Month 2: Out in the community already (“Hi public, we’re the media… but you can trust us.”)
I am submitting two reports at once this time. The past two months were so busy that there was little time to reflect or to write about what was going on. …read more
Free Socially Conscious Movie Downloads from Tech Soup!
A SPECIAL PROMOTION AT TECHSOUP STOCK Free Movie Downloads with our June Movie Jam Discover inspirational, eye-opening films that highlight social and environmental issues - for free - through this special offer from TechSoup Stock and movie download service Jaman. …read more
Nonprofit Communications 2.0
Last week I attended NTEN's 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference and sat in on a wonderful session entitled Nonprofit Communications 2.0: Seven Steps to Transform Your Organization. Led by Lauren-Glenn Davitian of the CCTV Center for Media and Democracy, the session provided a strong framework for nonprofits to better communicate in an increasingly networked society. (crossposted from my personal blog) I am also very lucky to serve with Lauren-Glenn on the editorial board of the Community Media Review. The video itself is approximately 1 hour, 24 minutes long and worth every second, but I included my notes from the session below. …read more
News from MNN/NYMAP Video Exchange
From the Youth Channel newsletter: News from the NYMAP Video Exchange: Over the next few weeks, MNN Youth Channel and the other NYMAP (National Youth Media Access Partners) will be officially launching the new Youth Video Exchange website out to the world and bringing in new partners. The website www.nymapexchange.net is a networking hub for youth-serving community media centers and youth media sites, which aims to build the infrastructure to make better sharing of youth-produced media possible. The Core Partners in this project are: People TV in Atlanta, Grand Rapids Community Media Center, St. Paul Neighborhood Network, and Portland Community Media in Oregon. Check out the website www.nymapexchange.net , or email andrew@youthchannel.org to learn more or to find out how you could get involved. …read more
Video Distribution - Digital Media Group call 12/15
Just a note that we have our fourth CTC VISTA Digital Media group call on Friday December 12th at 2pm EST. (Email Danielle for the call in #s.) In an effort to make the calls more useful, we're going to focus on a topic and keep the individual updates to the first 15 minutes. So any other CTC VISTAs that are interested in participating in a Video Distribution discussion, please call in! …read more
Animate Your World Hispanic Heritage Month 1st place winner.
Well I was able to screen capture a video of the 1st place winner. Our club celebrated Hispanic heritage by creating animations with the Animate your world software. This was our first place winner. …read more
Cyber Cafe Video (for Bill Martin)
Produced through the facilities of Malden Access TV, this short video describes the programs of the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square, in Malden MA. It features interviews with William Martin, CTC VISTA, and Claire Murray. …read more
Digital Distribution
So far, digital distribution (or digital delivery) discussions among CTC VISTAs have been focused on video sharing, mostly among cable access stations (such as the NYMAP or Digital Bicycle projects). With the explosion of video sharing sites such as YouTube, Google Video, and Blip.tv, the ability to share video content has become almost second-hand to young web users. Factor in the ease of peer-to-peer network technology and we have an environment where youth could certainly be sharing all sorts of their own digital content. …read more