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Community Media Day – October 20, 2019

Community Media Day is an annual celebration of voices that brings awareness to the importance of free speech and accessible media for all individuals to have their voices heard. Are you planning Community Media Day festivities this year?  If so, please let us know by registering to be a partner at https://www.communitymediaday.org/become-a-partner-2. Toolkits and project ideas […]

Community XR: A Hands-on VR Storytelling...

Community XR: A Hands-on VR Storytelling Workshop with the Public VR Lab at the ACM-NE 2019 Conference & Trade Show on Thursday, October 31 from 1:00 – 4:00pm. Cost: $100/student Register online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-xr-a-hands-on-vr-storytelling-workshop-with-the-public-vr-lab-tickets-71686543381 For decades, community media has provided access to media-making tools, equipment, training, and offered media literacy, youth media, and storytelling programs, […]

News Articles on FCC Rulemaking & Commun

FCC Ruling Could Hit Local Stations Where It Hurts https://www.wamc.org/post/fcc-ruling-could-hit-local-stations-where-it-hurts Our View: Local cable access in need of support https://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/our-view-local-cable-access-in-need-of-support/article_c1f03688-61b2-5ee6-90b8-b2e9428b927d.html At a time when local information is needed, FCC vote endangers public-access stations https://current.org/2019/08/at-a-time-when-local-information-is-needed-fcc-vote-endangers-public-access-stations/?fbclid=IwAR3fYg8gKp6LDRwx2N0L8naRhsmLkwVdyOEEabj07JKpGol9RrgDUDM2_Xk FCC Proposal Could Jeopardize Funding For FCTV https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/fcc-proposal-could-jeopardize-funding-for-fctv/article_5be76122-d25d-5713-8a9b-e815ad99e67b.html?fbclid=IwAR2i1TMaoh0wF3fptPE4VT7t0HnRexZavwSMf3Ha75–ZbjR5V1akbXptqc

Volcanoes, Brews, Bigfoot, and Community...

Volcanoes, Brews, Bigfoot, and Community Media! – My Takeaway from the ACM 2019 Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon by Cynthia Marie Czubryt, Media Specialist at South Portland Community Television What do snow-covered volcanoes, towering waterfalls, a smorgasbord of great food and eateries, locally-crafted brews, Bigfoot, and progressive media professionals all have in common? Well, they all […]

Crowdsourced Boston 2019: Remaking “Beet

Crowdsourced Boston 2019: Remaking “Beetlejuice”

Crowdsourced! Crowdsourced! Crowdsourced! Sign up your filmmaking team or band for your scene here! Team Scene signup: click here Band/Musician Signup: click here 2019 Crowdsourced Boston Rules: click here About Crowdsourced Boston: Crowdsourced Boston is a public art project spinoff from the original- created and managed by Northampton Open Media, formerly Northampton Community Television, in […]

2019 Paul Berg Scholarship: Cynthia Czub...

Congratulations to Cynthia Czubryt from South Portland Community Television in Maine for being the recipient of this year’s Paul Berg scholarship! This scholarship is named in memory of Paul Berg, former Executive Director of NewTV in Newton, MA. A graduate of Emerson College, Paul was extremely good-natured, intelligent, thoughtful, and fair, creating a collaborative atmosphere […]