Center for Social
Media Reports
The latest research from the Center.
Filmmakers
Speak
Filmmakers on the challenges and rewards of making media that
matters.
Policy Issues
Connections to media policies that affect creative work.
Funding of
Social Documentaries
Advice and experience on the challenge of paying for social documentaries.
Distribution
of Social Documentaries
Advice and experience on finding audiences.
Audience Engagement
Case studies and information on outreach, strategic campaigns,
and making sure audiences turn insight into action.
Public Media
The Center's Future of Public Media project explores the whys and hows of public broadcasting, cable access, community
technology centers, and other forms of media designed for public
life.
New Media Practices
How people are experimenting with new forms of communication for
public life.
Personal Essay
Filmmaking
Diaries, memoirs and other intimate stories on screen from the
1990s, analyzed and showcased.
Teaching Resources
Tips and syllabi for teaching with and about social documentaries.