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
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
1/11/2021
There are too many things to say about last week’s demonstrations and attack on the US House and Senate – and like a lot of folks I’m still trying to digest everything that’s being reported about the events we witnessed last Wednesday.
1/4/2021
Here are some notes from ACM as we begin January:
12/28/2020
Starting in 2021, ACM will be hosting virtual meetups in states around the country as a way to provide support and informal networking for PEG channels. On January 7, there will be a North Carolina meetup and a Virginia meetup.
12/21/2020
PEG stations continue to provide vital public health information during the Covid-19 crisis.
12/14/2020
Imagine a library without any card catalog that forces users to dig around the stacks to find individual books.
That’s how the Maine Attorney General office described PEG channels that are denied the use of Electronic Program Guides as it defended
12/7/2020
We had 50 donors step forward last week to support next year’s Community Media Emerging Leaders Institute and other ACM Foundation programs on Giving Tuesday. What an excellent way to kickstart 2021!
11/30/2020
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow (December 1) and the Foundation of the ACM is asking you to consider making a gift to build the future of community media – by building better leaders in the coming year.
11/23/2020
On this Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the things I have and mindful of the privilege to work with ACM members.
11/16/2020
If you’re thinking about beginning a youth media program or fine-tuning the program you run, I’d like you to join ACM this Wednesday, November 18 as talk about approaches and design for youth media program work.
We’ll be joined by folks from Ph
11/9/2020
I hope you are recovering from this year’s election coverage – and perhaps your organization is doing election analysis programming still.
10/26/2020
I caught up with folks at Mass Access this last week to chat about closed captioning rules for PEG channels – so I thought it’s a good opportunity to give you a quick refresher:
10/19/2020
It’s the fifth annual celebration of Community Media across the United States tomorrow, 10/20! Both Minnesota and Massachusetts have issued proclamations celebrating the day in each state.