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Media Policy
Restrictive media policies can curtail access to the content we do have through the infrastructure we currently have in place. There are clear roles for funders to play in helping to address media policy issues and GFEM works to keep funders abreast of the constantly shifting media policy environment.
The Media Policy Working Group (MPWG) was created to raise awareness and build knowledge about key issues in media policy within the broader philanthropic community. Our aim is to engage and educate grantmakers across fields about the ever-changing media policy and communications policy landscape, as well as foster collaboration among interested donors in support of targeted activities to help advance the media policy field. MPWG activities include a quarterly teleconference and periodic phone briefings on timely issues in addition to quarterly updates in the GFEM newsletter. MPWG also partners with other funder affinity groups to organize media policy-related sessions at national gatherings. Membership is open to grantmakers working in and outside the U.S. with an interest in learning and sharing grantmaking experiences about media policy in the public interest. If you would like to join the MPWG please contact jperlstein (at) gfem (dot) org.
FCC Commissioners and e-Waste Expert Address Funders (NCMR 2008)
Hear from Ted Smith of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition and FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathon Adelstein.
NKDPS Announces Grants Totaling $210,000 for Seven Media and Communications Projects
The Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere program (NKDPS) of the Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce the seven recipients of $30,000 grants for collaborative media and communications research projects. The research topics range from “Hate Speech in the Media” to “Global Best Practices for Community Wireless Networks”.
Orphaned Works: What & Why Funders Need to Know
There has been a lot of discourse in the media arts field over new legislation concerning copyright. Introduced on April 24, 2008 in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, the legislation addresses so-called "orphan works" - copyrighted works (original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible form of expression) in which a copyright holder is difficult to locate or identify and may still benefit from copyright protection.
New Toolkit on Messaging for Media Policy Change
Whose Media? Our Media! is an excellent new workbook for advocates and community members that provides the tools of strategic communications – planning, framing, messaging, storytelling and creative campaign tactics -- to shape public opinion in favor of a democratic media system.
Top Tech Issues of the Presidential Race
"When the dust settles in November, the next president will have his hands full with the usual issues. But the tech industry will also be watching with great interest to see if a McCain or Obama presidency will tackle key issues like Net neutrality, patent protection and piracy, broadband availability, privacy, and the availability of H1B visas."
New Copyright Legislation Update, Op-Ed
Americans for the Arts is doing an outstanding job tracking new Congressional legislation concerning copyright on so-called "orphan works" - copyrighted works in which a copyright holder is difficult to locate or identify and may still benefit from copyright protection. Many works of music, literature and film fall into this category.
Highlights from the National Conference for Media Reform
Whether or not you were able to join GFEM's delegation to Minneapolis last week, you can see and hear the plenaries and over 60 panel presentations - including Bill Moyers, Naomi Klein, Dan Rather, Amy Goodman and more...
See video of the plenary speakers and others.
Hear audio of each of the 60-plus panel presentations. Scroll through the program to find the session you want.
GFEM Media Policy Working Group Call: May 28 @ 2 p.m. EST
Date: May 28, 2008 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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