Stories from the Field

One Funder’s Perspective: Supporting Films that Matter

By Diana Barrett, Founder, The Fledgling Fund

Youth Media Reporter: The Benefit of Short One-Time Projects

By Karen Cirillo[Source: Youth Media Reporter] Youth media projects do not always need to be long-term, ongoing programs to have impact. Many youth media professionals question whether it is ...

The Future of Municipal Wireless: The Two States of Pennsylvania

When EarthLink announced its decision to withdraw further investments in municipal wireless networks last November, the future of Philadelphia's groundbreaking network, along with hundreds of ...

Non-Profit Journalism Gaines Momentum

[Source: American Journalism Review at AJR.org]As news organizations continue to cut back, investigative and enterprise journalism funded by foundations and the like is coming to the fore.By Carol ...

Independent Music Finds New Outlet: Chuck D and DMC Launch Beyond.fm

Hip Hop legends Chuck D of Public Enemy, DMC of RUN-DMC and DJ Johnny Juice Rosado teamed up in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel on January 6, 2008 to launch Beyond.fm. The launch event coincided ...

NPR Story about FCC Vote on Low-Power FM Available

NPR’s Joel Rose filed this informative report on the FCC’s recent vote to protect low-power FM stations from consolidation and make it easier for them to get on the air. Advocates say the new ...

New Site Tracks Candidates' Positions on Science and Technology Issues.

The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America (ASTRA) is monitoring the positions of the major candidates in the 2008 Presidential race on issues in science and technology at ...

Developing countries and civil society at the World Summit on the Information Society

This study, commissioned by the Association for Progressive Communications and authored by researcher David Souter, analyzes developing country and civil society participation and influence in ...

Digital Zoom

The November 15, 2007 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy profiles the launch of the Hub, a human-rights website created by musician Peter Gabriel’s organization, WITNESS, a global network that ...