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"Process Is Powerful: planning and evaluation for media activists. A practical guide to methods and tools that can help strengthen the movement to advance media justice." Includes tools, case studies, checklists and tips for how to do planning and evaluation in ways that build power and strategy. (48 pages, January 2009)
"Building a Media Justice and Communications Rights Movement: Recommendations, Challenges, Needs and Resources" – report from a survey of 45 educators and activists. (27 pages, June 2007)
"Building Constituencies For Spectrum Policy Change: Wireless Broadband & Public Needs" brings together the collective analysis & discussion of 14 advocates and organizers who work on behalf of communities around the US. Produced for the New America Foundation. (31 pages, October 2006)
"Media and Movements on the Ground in DC: What's Needed and What's Next"
The concerns and ideas of nearly 30 local activists who gathered at the DC community meeting on media, technology and social justice. Produced in collaboration with Brigette Rouson for the Media Justice Fund. (22 pages, March 2006)
"Media, Technology and Social Justice: How Do We Organize and Win?"
Insights and recommendations from the 21 participants of the Austin Community Meeting on Media, Technology and Social Justice. Produced for the Media Justice Fund. (23 pages, July 2005)
"Together, We Know More: Networks and Coalitions to Advance Media Democracy, Communication Rights and the Public Sphere 1990-2005" Case studies of past efforts to coordinate public-interest media and telecom policy advocacy, drawing specific recommendations in areas of governance, power-sharing and structure. Produced for the Social Science Research Council program, "Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere." (24 pages, June 2005)
"Remaking The Media: Public Interest Agendas and Strategies" A graphic map of the field of organizations in the U.S. working to transform the media system, highlighting the missions that drive their work and the strategies they use. (3 pages, February 2005)
"Mobilizing Our Resources: How Nationally Focused Media Policy Groups Can Help Organizers Build The Base " how to build principled collaborations and share resources among policy advocates and grassroots organizers. Ideas and recommendations from the leaders of 18 local and national (U.S.) advocacy groups (8 pages, December 2004)
"A World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Report: Organizing for Social Justice and Human Rights in Global Media and Communications Policy," collective report from nine U.S. delegates to the 1st WSIS. Includes reflections and assessments of the Summit and related events, next step Action Ideas and a copy of the Civil Society Declaration. (90 pages, March 2004)
"Strengths, Challenges and Collaboration: Advocacy groups organizing together on media ownership and beyond" produced with The Listening Project as an outcome of the 2003 Media Diversity Group Meeting. Includes a summary of key themes and concerns raised at the meeting, questions and resources to consider for moving forward, and a comparative analysis of "the field." (37 pages, March 2004)
"Connecting Research and Advocacy for Media and Communications in the Public Interest," presentation to the Social Science Research Council, addressing the question "What would a research agenda shaped by advocates and organizers look like?" Based on conversations with grassroots activists and community organizers who work on media and communications policy and advocacy. (4 pages, Updated January 27, 2004)
"Questions we might ask when talking about diversity and localism ... (that is: what do we really want to measure?)," collective statement of 13 activist/advocacy participants to the Fordham University "Media Diversity and Localism" Convening. (1 page, December, 2003)
Media Policy Action Directory, First Edition: a tool for media-activist organizers, funders and researchers. (64 pages, November 2003. See Past Projects
Reporters' Guide to the FCC Media Ownership Rules: shared press materials for the 2003 campaign against media concentration. (16 pages, February 2003. See Past Projects
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