According to Maryann Arrien of the Alliance of Community Media of New York there are vast areas of New York State that have either no Local Community Access TV channels, or an inadequate number of channels and staffing to support their operations, putting New York State residents at a disadvantage compared to other states in […]
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Grant workshops in Somerville MA!
Are you a Non-Profit Professional? Artist? Performer? Filmmaker? Educator? Innovator? Collaborator? Then these upcoming workshops are for you! SCATV is offering two workshops with experienced grant writer and educator Ellen Gugel. The workshops are geared to anyone who is interested in learning how to research applicable grants and would would like to create successful grant proposals. Details: The first workshop will cover grant-seeking on Friday, September […]
Donald S. Berman, 1930 – 2015
Obituary notice for Don Berman was published in The Beverly Citizen. Camille Bartlett of Peabody Access Television recalled: “Don Berman was really the founding father of BevCam and a strong advocate for public access. He was always very helpful to me in Peabody, even showing his support during our ascertainment.” Mr. Berman was the 2009 […]
Another ACM-NE Mini-Grant Awarded
The Public Access TV Corporation of Great Neck, New York (PATV), will receive a $500 grant to support the Playwrights Showcase in Lake Success. Lake Success is one of 14 unincorporated villages within the Great Neck/North Shore community served by PATV. This event is an annual presentation of original one-act-plays followed by a Question & […]
Locally Celebrating Local Access
Earlier this month Somerville’s SCATV sent an invitation to their June 20 Community Vault screening. A news article previewing the celebration appeared just before, detailing how they put it together. But for those of us who couldn’t make the trip, how did it go? Erica Jones: “We had around 50 people come. It was magical to see […]
What It’s Like to Judge for a Festival
There are probably PEG operations that are smaller than ours: One G channel, one part-time coordinator, camera operators recruited from the high school, and a oversight commission of 5 volunteers. We submitted work twice to the regional video festival in past years, and the staff (such as it is) has been to watch the awards […]
Mike Wassenaar ‘splains it all for us
If you are reading this, you already know why community access is important. Have you ever had trouble convincing anyone outside of PEG circles–your local government officials or other community leaders? Would it help to have an articulate expert from elsewhere? As part of a long effort to get this message across to state and local […]
We’re all invited!
Mark your calendars for an afternoon adventure into the Community Vault, a special theatrical experience of the best archive and contemporary videos produced by community TV stations and local filmmakers. We have unearthed footage, both familiar and weird, retro dance parties of the 1990’s, to narrative shorts from the 2000’s. It is truly a mosaic […]
Changing access funding procedure
Somerset Access TV in Massachusetts is undergoing some changes in its funding, as published in South Coast Today, “Selectmen take control of cable money”: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20150529/SPECIAL/150529584/101129
ACM Northeast Community Media Fund Appli...
Is your organization planning an event to promote community media? Do you need a mini-grant to help with costs for renting space, refreshments, marketing or some other expense? Would you like to have a sponsor? State chapters, ACM member organizations and individuals can apply for mini-grants from the ACM Northeast region. Click here for the […]