A daylong gathering of women news creators and wannabe news creators. Topics to be covered include training citizen journalists\, launching niche sites\, sustaining operations and the release of a new J-Lab report on what women news consumers and creators want from their news media.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091113T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091114T213000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/73456 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/73456 SUMMARY:Journalism & The New Media Ecology\: Who Will Pay The Messengers? DESCRIPTION:A search is underway for new ways to support the work of the Fourth Estate. Yale Law School’s Knight Law and Media Program and Information Society Project are inviting scholars\, media leaders\, journalists\, faculty\, students and interested citizens to share their insights and creative ideas during a two-day conference at the Law School\, November 13-14\, 2009.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091117T143000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091117T230000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74483 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74483 SUMMARY:Hearing on the Universal Service Reform Act of 2009 DESCRIPTION:Hearing On The “Universal Service Reform Act Of 2009.\\" House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-Va.) is circulating a draft of a bill that would extend the Universal Service Fund to broadband and set a minimum speed of service to qualify for the subsidy.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T160000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74488 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74488 SUMMARY:New Media\, Technology & Internet Use in Indian Country DESCRIPTION:On November 19\, 2009\, Native Public Media and the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative will release New Media\, Technology and Internet Use in Indian Country\: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis\, one of the most extensive studies of on the ground technology use\, access\, and adoption in Native American lands. Demonstrating the great need to include Native Americans in the discourse around the National Broadband Plan.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T143000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T230000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74489 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74489 SUMMARY:FCC National Broadband Plan Workshop\: Future Fiber Architectures and Local Deployment Choices DESCRIPTION:The goal of the Broadband Workshop on Future Fiber Architectures and Local Deployment Choices is to understand post-100-megabit/s fiber and partial-fiber solutions for the middle mile\, public institutions\, small to medium enterprises and homes.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091120T050000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091121T050000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74242 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74242 SUMMARY:Netroots Minnesota Convention DESCRIPTION:Progressives from all over Minnesota will gather in St. Paul on November 20-21 for the first ever Netroots Minnesota conference. This conference will be modeled after the Netroots Nation conference (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention). The netroots played a critical role in helping shape a national progressive agenda over the last several years.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091120T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091120T230000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74481 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74481 SUMMARY:New York City Council Hearing on Net Neutrality DESCRIPTION:The New York City Council Committee on Technology in Government will hold a public hearing regarding the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) six principles of Net Neutrality. This hearing seeks to gain insight into these principles\, which the FCC seeks to codify.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091130T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091130T200000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74806 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74806 SUMMARY:FCC Field Hearing at MIT On Broadband and Environment DESCRIPTION:The Federal Communications Commission will hold a field hearing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focusing on how broadband can help the nation achieve its energy and environmental goals\, including energy independence\, greenhouse gas emissions reductions and clean energy generation. The public is encouraged to attend and participate.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091201T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091202T100000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74668 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74668 SUMMARY:How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age DESCRIPTION:The Federal Trade Commission will hold two days of workshops free and open to the public\, to explore how the Internet has affected journalism. The event is free and open to the public. The workshop will assemble representatives from print\, online\, broadcast and cable news organizations\, academics\, consumer advocates\, bloggers\, and other new media representatives.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091202T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091202T183000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74842 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74842 SUMMARY:Save Local Television\, Stop Big Media Forum & Media Council Hawaii Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:In Hawai`i\, Raycom Media of Alabama has taken control of 3 television stations\, in violation of FCC policy and Anti-Trust Law. This action reduces localism\, diversity and competition. Join Us\, learn what you can do to help reverse the trend. MCH has filed a complaint at the FCC to stop the merger of KHNL\,KGMB\, and KFVE. We need your help. Community involvement is essential to winning this fight and the establishment of sound media policy.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091203T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091203T230000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74807 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74807 SUMMARY:The 4th Annual Be The Media Conference\: The Changing Media Landscape Opportunities and Challenges for Marginalized Voices DESCRIPTION:The annual Be the Media! Mini-Conference helps participants understand the link between strategic communications and organizing strategies as well as learn essential communications tools and techniques. Free Press will be attending this event that includes a panel discussion\, media and communications workshops\, and networking opportunities.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120213T234750Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091203T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091203T230000Z UID:http://www.freepress.net/node/74490 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.freepress.net/node/74490 SUMMARY:FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age DESCRIPTION:The Media Issues working group will present a formal best practices recommendation. This will be the third meeting of the full Diversity Committee under its renewed charter and new membership.
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