Stop the FCC from Defunding PEG Channels The FCC is proposing to redefine what a franchise fee is – and it will radically reduce the level of monetary support available to run PEG access channels across the United States. PEG access channels provide government coverage that allows transparency so citizens can monitor local government actions […]
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2019 Conference & Trade Show: Portland,
Save the date for #ACMNEPORTLANDME from October 31 – November 1, 2019 at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel! This is the premiere annual community media conference in the Northeast region which brings together media professionals, media vendor companies, artists, educators and more! You won’t want to miss it! Plan for a fun Halloween costume party, […]
Latest ACM Call to Action (Jan 31, 2019)
The Federal Government is now slowly revving up after the partial shutdown has ended. We’d like ACM members to focus on two items now that the FCC is back to work: 1. We need members to contact their US House Representatives asking that they express their disapproval at the FCC’s proposed actions in the FNPRM on […]
Mini-Grant Awarded to BIG for 360 Storyt...
The ACM-NE Community Media Fund is open to anyone within the PEG media network in our Northeast Region: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. Nonprofit media centers, government organizations, educational institutions as well as individuals or artists working with the PEG media center are eligible to apply! We look for […]
ACM Files Amicus Brief with US Supreme C...
The Alliance for Community Media filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court today defending the constitutionality of thousands of PEG Access cable channels that serve communities across the United States. The brief rejects arguments to the Supreme Court by NCTA, the cable industry’s trade association, in a case that revolves around the rights of public access […]
Our Roots: Remembering George Stoney
George Stoney was a filmmaker and PEG pioneer and although he rejected the title he is known as the “father of public access television”. Written and prepared by Amy Davies, ACM-NE Board Member Stoney began making films in the 1940’s for the Southern Educational Film Production. It was important to Stoney that his films had […]
ACM National Update: FCC, Supreme Court ...
Government Shutdown and the FCC If there’s a silver lining in the federal government shutdown, it’s that the FCC went dark last week. That means there’s no action on the FNPRM on cable franchising or any other non-essential work of the Commission. Once the FCC is back from the shutdown, ACM will be setting up ex parte meetings […]
Event: The ACM & ACM-NE “Road Show”
The Alliance for Community Media and ACM-NE along with the support of many state organizations in the Northeast are organizing a series of Strategic Planning discussions with PEG stations during the week of Presidents Day. Please consider joining us as we talk about potential revenue and channel impacts and we discuss scenarios stations should consider […]
Thank you for attending the Envision the...
The 2018 ACM-NE Conference, Trade Show & Nor’Easter Awards Ceremony at Proctors was a wonderful event full of networking, knowledge sharing and meaningful connections. Thank you to everyone who made it out including our dedicated volunteer base of presenters who shared with us their knowledge and hands-on experience. We will post presentations soon. We also […]
This October: BIG’s Public VR Lab projec
Sent to us from Erin Kinney at Brookline Interactive Group: BIG / Public VR Lab Launches Immigration & Migration Participatory Media XR/VR Project at HUBweek 2018 Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) and its project, the Public VR Lab, are proudly announcing that they will be presenting the Boston-only release of their immersive stories from their Arrival: Immigration […]