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Community Communications
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Opportunities for and resources to facilitate communications and media in communities and neighborhoods.
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Click here for public policy and legislation around community media from the Alliance for Community Media: http://www.alliancecm.org/index.php?page_id=23 Amy Sample Ward
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See also Communication, Social Media and Public Broadcasting Glossary
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Click here to learn about media education from Portland Community Media: http://www.pcmtv.org/educate_media_education.php
Mapping Access is a community directory of Cable Access Television. Seeking to provide useful information for residents and media-makers, MappingAccess.org allows anyone to submit or update information about a Cable Access Television station in their commnity. http://mappingaccess.org/
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50 Groups Urge FCC to Support Media Diversity
September 16th, 2009 by Megan Tady
DMCA , Fair Use, Documentary Filmmakers and Remixers Posted by Patricia Aufderheide on May 7, 2009
Community Media Review
Click here to read current and past issues of CMR online: [http://communitymediareview.org][http://communitymediareview.org]
Marie Deatherage
Benton Foundation
Click here to download "Losing Ground Bit by Bit: low-income communities in the information age" from Beton, published in 1998: [Download][ www.benton.org/publibrary/ losing-ground/losing-ground.pdf]
Marie Deatherage
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OPB strengthens its presence in Wallowa County
Written by Katy Nesbitt, Correspondent October 22, 2009
WALLOWA — There is good news on the horizon for Wallowa County’s access to statewide and national news outlets.
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/OPB-strengthens-its-presence-in-Wallowa-County
Click here to read "The Role of the Media in Building Community" from the Pew Center for Civic Journalism: http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0401/ijge/gj02.htm Amy Sample Ward
Community Media Project
Click here to download "Building community through media," a report detailing media models for CMP published in 2000: http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=1587 Amy Sample Ward
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Creating Video Content
a Meyer Memorial Trust New Media Seriess Event
Held March 9, 2007, at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR. Attendees learned about telling their story and the digital video format. Click here to read the notes and see links: Creating Video Content
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Fix your Pix (for Free!)
a Meyer Memorial Trust New Media article about free image editors and better photo presentation on the web dated 11/14/2008
What is All This Tweeting About?
11/06/2008 a Meyer Memorial Trust New Media article about a foundation's use of twitter and a list of handy resources on the web
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Digital Storytelling
"Digital storytelling is an emerging art form of personal, heartful expression that enables individuals and communities to reclaim their personal cultures while exploring their artistic creativity. While the heart and power of the digital story is shaping a personal digital story about self, family, ideas, or experiences, the technology tools also invite writers and artists to think and invent new types of communication outside the realm of traditional linear narratives."
Click here for more information and examples from DigiTales: [http://www.digitales.us/index.php][http://www.digitales.us/index.php]
Contact: Bernajean Porter
303-647-2383
[bernajean@digitales.us][mailto:bernajean@digitales.us]
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