Media Reform Group of Eastern MA

Welcome to the interactive online space for the Media Reform Group of Eastern MA. Founded in 2007 following the National Conference for Media Reform, our group aims to provide an on-going forum for people in Eastern Massachusetts committed to media reform to regularly get together, discuss issues, share strategies, mobilize constituencies, etc.
FCC Hearing in Cambridge on Future of the Internet
February 12, 2008 - 8:38pm — ColinThe Federal Communications Commission is coming to Cambridge on Monday, February 28th to hold a public hearing on the future of the internet.
WHAT: A Public Hearing on the Future of the Internet
WHEN: Monday, Feb 25, 2008
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Harvard Law School, Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall
1515 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Directions: http://www.law.harvard.edu/about/contact/directions.php/
Visit Save the Internet.com to learn more.
Come to make your voice heard or submit comments directly to the agency. Take action today to protect the Internet for tomorrow: http://www.savetheinternet.com/comcast.php.
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Congressional Hearing on PEG Access TV in the Digital Age
January 28, 2008 - 9:07pm — ColinTomorrow at 1pm, the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet will hold a hearing on Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Services in the Digital TV Age.
The Free Press Action Network will be blogging the hearing live at their website, which writes:
"On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Free Press Action Network will hold a live-blogging session during the congressional hearing on Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) services in the digital TV age. Activists and community leaders will be discussing the hearing as it unfolds.
What: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
When: Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 1:00 p.m
Leading the conversation are expert media activists including Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Executive Director, CCTV; Michael Eisenmenger, saveaccess.org; and Sean McLaughlin, Executive Director, Access Humboldt” read more...
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Why Community Media Still Matters in the YouTube Age
January 2, 2008 - 6:37pm — john11:00 minutes (15.15 MB)
In this 11-minute NPR-style feature story, reporter John Donovan visits CCTV to find out why community media still matters in an age when so many people are uploading video directly to the Internet through video portals like YouTube. John Donovan submitted this piece as his final audio project for a Graduate Audio Production course at Emerson College in the Fall of 2007.
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