7/26/2021
Speculation in Washington, DC is a normal activity – but as the humidity and temperature goes up, so do the activity of the rumor mill.
7/26/2021
Speculation in Washington, DC is a normal activity – but as the humidity and temperature goes up, so do the activity of the rumor mill.
7/19/2021
ACM and over 300 community media organizations are calling this week on President Biden to nominate a fifth Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission.
We believe it’s important for the FCC to be fully functioning so that harmful comm
7/19/2021
ACM and over 300 community media organizations are calling this week on President Biden to nominate a fifth Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission.
We believe it’s important for the FCC to be fully functioning so that harmful comm
7/12/2021
The Biden Administration issued a sweeping Executive Order late last week calling on federal agencies to stop anti-competitive practices in a host of industries – including telecommunications. The order called on the FCC to restore Net Neutrality pro
7/6/2021
It was a whirlwind three days of last week’s virtual conference – and it was great to connect with so many people around the country at the event! One of the curious things about holding an online conference is you can track numbers for how people a
6/28/2021
ACM’s National Conference is here this week – it’s actually everywhere virtually – and will be taking place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12noon-5pm ET with participants across four time zones.
5/24/2021
ACM is continuing our State Meetup schedule in the coming weeks. It’s part of our ongoing commitment to connect people in the community field and PEG field, and it is your opportunity to build professional connections with other people in your state
5/17/2021
We had about 100 people attend last week’s Roundtable Conversation on Covid-19 and Reopening. We’ll be sharing materials generated by the discussion in the coming days. My thanks to everyone who attended and took notes and to ACM’s Megan Dobberstein
5/17/2021
We had about 100 people attend last week’s Roundtable Conversation on Covid-19 and Reopening. We’ll be sharing materials generated by the discussion in the coming days. My thanks to everyone who attended and took notes and to ACM’s Megan Dobberstein
5/3/2021
The total number of vaccinations to fight Covid-19 across the country have been increasing steadily the last four months, and now many communities are determining how to re-open facilities closed by the pandemic.
That’s the discussion happening at
4/19/2021
Attorneys for ACM and municipal interests made oral arguments last Thursday in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in City of Eugene, OR v FCC – our appeal of the FCC’s Franchise Order from 2019.
4/19/2021
Attorneys for ACM and municipal interests made oral arguments last Thursday in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in City of Eugene, OR v FCC – our appeal of the FCC’s Franchise Order from 2019.
4/5/2021
I’m really looking forward to the timely discussion we’ll have on Friday 4/9 at 3pm ET on When Free Speech Meets Hate Speech. The event has been put together by the ACM Inclusion, Equity and Engagement Caucus and will explore how community media navi
4/5/2021
I’m really looking forward to the timely discussion we’ll have on Friday 4/9 at 3pm ET on When Free Speech Meets Hate Speech. The event has been put together by the ACM Inclusion, Equity and Engagement Caucus and will explore how community media navi
3/22/2021
The 6th Circuit Court has rejected the FCC’s request to delay oral arguments in the City of Eugene OR vs FCC case. The case will be argued on April 15 as scheduled. The Commission had requested a six-month delay to reexamine the Order because of the
3/15/2021
The FCC has requested an abeyance of oral arguments in the 6th Circuit Court in City of Eugene OR v FCC – the case ACM and municipalities across the US have brought arguing against the so-called “In-Kind” Order on cable franchising from 2019.
3/1/2021
Hometown Media Award winner Community Media of South Central, PA is putting together an interesting approach to connecting their community around Gettysburg, PA. They are beginning a plan to provide the infrastructure to communicate in mostly rural A
3/1/2021
Hometown Media Award winner Community Media of South Central, PA is putting together an interesting approach to connecting their community around Gettysburg, PA. They are beginning a plan to provide the infrastructure to communicate in mostly rural A
2/22/2021
Some interesting news from Vermont came out a week ago as the State government issued a report looking at the long-term financial health of PEG operations there. Vermont has a system of cable franchising that set up “access management organizations”
2/15/2021
The FCC is looking for partners to help promote the Emergency Broadband Benefit for low-income residents that they will administer this year.
2/8/2021
The day after the Super Bowl is typically devoted to chatting with friends about a disappointing game (I’m a Vikings fan, OK), what happened at your Super Bowl party (now limited in the 2021 Covid-19 conditions) and what was the best ad you saw (I’m
2/1/2021
It’s been fascinating listening to community television professionals around the country talk about their work the past few weeks as a result of our PEG Meet Up series. In brief, we’ve been gathering people – both ACM members and non-members - in di
1/25/2021
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel has been named Acting Chairwoman by the new Biden Administration. Rosenworcel has been at the Commission since 2012, and before that served in the US Senate as an advisor for Senators Jay Rockefeller and Daniel In
1/18/2021
“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve…You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. Y