Public Media Demonstration Projects

In 2010, the Future of Public Media project will be working with two major demonstration projects in conjunction with its Public Media Working Group.

The first is the Public Media Corps (PMC). Led by the National Black Programming Consortium, the PMC will ”promote and extend broadband adoption in underserved communities by placing Fellows skilled in technology, media production, and outreach in residencies at underperforming high schools, public broadcast stations, and non-profit community anchor institutions. Working in regionally managed teams, the Fellows will develop interactive web-based and mobile applications driven by compelling local public interest content.” Entering into its beta period in June, the project will provide concrete ways for the PMWG to experiment with and document strategies for collaboration, evaluation and resource-sharing.The second will involve developing the online presence for WGBH’s World channel, which is currently in an R&D phase.

Watch this space for more details as these projects progress!