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Starting a Women's Media Association

Submitted by Elsa on Fri, 2008-03-28 20:50.
Categories: Creating Conferences & Meetings | Multicultural-Multiracial Alliances | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Case Studies | Local Organizing | Movement-Building, General | Leadership | Interactive feature | Diversity | Gender | Global/International | Grassroots/local organizing | National and Local Groups | Sexism | Women | Working Together & Collaboration Tools

Some basic tips and guidelines on bringing together a group to advance the role of women in media, based in experiences from who have organized similar associations in countries around the world.

http://www.iwmf.org/training/womensmedia.php

The Digital Transition - The Assoc. of Public Television Stations supports Viewer Education

Submitted by Elsa on Sun, 2007-09-30 12:48.
Categories: Interactive feature | Access | DTV | National and Local Groups | United States | About the Policy Issues

APTS believes that there needs to be a well-planned, adequately funded, closely coordinated campaign to reach the tens of millions of households who depend upon over-the-air reception.

http://www.apts.org/PTVissues/digitalTV/digitaltransition.cfm

28 Groups Tell FCC that Digital TV Rules Lack Public Benefit

Submitted by Elsa on Sun, 2007-09-30 12:31.
Categories: Article | Changing Policy | DTV | FCC | National and Local Groups | United States | About the Policy Issues

Broad Coalition Asks Commission to Define the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters as DTV Transition nears.

http://www.benton.org/node/6814

Working in Coalition: the Tough Questions (Advocacy Center at ISC)

Submitted by Elsa on Tue, 2007-07-24 17:14.
Categories: Activists & Academics | Creating Conferences & Meetings | Multicultural-Multiracial Alliances | Article | Book Recommendation | Coalitions | Global/International | National and Local Groups | Organizers' Tools | United States | Working Together & Collaboration Tools

How and when to say "yes" to joining a coalition. The site offers many resources for coalition building and advocacy work.

http://www.advocacy.org/coalitions/tough_questions.htm

Straight Talk about Coalitions (Advocacy Center at ISC)

Submitted by Elsa on Tue, 2007-07-24 16:52.
Categories: Activists & Academics | Creating Conferences & Meetings | Multicultural-Multiracial Alliances | Multicultural alliances | Working in networks & models for coordinated efforts | Movement-Building, General | Speech/Presentation | Coalitions | Diversity | Global/International | National and Local Groups | United States | Working Together & Collaboration Tools

Inspiring comments from Bernice Johnson Regan on the need to stretch our abilities in coalition-building.

http://www.advocacy.org/coalitions/bernice.htm

The Invisible Network: Connecting to Community-Based Media Organizations Across America (audio)

Submitted by Elsa on Mon, 2007-04-30 21:35.
Categories: The Field & What's Needed | Connecting the Pieces | Working in networks & models for coordinated efforts | Movement-Building, General | National Conference on Media Reform | Nonprofit Organizations & Social Change | Online (free) Book | Access | Coalitions | Community Media | Diversity | Gatherings & Meetings | Grassroots/local organizing | National and Local Groups | Representation | Storytelling | United States

This session recording highlights the history of media reform activities in the media arts sector and it's relationship to current issues in policy change, advocacy, academia and media justice.

http://www.freepress.net/conference/audio07/sat2-networking.mp3

Collective Lens

Submitted by Collective Lens on Sun, 2007-03-11 21:12.
Categories: World Social Forum media/communications sections | Community organizing for policy change | Nonprofit Organizations & Social Change | Community networks | Interactive feature | Internet | Magazines | Community Media | Community networking | Event/Opportunity | Global/International | Grassroots/local organizing | Independent media | Media Literacy/Education | National and Local Groups | Organization | Organizers' Tools | Storytelling | Working Together & Collaboration Tools | Global media/communication movement(s)

Collective Lens is an online photography publication that promotes awareness and education of both domestic and international humanitarian needs through photography and visual media.

http://www.collectivelens.com

Media Reform and Telecommunications Policy Resources

Submitted by Elsa on Fri, 2006-08-18 21:41.
Categories: Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Changing Policy | Interactive feature | Access | Congress | FCC | Independent media | National and Local Groups | United States | Working Together & Collaboration Tools

Essential links to policy issues and reform organizations.

http://www.democraticmedia.org/ddc/ReformResources/reformlinks.html

New America Media

Submitted by Elsa on Sun, 2005-11-27 16:25.
Categories: Popular Education | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Interactive feature | Community Media | Diversity | Independent media | National and Local Groups | Race | Representation | Storytelling | United States

Advocacy for more diverse, inclusive journalism

http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_custom.html?custom_page_id=64

Strengths, Challenges, and Collaboration: Advocacy groups organizing on media ownership and beyond

Submitted by cima on Mon, 2005-06-27 07:44.
Categories: Connecting the Pieces | Report/White Paper | History of media/communications policy activism | National/local groups working together | Broadcast | Access | Coalitions | Concentration/Consolidation | Constituency-building | Diversity | Diversity | FCC | Gatherings & Meetings | Grassroots/local organizing | Meeting Notes | National and Local Groups | Regulation | United States | Working Together & Collaboration Tools

Media activists and advocates reflect on their collaborations during the 2003 media-ownership campaign and consider the needs and opportunities for effective media-change activism. (37 pages, March 2004)
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