Community Media: A Full Spectrum Future

On February 9, the New America Foundation hosted an event about the new report “Full Spectrum Community Media: Expanding Public Access to Communications Infrastructure”.  Key areas of interest discussed amongst the panelists were the core features of community produced media – content, training, space, and access to information distribution – and the ability of community based media to fill gaps left by other broadcasters in serving local interests.  Focus was given to the adaptability of community media in serving their surrounding areas with local news and other services (such as media training and literacy) that helped to address and solve community problems.

You can view the full report here.

Participants

Introduction
Sascha Meinrath
Director, Open Technology Initiative
New America Foundation

Introductory Remarks
Steven Waldman
Senior Advisor to Chairman Julius Genachowski
Federal Communications Commission

Speakers
Joshua Breitbart
Senior Field Analyst, Open Technology Initiative
New America Foundation

Sylvia Strobel
Executive Director
Alliance for Community Media

Brandy Doyle
Policy Director
Prometheus Radio Project

Laurie Cirivello
Executive Director
Grand Rapids Community Media Center

Moderator
Tom Glaisyer
Media Policy Initiative, New America Foundation
Knight Media Policy Fellow