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Together, We Know More: Networks and Coalitions to Advance Media Democracy, Communication Rights and the Public Sphere 1990-2005

Submitted by Elsa on Thu, 2006-12-07 01:55.
Categories: The Field & What's Needed | Report/White Paper | Working in networks & models for coordinated efforts | History of media/communications policy activism | National/local groups working together | Coalitions | Global/International | United States

Dichter.10.final.doc (136.5 KB)

Thu, 2005-06-02 01:00

public interest media and telecom policy

The Makings of a Social Movement? Strategic Issues and Themes in Communications Policy Work

Submitted by cima on Fri, 2006-11-17 08:56.
Categories: The Field & What's Needed | Connecting the Pieces | Report/White Paper | National/local groups working together | Framing the field & collective statements | Coalitions | Constituency-building | United States

Report from 2004: A bird's eye view of the current strengths and challenges involved in communications policy advocacy and activism, synthesizing ideas future directions and strategies.

Local Public Media Engagements (Oct 2005 Report)

Submitted by Elsa on Tue, 2006-02-28 15:17.
Categories: Report-backs | The Field & What's Needed | Report (series) | Research needs | National/local groups working together | Access | Community Media | Community networking | Gatherings & Meetings | Public Infrastructure & Access | Radio/TV infrastructure | United States

Strategies for future research to engage local citizens with local media to enhance civic life.

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/

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)

State of the Spectrum Report on the Movement to Reclaim the Public's airwaves

Submitted by KEHGray on Tue, 2005-05-31 14:45.
Categories: Activists & Academics | Connecting the Pieces | Report/White Paper | Local Organizing | Changing Policy | National/local groups working together | Spectrum/wireless | Access | Coalitions | Community Media | Grassroots/local organizing | National and Local Groups | North America | Organizers' Tools | Public Infrastructure & Access | Regulation | United States

FINAL.pdf (2.41 MB)

Tue, 2005-05-31 14:00

Coalition building

Mobilizing our resources: How nationally focused media policy groups can help organizers build the base

Submitted by cima on Wed, 2005-02-23 14:07.
Categories: Report/White Paper | National/local groups working together | Coalitions | Constituency-building | Grassroots/local organizing | National and Local Groups | United States | Working Together & Collaboration Tools

Activists from across the US offer specific recommendations for productive national-local alliances to transform media policy.

Highlander Media Justice Gathering

Submitted by cima on Mon, 2005-02-21 20:15.
Categories: Media Justice | Highlander Media Justice Gathering 2002 | Funding issues | National/local groups working together | Class | Coalitions | Constituency-building | Diversity | Meeting Notes | Race | Representation | United States | Youth

Reflections from an historic 2002 gathering of twenty-two media advocates, activists and organizers discussing goals, constituencies and strategic directions for their work.

http://www.nanrubin.com/html/highlander.html