Future of Public Media

Today, Apple will debut the long-awaited iPhone, a device that promises to unite cellphones, iPods and mobile Internet browsing in a slick and easy-to-use package. What are the implications of the rapid evolution of such handheld devices for public media? A May event, Mobilized!–organized by several university media programs in New York and co-sponsored by CUNYcolab and the Center for Social Media–explored current trends and future possibilities.Read more...

Today, Apple will debut the long-awaited iPhone, a device that promises to unite cellphones, iPods and mobile Internet browsing in a slick and easy-to-use package. What are the implications of the rapid evolution of such handheld devices for public media? A May event, Mobilized!—organized by several university media programs in New York and co-sponsored by CUNYcolab and the Center for Social Media—explored current trends and future possibilities. Read more...

I enjoyed the chance to present the Center's interim work of mapping the development of publics around public media projects at the annual ICA conference two weeks in San Francisco.



We highlighted the following conclusions in our look at Global Voices (www.globalvoicesonline.org) an exciting new site of public media:

- Open Internet environments are creating vital new kinds of public media, although conversations seem to be local, or at least regional. Read more...

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On June 12, the Center for Social Media will release its most recent tool for independent producers and public broadcasters struggling to master the realm of online distribution! The New Deal Version 1.5: Monetizing and Mission is the Center's annual report on the nuts and bolts of digital distribution deal-making. Curious about who's making these deals? Average percentages for independent filmmakers? Average license periods? Read more...