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The Municipal and Utility Guidebook to Bringing Broadband Fiber Optics to Your Community

Submitted by cima on Thu, 2008-12-04 12:45.
Categories: Case Studies | Changing Policy | Online (free) Book | Access | Internet | Organizers' Tools | Policy | United States

A free, comprehensive guide to the economic and quality-of-life benefits of robust fiber infrastructure for communities.

http://www.appanet.org/files/PDFs/MuniFiberReportFinalDraft.pdf

Videos that decode spectrum policy- explaining 'white spaces'

Submitted by cima on Sun, 2008-10-05 19:51.
Categories: Changing Policy | Access | FCC | Policy | United States | Video

Videos from the People's Production House that explain how to free the airwaves- to create more opportunities for innovation and better choices.

http://peoplesproductionhouse.org/dei/deimedia

Audio/Video from the National Conference on Media Reform

Submitted by cima on Tue, 2008-06-03 11:40.
Categories: National Conference on Media Reform | Changing Policy | Gatherings & Meetings

Live audio and video streams during the conference, and archived audio/video downloads after the event.

http://www.freepress.net/conference/tune_in

DIY Guide to Organizing a Community Consensus Conference on Municipal Broadband

Submitted by cima on Sun, 2008-06-01 19:46.
Categories: Creating Conferences & Meetings | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Changing Policy | Access | Broadband Internet | Community networking | Constituency-building | Digital divide | Internet | Organizers' Tools | Public Infrastructure & Access | Public/Community Accountability | United States | Universal Access

A do-it-yourself guide for organizing a community conference to understand needs and shape policy for public networks.

http://broadbandforall.org/CCDIYGuide.pdf

FCC Hearing on Internet Practices: Stanford Univ. 2008 (video)

Submitted by Elsa on Tue, 2008-04-29 23:41.
Categories: Popular Education | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Case Studies | Local Organizing | Changing Policy | Access | FCC | Grassroots/local organizing | Meeting Notes | United States | Video

Webcast archives of the April 17, 2008 FCC Hearings at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

http://www.vontv.net/events/080417/

Media Policy and the Next Presidency: The Time is Now

Submitted by Elsa on Tue, 2008-04-29 19:57.
Categories: Action Plans | Media Justice | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Changing Policy | Congress | Gatherings & Meetings | Meeting Notes | Public Interest Obligations | Regulation | United States | About the Policy Issues

Media advocates make suggestions on how to prepare for advancing a media/technology agenda in the new administration.

http://www.gfem.org/node/288

US Presidential Candidates Reveal Positions On Some IP Issues (Intellectual Property Watch)

Submitted by Elsa on Sat, 2008-03-01 03:40.
Categories: Report (series) | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Changing Policy | Access | Congress | Copyright&IP; | FCC | Public Interest Obligations | Regulation | United States

What US Presidential Candidates Say On IP

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=896

Local News Research: Hudson Valley

Submitted by cima on Fri, 2008-02-29 15:23.
Categories: Report/White Paper | Changing Policy | Newspapers | Radio | Concentration/Consolidation | FCC | Handout/flyer | Organizers' Tools | Ownership | TV | United States | Copyleft Gallery

HV-Media-Research.pdf (100.43 KB)

Fri, 2008-02-29 15:00

Media ownership

Media Justice or Media Control: Curriculum from a Conference organized by the Appalachian Community Fund

Submitted by Elsa on Fri, 2007-11-30 15:46.
Categories: Popular Education | Report/White Paper | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Changing Policy | Access | Community Media | Congress | Diversity | Diversity | FCC | Gatherings & Meetings | Organizers' Tools | Ownership | Public Interest Obligations | United States | About the Policy Issues

Relationship between media justice and media control

http://youthmediacouncil.org/documents/view/56

Communicate for Health Justice: A Communications Strategy Curriculum for Advancing Health Issues (YMC)

Submitted by Elsa on Fri, 2007-11-30 15:40.
Categories: Popular Education | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | PR & Communications | Changing Policy | Online (free) Book | Community Media | Organizers' Tools | Storytelling | United States

With tools, methods and curriculum, Communicating for Health Justice seeks to help health activists reframe the debate.

http://youthmediacouncil.org/documents/view/55
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