public media

What Do White Spaces Mean for Public Media?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:48:24 -0800

The Top 10 Stories the U.S. News Media Missed in the Past Year

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:33:28 -0700

HITN.TV Provides Complete Coverage of Historic FCC Hearings

Stevie Converse — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:26:56 -0700

Public Radio Tries to Reignite Its Public

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:40:47 -0700

Public radio is drawing its largest audience ever, some 28 million listeners nationwide each week. But if it’s a golden era, you wouldn’t know it from the frenetic activity to remake the genre.

Don't Downgrade Public Channels

Stevie Converse — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:43:42 -0700

I applaud The Courant's decision to encourage the General Assembly to protect the Connecticut Television Network from substandard delivery on AT&T's U-verse video system

Tennessee Legislators Say Bill Sought by AT&T Finally Ready

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:36:12 -0700

Legislative leaders said they have finally reached agreement on a statewide franchise bill sought by AT&T that is expected to result in a new cable TV option for Chattanooga residents and others throughout Tennessee.

Hawaii PEGs Tune into "Same Channel" to Support Free Speech

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:02:00 -0700

Hawaii People’s Fund Media Justice review panel granted $7,400 to Akaku in mid-March to launch the Free Speech Hawaii Coalition, a collaborative effort to build community and ensure diverse points of view on issues of free speech across the state.

Hawaii PEGs Tune Into "Same Channel" to Support Free Speech

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:01:59 -0700

Deal Is Near on AT&T's Statewide Cable Plans in Tennessee

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:55:56 -0700

Lawmakers expect to unveil compromise legislation on Monday that would permit AT&T to offer its television services statewide, capping months of closed-door talks between feuding sides of the telecommunications industry.

Tennessee Legislature to Consider Cable TV Compromise

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:20:17 -0700

Tennessee lawmakers are expected to present compromise legislation on Monday that would create a statewide system for permitting cable TV franchises. The measure is supported by AT&T Inc., which wants to avoid having to seek hundreds of municipal permits as it enters the cable TV business.

League of Women Voters Says Yes to E-Democracy, Keeping the Net Neutral and Supporting Public Access TV

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:17:15 -0700

After a year-long study (http://www.lwvct.org/events/e-democracy-for-ct.htm), the League of Women Voters of Connecticut released new position statements on “Internet Neutrality,” universal high speed Internet access for Connecticut residents, and community access television for state residents.

Secrecy Granted to Rhode Island Cable TV Providers

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:31:18 -0700

The state’s three cable TV companies have asked state regulators to keep secret some of the details the businesses are required to file about their operations each year. Eric Palazzo, the state’s top cable regulator, has granted that request.

It's Not a Movement Without at Movie

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:15:20 -0700

At a community gathering in Chinatown one stifling hot evening last August, a man sat on a chair holding a stack of newspapers, thrusting the Chinese Staff & Workers’ Association bulletin at passersby, exhorting them to take one.

Gardiner Should Use Cable Fees for Public Access

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:10:42 -0700

In "Web Site Seeks Community Involvement," (March 24), City Manager Jeff Kobrock doesn't seem to grasp the basics of Public Access TV. For one thing, he says public access would not be cost-effective for Gardiner. Let's examine that.

Tennessee Lawmakers & Telcos Continue Behind Closed Doors

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:04:42 -0700

State lawmakers are close to passing a bill to give consumers more choices for cable television providers. Last year, AT&T tried to enter the Tennessee market. There was a lot of resistance from the cable industry, which didn't want the phone company to just come in and do business wherever they wanted.

Reclaiming Radio

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:03:56 -0700

A mother’s voice stretched over the air to a son spending the holidays in a Virginia prison: "Keep your head up. I love you. Just do what you gotta do to survive." The hushed message was one of dozens featured on Calls from Home, a project of Mountain Community Radio in Kentucky. Each December, the call-in program helps families of prisoners reconnect through holiday shoutouts, aired on stations across the country.

One Class

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:22:30 -0700

When rap superstar Kanye West explained the purpose of his education foundation, he stressed that music production classes could inspire “at-risk” kids to attend and remain in school in the same manner as athletics often do. “We have to involve kids in their education,” he told the reporters. “Kids will go to school if they have the opportunity to study something they love.

Cable TV Crew Digs New Digs

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:45:49 -0700

It's a regular Wednesday night, and the new home of Boston's public-access cable network is buzzing. In the computer lab, three teenagers edit their new show, "Swagger." Upstairs, newbies gather in Studio A to discuss production. And in Studio B, Southie artist Dan McCole is warming up for his weekly arts talk show, "Citizen's Corner."

Keeping the Public in Public Access TV in Hawaii

Stevie Converse — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:21:39 -0700

Years of battles to keep Akaku Maui Community Television a true vehicle for freedom of speech will soon come to a head.

The State wants to put the job of providing public access television up for bid, a process which some say could take the community out of public media.