Birds of Feather Sessions at the ACM National Conference
I hope you’re making your plans to join colleagues around the country at the ACM National Conference in Baltimore in July.
This year, we’re trying to encourage folks to share their ideas and best work at our Birds of a Feather sessions, so we’ll be mixing screenings into (…)
Offsite Events at the ACM National Conference
If you’re planning your trip to Baltimore and the ACM National Conference in July, I’d like you to think about a couple of activities taking place OUTSIDE of the conference hotel.
On Tuesday night, July 10, on the eve of the Conference, we’re organizing an outing to see the Baltimore (…)
Upcoming Webinars
One of the benefits of ACM membership is free or reduced cost professional training – both for yourself or for members of your group if you have an Organizational membership. So, I hope you take advantage of our next two webinars this Spring.
This Wednesday (April 25) we’ll be talking about ways to build and (…)
Artificial Intelligence at the NAB Show
The two letters on my mind at the NAB Conference in Las Vegas this last week weren’t TV.
They were AI.
Artificial Intelligence applications were everywhere, including one broadcast switching application I saw demonstrated that uses facial recognition software to call the shots in a multicamera studio. AI was touted for making advertising (…)
New ACM Members
Welcome and Hello to all our new organizational members who joined ACM during our recent membership drive! Say hello (or hello again) to
City of Sheboygan (WI)
City of Charlottesville (VA)
South Washington County Telecommunications Commission (MN)
Westwood Media Center (MA)
Hastings Community TV (MN)
Kartemquin Films (IL)
CCPTV, Community College of Philadelphia (PA)
CATV, Erie (PA)
Princeton Community TV (NJ)
Charlotte Mecklenburg (…)
Why Local Media Matters
If you haven’t taken the two minutes to see the Deadspin compilation of Sinclair broadcasting editorials that aired this week view it here and then share it with as many people as you can.
The video is chilling, but not for the political content. Set aside political agendas for a while and consider (…)
Help ACM Invest in Young Community Media Talent
“Let’s do all we can to rally and support the next generation of community media professionals.”
That’s the appeal from Marty Jones in Gresham, OR, who’s one of the folks who has already stepped up to make a contribution to our crowdfunding campaign to support grassroots leadership and professional (…)
Help ACM Invest in Young Community Media Talent
Want to join ACM in making a bet?
We’re making a bet that investing in people and ideas will help grow our cause – vibrant, community-based media that serve local needs and local folks not served by other media in every American community.
Between now and the end of April, (…)
Help ACM Invest in Young Community Media Talent
Want to join ACM in making a bet?
We’re making a bet that investing in people and ideas will help grow our cause – vibrant, community-based media that serve local needs and local folks not served by other media in every American community.
Between now and the end of April, (…)
ACM Western States Region Spring Conference
I hope to see you at the ACM West Spring Conference in Sacramento, CA next week. The ACM Board of Directors will be meeting at the conference site, and I will be doing several presentations as part of what looks to be a very interesting program. If you haven’t registered (…)
