

[Source: Association of Research Libraries; March 1, 2010]WASHINGTON DC—Eleven library and higher education-related institutions and organizations today sent a letter to Federal Communications ...