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Maria Finitzo and "Five Girls",
Fair Use, Free Speech and Contract Clearance,
Fair Use, Licensing, and Intellectual Property Rights,
Fair Use at Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference,
WIFV Wednesday One: Getting the Right Rights,
Taking the Law Into Your Own Hands,
Public Media Roundtable,
Many to Many,
Paul Fusco,
Panel: Copyright, the Constitution, and the Crisis in Historical Documentary Film,
Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use,
The Free Expression Policy Project,
Free Press Media Reform Network,
The Benton Foundation,
The Media Access Project,
The Future of Music Coalition,
The Center for Digital Democracy,
Public Knowledge,
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF),
Center for Arts and Culture: Cultural Commons,
Cultural Policy & the Arts,
New York Foundation for the Arts,
National Endowment for the Humanities,
Without A Box,
One World TV,
Freespeech.org,
MediaRights,
Active Voice,
National Center for Outreach,
National Video Resources,
Roundtable Media,
Using Video to Create Social Change,
Web Lab,
Steps for the Future (Social Transformation and Empowerment Projects),
P.O.V. Beyond Borders,
War Beyond The Box,
MediaRights: Media That Matters Film Festival,
The Center for Digital Storytelling,
DVRepublic.com,
DigitalDocumentary.org,
Third World Majority,
YouthNoise.org,
Media as a Social Tool: Conference Report,
Free Culture, Phase 2,
Public Broadcasting Service,
National Public Radio,
Public Radio International,
Independent Television Service,
Local Voices Local Media,
Prometheus Radio Project,
Indymedia.org,
DocuSeek,
Webactive,
MediaRights,
Free Speech Network,
The National Radio Project,
The Public Media Caucus,
The Bill of Media Rights Campaign,
LinkTV,
OneWorld,
National Minority Consortia,
"Yes, You Can!"--Where You Don't Even Need 'Fair Use',
Fair Use: An Essential Feature of Copyright,
How to Find Out What is in the Public Domain,
War Beyond the Box,
TeenSites.com: A Field Guide to the New Digital Landscape,
"Comedies of Fair Use",
What's Public about Public Media?,
The Kojo Nnamdi Show - PBS ombudsman Michael Getler and NPR ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin,
Public Television Affinity Group Coalition,
Public Broadcasting in the USA,
Fear, Loathing and and the Promise of Public Insight Journalism,
In the "Global Village," Where is "The Public Square"?,
What makes pubcasting 'public' is engagement,
Insights for the Future of Public Media,
Global Voices Summit Notes,
Keynote Address from the We Media Conference,
E.B. White from the New Yorker on non-commercial television,
NPR's Bill Siemering "National Public Radio Purposes",
Public Television Now and Later,
Keepers of the Public Domain in Electronic Media: Keep It Up!,
Public Accountability in Public Media,
Digital Media and the Public Sphere,
Local Public Media Engagements,
Community Technology and Public Discourse,
Socially Engaged Public Access TV Productions,
Public Media and the Smithsonian Controversy,
Socially Engaged Public Access TV Productions,
Surviving or Thriving: Beta Business Models in the New World,
The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's,
Take this Heart: A Coalition Model,
Positive: Life with HIV: When a Film Doesn't Receive a National PBS Broadcast,
Denver's Digital IP Summit,
Center Director Submits Testimony on Smithsonian/Showtime Controversy,
Testimony on the Smithsonian Controversy to the House Committee on House Administration 5.25.06,
Beyond Broadcast: Reinventing Public Media in a Participatory Culture Rapporteur Report 2006,
Beyond Broadcast Event Website,
Repurposing and Rights: A Non-Profit Summit,
Center Releases New Publication on Digital Distribution in Television,
Center Releases New Publication on Digital Distribution in Television: The New Deal,
Hyperlinked Society Conference Reveals How Linking, RSS Are Changing the Face of Public Media,
Untold Stories: Creative Consequences of the Rights Clearance Culture,
Power of Media as a Social Tool,
Making Your Documentary Matter 2005 part 1,
SILVERDOCS 2006,
Silverdocs 2006 wrap up,
Media Giraffe Project Conference - Fresh Air for Local News, by Jessica Duda,
Copyright Society - Highlights from June 11-13, 2006 Annual Meeting,
Center fellow Martin Lucas at Alliance for Community Media conference,
Vanderbilt’s Open Web Project,
The WGBH Laboratory,
Wikimania 2006,
Want to know what happened at the Second Annual Wikimania Conference?,
Beyond Broadcast: Reinventing Public Media in a Participatory Culture,
Making the Music You Want to Hear,
Part 1 Chicago,
Part 2 Brooklyn,
Part 3 Washington DC,
Watch our latest videos on the latest in web-based and community outreach media,
The Densho Archive: Harnessing the Power of Digital Media,
Read about an innovative, online multimedia archive,
Virginia Film Festival,
Public Radio Exchange,
Panel Discussion - You Call This Journalism? The Emerging Landscape of News,
Nurturing Tomorrow's Doc Storytellers,
How do we nurture tomorrow's documentary storytellers? Read to find out!,
The Infinite Mind,
Want to know more about the Infinite Mind?,
Participatory Media Movement Has Deep Roots, by Mimi Pickering, Appalshop,
Panel Discussion: Improving Education Through Youth Media,
Vlogs, iPods and Beyond: Public Media’s Terrifying Opportunities,
Making Your Documentary Matter 2007 Podcast & Discussion Forum,
21st Century News: Challenges and Opportunities for Public-Minded Media in the New-Media Age,
Notes from Panel Discussion: Improving Education Through Youth Media,
Want to find out what's happening in your town? Turn to public TV!,
2007 Making Your Documentary Matter Conference Participant Biographies,
Free Lecture: Semi-Public Spaces and Documentary in France,
Big Dreams, Small Screens: Online Video for Public Knowledge and Action,
A post from our friend & colleague American University Prof. Amy Eisman, Journalism Division, SOC,
Iraq Veterans Memorial as Public Media,
Iraq Veterans Memorial as Public Media,
Freeing the Data in London,
How is public media making a difference in the Arab world?,
Mobilized!,
Mobilized!,
Confused about Public Media? Check out the Center's new FAQ!,
Confused about Public Media? Check out the Center's new FAQ!,
Digital Media and Documentary at DocAgora by Neil Sieling,
Public Media Strategies in Entertainment Education- Doe Mayer Podcast,
Public Media Strategies in Entertainment Education- Doe Mayer Podcast,
American Marketing Association conference - Marketing and Public Policy - May 31- June 2nd,
More from MIT5: Copyright, Fair Use and the Cultural Commons,
On community, on technology, onBeing,
The Future of Real - Engaging New Audiences,
Filmanthropy - Creative Financing & Maverick Marketing for Documentaries,
DocAgora - The Future of Documentary,
Universities in the Digital Age at the Berkman Conference - Issues of Copyright,
Report from the American Marketing Association’s Marketing and Public Policy Conferen,
New Deal 1.5,
Read the Center's newest report - New Deal 1.5!,
Alternative video games as public media?? Read more!,
Open Source, A Valiant Public Media Experiment,
Public Radio's Social Media Experiments: Risk, Opportunity, Challenge,
How are public radio stations using social media tools? Read our new report!,
Mobilized! Rapporteur’s Report, by Martin Lucas,
Filmanthropy: Facilitating Creative and Strategic Partnerships,
YearlyKos 2.0: From partisan media to public?,
2007 Labor Film Festival - Made in LA,
Worldwide community media, at your local blog,
What will the newsroom of the future look like? Read on!,
Be the first to read it - iPhone Babies,
Be the first to read it - iPhone Babies,
Foreign Correspondence and the Future of Public Media: A Speaker Series,
Foreign Correspondence and the Future of Public Media: A Speaker Series (with Keith B. Richburg),
Braving the New Frontier - Ford Foundation Public Media Grantees breaking new ground,
Defend your rights to use digital media! Digital Freedom Campaign - FREE CONCERT on Oct. 24,
Google as Big Brother?,
Storymapping, Mapumentary and More,
Storymapping, Mapumentary and More,
Center for Social Media Hosts Speaker Series: Experts Discuss Future of Foreign Correspondence,
ProPublica – A Breath of Fresh Air?,
Listen to the Made in LA discussion podcast,
Ford Foundation Initiative – Fostering Experimentation for Tomorrow’s Public Media,
Crisis management in the Web 2.0 era,
Foreign Correspondence and the Future of Public Media – Challenges in a Digital Era,
The View from the Top: P.O.V. Leaders on the Struggle to Create Truly Public Media,
Celebrating the Storyteller: Center Honors 20 Years of P.O.V.,
One Laptop per Child: a Tool for Truly Public Media,
Washington Post Foreign Editor Keith Richburg on International Journalism in a Digital Age,
A Tale of the Twin Cities,
Participant-Observation and the Future of Public Media,
Online Political Forums – MySpace, or Theirs?,
Online Political Forums – MySpace, or Theirs?,
Ford Foundation Grantees Changing the Face of Public Media,
Writers' Strike Roundup: We're not all on the same (web) page,
Mapping Public Media,
Congress reframes reporters--none too soon,
Some thoughts on public media in the new year,
Social Networks: Democratic or Downright Devious?,
Open Source Visual History,
Top Viral Video of the Day?,
Can Nonprofit Funding Save Journalism?,
Super Tuesday: Vote. Record. Blog. Map. Upload. Discuss.,
Welcome to our Revamped Blog!,
Live from the Gaming Panel: Documentary Gaming and more,
"Plight Entertainment": Engaging Audiences With Difficult Stories,
MYMM Afternoon Panel: Crossing Cultural Boundaries,
Final Word from MYMM: Short Shorts and Hot Platforms,
24/7 DIY Video Summit: "A Gathering of the Tribes",
Center for Social Media to Host Beyond Broadcast 2008,
Beyond Broadcast: Maps as Public Media/Mapping Public Media,
This week's map: of cats and censorship,
Public Media: What, Why and Where?,
This week's maps: Social Starfish and the Map of Me,
Mapping the primaries, public media style,
Mapping User-Generated Media Part I: Red, Blue and Beyond,
Mapping User-Generated Media Part II: Location, Location, Location,
CSM at ICA: Remapping Public Media Research,
CSM at the NCMR,
Mapping Global News: The end of "foreign" bureaus?,
Mapping the Money in Public Media,
Participatory Public Media: Mapping the Money,
Community Media Hub: Community and Ethnic Media on the Map,
Beyond Broadcast 2008 Rapporteur's Report,
Beyond Broadcast '08 Keynote: Larry Irving,
Keynote remarks from Beyond Broadcast,
Relive Beyond Broadcast with our Multimedia Rapporteur's Report,
Beyond Broadcast: ripples in the pond,
The "commentocracy" and the public
Fair Use, Free Speech and Contract Clearance,
Fair Use, Licensing, and Intellectual Property Rights,
Fair Use at Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference,
WIFV Wednesday One: Getting the Right Rights,
Taking the Law Into Your Own Hands,
Public Media Roundtable,
Many to Many,
Paul Fusco,
Panel: Copyright, the Constitution, and the Crisis in Historical Documentary Film,
Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use,
The Free Expression Policy Project,
Free Press Media Reform Network,
The Benton Foundation,
The Media Access Project,
The Future of Music Coalition,
The Center for Digital Democracy,
Public Knowledge,
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF),
Center for Arts and Culture: Cultural Commons,
Cultural Policy & the Arts,
New York Foundation for the Arts,
National Endowment for the Humanities,
Without A Box,
One World TV,
Freespeech.org,
MediaRights,
Active Voice,
National Center for Outreach,
National Video Resources,
Roundtable Media,
Using Video to Create Social Change,
Web Lab,
Steps for the Future (Social Transformation and Empowerment Projects),
P.O.V. Beyond Borders,
War Beyond The Box,
MediaRights: Media That Matters Film Festival,
The Center for Digital Storytelling,
DVRepublic.com,
DigitalDocumentary.org,
Third World Majority,
YouthNoise.org,
Media as a Social Tool: Conference Report,
Free Culture, Phase 2,
Public Broadcasting Service,
National Public Radio,
Public Radio International,
Independent Television Service,
Local Voices Local Media,
Prometheus Radio Project,
Indymedia.org,
DocuSeek,
Webactive,
MediaRights,
Free Speech Network,
The National Radio Project,
The Public Media Caucus,
The Bill of Media Rights Campaign,
LinkTV,
OneWorld,
National Minority Consortia,
"Yes, You Can!"--Where You Don't Even Need 'Fair Use',
Fair Use: An Essential Feature of Copyright,
How to Find Out What is in the Public Domain,
War Beyond the Box,
TeenSites.com: A Field Guide to the New Digital Landscape,
"Comedies of Fair Use",
What's Public about Public Media?,
The Kojo Nnamdi Show - PBS ombudsman Michael Getler and NPR ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin,
Public Television Affinity Group Coalition,
Public Broadcasting in the USA,
Fear, Loathing and and the Promise of Public Insight Journalism,
In the "Global Village," Where is "The Public Square"?,
What makes pubcasting 'public' is engagement,
Insights for the Future of Public Media,
Global Voices Summit Notes,
Keynote Address from the We Media Conference,
E.B. White from the New Yorker on non-commercial television,
NPR's Bill Siemering "National Public Radio Purposes",
Public Television Now and Later,
Keepers of the Public Domain in Electronic Media: Keep It Up!,
Public Accountability in Public Media,
Digital Media and the Public Sphere,
Local Public Media Engagements,
Community Technology and Public Discourse,
Socially Engaged Public Access TV Productions,
Public Media and the Smithsonian Controversy,
Socially Engaged Public Access TV Productions,
Surviving or Thriving: Beta Business Models in the New World,
The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's,
Take this Heart: A Coalition Model,
Positive: Life with HIV: When a Film Doesn't Receive a National PBS Broadcast,
Denver's Digital IP Summit,
Center Director Submits Testimony on Smithsonian/Showtime Controversy,
Testimony on the Smithsonian Controversy to the House Committee on House Administration 5.25.06,
Beyond Broadcast: Reinventing Public Media in a Participatory Culture Rapporteur Report 2006,
Beyond Broadcast Event Website,
Repurposing and Rights: A Non-Profit Summit,
Center Releases New Publication on Digital Distribution in Television,
Center Releases New Publication on Digital Distribution in Television: The New Deal,
Hyperlinked Society Conference Reveals How Linking, RSS Are Changing the Face of Public Media,
Untold Stories: Creative Consequences of the Rights Clearance Culture,
Power of Media as a Social Tool,
Making Your Documentary Matter 2005 part 1,
SILVERDOCS 2006,
Silverdocs 2006 wrap up,
Media Giraffe Project Conference - Fresh Air for Local News, by Jessica Duda,
Copyright Society - Highlights from June 11-13, 2006 Annual Meeting,
Center fellow Martin Lucas at Alliance for Community Media conference,
Vanderbilt’s Open Web Project,
The WGBH Laboratory,
Wikimania 2006,
Want to know what happened at the Second Annual Wikimania Conference?,
Beyond Broadcast: Reinventing Public Media in a Participatory Culture,
Making the Music You Want to Hear,
Part 1 Chicago,
Part 2 Brooklyn,
Part 3 Washington DC,
Watch our latest videos on the latest in web-based and community outreach media,
The Densho Archive: Harnessing the Power of Digital Media,
Read about an innovative, online multimedia archive,
Virginia Film Festival,
Public Radio Exchange,
Panel Discussion - You Call This Journalism? The Emerging Landscape of News,
Nurturing Tomorrow's Doc Storytellers,
How do we nurture tomorrow's documentary storytellers? Read to find out!,
The Infinite Mind,
Want to know more about the Infinite Mind?,
Participatory Media Movement Has Deep Roots, by Mimi Pickering, Appalshop,
Panel Discussion: Improving Education Through Youth Media,
Vlogs, iPods and Beyond: Public Media’s Terrifying Opportunities,
Making Your Documentary Matter 2007 Podcast & Discussion Forum,
21st Century News: Challenges and Opportunities for Public-Minded Media in the New-Media Age,
Notes from Panel Discussion: Improving Education Through Youth Media,
Want to find out what's happening in your town? Turn to public TV!,
2007 Making Your Documentary Matter Conference Participant Biographies,
Free Lecture: Semi-Public Spaces and Documentary in France,
Big Dreams, Small Screens: Online Video for Public Knowledge and Action,
A post from our friend & colleague American University Prof. Amy Eisman, Journalism Division, SOC,
Iraq Veterans Memorial as Public Media,
Iraq Veterans Memorial as Public Media,
Freeing the Data in London,
How is public media making a difference in the Arab world?,
Mobilized!,
Mobilized!,
Confused about Public Media? Check out the Center's new FAQ!,
Confused about Public Media? Check out the Center's new FAQ!,
Digital Media and Documentary at DocAgora by Neil Sieling,
Public Media Strategies in Entertainment Education- Doe Mayer Podcast,
Public Media Strategies in Entertainment Education- Doe Mayer Podcast,
American Marketing Association conference - Marketing and Public Policy - May 31- June 2nd,
More from MIT5: Copyright, Fair Use and the Cultural Commons,
On community, on technology, onBeing,
The Future of Real - Engaging New Audiences,
Filmanthropy - Creative Financing & Maverick Marketing for Documentaries,
DocAgora - The Future of Documentary,
Universities in the Digital Age at the Berkman Conference - Issues of Copyright,
Report from the American Marketing Association’s Marketing and Public Policy Conferen,
New Deal 1.5,
Read the Center's newest report - New Deal 1.5!,
Alternative video games as public media?? Read more!,
Open Source, A Valiant Public Media Experiment,
Public Radio's Social Media Experiments: Risk, Opportunity, Challenge,
How are public radio stations using social media tools? Read our new report!,
Mobilized! Rapporteur’s Report, by Martin Lucas,
Filmanthropy: Facilitating Creative and Strategic Partnerships,
YearlyKos 2.0: From partisan media to public?,
2007 Labor Film Festival - Made in LA,
Worldwide community media, at your local blog,
What will the newsroom of the future look like? Read on!,
Be the first to read it - iPhone Babies,
Be the first to read it - iPhone Babies,
Foreign Correspondence and the Future of Public Media: A Speaker Series,
Foreign Correspondence and the Future of Public Media: A Speaker Series (with Keith B. Richburg),
Braving the New Frontier - Ford Foundation Public Media Grantees breaking new ground,
Defend your rights to use digital media! Digital Freedom Campaign - FREE CONCERT on Oct. 24,
Google as Big Brother?,
Storymapping, Mapumentary and More,
Storymapping, Mapumentary and More,
Center for Social Media Hosts Speaker Series: Experts Discuss Future of Foreign Correspondence,
ProPublica – A Breath of Fresh Air?,
Listen to the Made in LA discussion podcast,
Ford Foundation Initiative – Fostering Experimentation for Tomorrow’s Public Media,
Crisis management in the Web 2.0 era,
Foreign Correspondence and the Future of Public Media – Challenges in a Digital Era,
The View from the Top: P.O.V. Leaders on the Struggle to Create Truly Public Media,
Celebrating the Storyteller: Center Honors 20 Years of P.O.V.,
One Laptop per Child: a Tool for Truly Public Media,
Washington Post Foreign Editor Keith Richburg on International Journalism in a Digital Age,
A Tale of the Twin Cities,
Participant-Observation and the Future of Public Media,
Online Political Forums – MySpace, or Theirs?,
Online Political Forums – MySpace, or Theirs?,
Ford Foundation Grantees Changing the Face of Public Media,
Writers' Strike Roundup: We're not all on the same (web) page,
Mapping Public Media,
Congress reframes reporters--none too soon,
Some thoughts on public media in the new year,
Social Networks: Democratic or Downright Devious?,
Open Source Visual History,
Top Viral Video of the Day?,
Can Nonprofit Funding Save Journalism?,
Super Tuesday: Vote. Record. Blog. Map. Upload. Discuss.,
Welcome to our Revamped Blog!,
Live from the Gaming Panel: Documentary Gaming and more,
"Plight Entertainment": Engaging Audiences With Difficult Stories,
MYMM Afternoon Panel: Crossing Cultural Boundaries,
Final Word from MYMM: Short Shorts and Hot Platforms,
24/7 DIY Video Summit: "A Gathering of the Tribes",
Center for Social Media to Host Beyond Broadcast 2008,
Beyond Broadcast: Maps as Public Media/Mapping Public Media,
This week's map: of cats and censorship,
Public Media: What, Why and Where?,
This week's maps: Social Starfish and the Map of Me,
Mapping the primaries, public media style,
Mapping User-Generated Media Part I: Red, Blue and Beyond,
Mapping User-Generated Media Part II: Location, Location, Location,
CSM at ICA: Remapping Public Media Research,
CSM at the NCMR,
Mapping Global News: The end of "foreign" bureaus?,
Mapping the Money in Public Media,
Participatory Public Media: Mapping the Money,
Community Media Hub: Community and Ethnic Media on the Map,
Beyond Broadcast 2008 Rapporteur's Report,
Beyond Broadcast '08 Keynote: Larry Irving,
Keynote remarks from Beyond Broadcast,
Relive Beyond Broadcast with our Multimedia Rapporteur's Report,
Beyond Broadcast: ripples in the pond,
The "commentocracy" and the public