Free Press: Building a Media Reform Movement

New Yorkers Want Net Neutrality

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:34:01 -0800

FCC Memphis Field Hearing on Digital Inclusion

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:05:51 -0800

Start: 12/05/2009 - 11:00

End: 12/05/2009 - 13:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

As part of its effort to gather information for the development of a National Broadband Plan, the FCC will hold a field hearing on December 5th in Memphis, Tenn., focusing on whether broadband services are being deployed in a way that allows all Americans to benefit. The public is encouraged to attend and participate. Additional information on the agenda will be announced shortly.

Bridging the Digital Divide

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:16:56 -0800

Start: 12/08/2009 - 08:00

End: 12/08/2009 - 10:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Increasingly, access to broadband is being seen as a civil right. Is the promise of broadband technology truly available to all? What are the best ways to "move the needle" in this country on broadband adoption? Globally, what lessons have and can be learned from other nations' experiences in ameliorating the digital divide?

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FCC Workshop: Lessons for the National Broadband Plan from Local Officials Representing Under-served Communities

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:26:50 -0800

Start: 12/09/2009 - 09:30

End: 12/09/2009 - 18:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requires the FCC to submit a national broadband plan that seeks to “ensure that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability.” Specifically, the Commission is required to establish “a plan for use of broadband infrastructure and services in advancing … community development … worker training, private sector investment, entrepreneurial activity, job creation and economic growth…” What are the lessons from local and state government officials toward meeting these specific national purposes? What is the potential role of local officials representing un-served or under-served communities in the national broadband plan?

New York City Council Hearing on Net Neutrality

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:57:46 -0800

Start: 11/20/2009 - 10:00

End: 11/20/2009 - 18:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

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.

New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:44:47 -0800

Start: 11/09/2009 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

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.

Media Minutes: October 30, 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:51 -0700

A new report proposes a set of recommendations that endorse public policy as part of the solution to securing the future of news. And the Op-Ed Project is expanding public debate by training women to contribute their ideas to the public discourse in many ways.

Nichole Pinkard Teaches Students to Take Control of Digital Media

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:59:16 -0700

FCC Field Hearing On Broadband Access for People with Disabilities

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:37:22 -0700

Start: 11/06/2009 - 13:37

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled a field hearing at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. on November 6, 2009 on disabilities access issues as part of its effort to gather information from experts and consumers for the development of a National Broadband Plan. Commissioner Michael Copps will host the hearing, and the public is encouraged to attend and participate. Additional information on the agenda, facilities and accommodations will be announced shortly.

FCC Public Launch of The Electronic Comment Filing System Version 2.0

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:50:06 -0700

Start: 10/23/2009 - 08:30

End: 10/23/2009 - 10:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The FCC will hold a public presentation on Friday, October 23, from 9:30 to 11:00 AM in the Commission Hearing Room to provide information about the upgraded system and to give citizens an opportunity to discuss the future uses and capabilities of the FCC’s comment filing system.