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Loni Ding, Social Documentarian

[Source: Center for Social Media, by Barbara Abrash, February 26, 2010]
Loni Ding — documentary filmmaker, university teacher, and media activist – died on Saturday, February 20, 2010 in Berkeley, California. She exemplified the best in the way social ...

Appalachia and Universal Broadband

[Source: Appalshop.org, February 10, 2010] If you want high-speed internet access, and you happen to live in certain areas on and around Eastern Kentucky's Pine Mountain--currently there's only ...

The Media Justice Fund Issues its Final Evaluation Report

Since 2003, the Media Justice Fund of the Funding Exchange has made grants to grassroots social change organizations to support the development of media and communications systems to advance ...

Pew Center: Social Media Provide First-Hand Accounts, Direct Action on Haiti

[Source: Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, January 21, 2010]
The tragic earthquake that devastated the country of Haiti on January 12 and killed an estimated 200,000 people inspired a wealth of online activity. The online communication site Twitter played ...

ITF's "New Interactive Media for Progressive Change Initiative" Awards First $250,000 in Grants

January 29, 2010 -- A total of 7 nonprofit organizations were recently awarded a total of $250,000 for grants submitted online to the New Interactive Media for Progressive Change Initiative ...

Social Media and CrisisCamp Disaster Response: Humane Communications Over Human Networks

[Source: Jonah Bossewitch; January 16, 2010]Update: This discussion has now been transformed into an actual project proposal at the Crisis Commons wiki – the Haitian Video Postcard Exchange Project.

Social Media Aids Efforts to Help Victims of Earthquake in Haiti

[Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy, by Caroline Preston, January 13, 2010]
People interested in helping victims of the earthquake that wracked Haiti are being encouraged to text and tweet their donations and publicize their support using the new technologies. At the same ...
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The Internet Must Not Become a Segregated Online Community

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[Source: Center for Media Justice, by Malkia Cyril, Chris Rabb, and Joseph Torres; December 1, 2009]
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Doc Films and Social Impact: Outreach, Outreach, Outreach

[Source: The Valley Advocate, by Sara Archambault; October 22, 2009]
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Youth Media: State of the Field 2009

McCormick and AED Publish “State of the Youth Media Field Report”

activism events

Arts Advocacy Day 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.

7th Annual Games for Change Festival

Monday, May 24, 2010 - Thursday, May 27, 2010
New York, NY
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Allied Media Conference 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 9:00am - Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 5:00pm
Detroit, MI
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The Tenth World Assembly of Community Radio Broadcasters

Monday, November 8, 2010 - 9:00am
Buenos Aires, Argentina