BTOP and PEG Access TV

I am developing a pilot study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to examine what role Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) access television stations are playing in the NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. The purpose of the study is to understand how PEG access centers support sustainable broadband adoption through the use of public [...]

Broadband Media Centers as Anchor Institutions

Click here to listen. 2011 Alliance for Community Media International Conference and Exhibition Tucson, AZ July 27, 2011 Broadband Media Centers as Anchor Institutions Among the Broadband Networks funded by State grants and Federal programs such as BTOP and BIP, are Community Media Centers that have partnered in some of these grant programs and position [...]

eChicago2011: Building Community Through Broadband Media

The video from our session at this year’s eChicago conference is available on the eBlackCU website. The session details are below: Building Community Through Broadband Media eChicago 2011 UIC April 23 Computers and broadband technology present exciting opportunities and, at times, exhausting challenges for community-based media organizations in the digital age. The persistence of the [...]

Redefining Community Media in the Digital Age

Over the years, several important books, articles, and reports have been published on the topic of community media. A quick scan of Google Scholar search results reveals some of these studies. Many of these key works provide researchers with theories and methods to use in evaluating community media projects. More recently, a post on the [...]