http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org Program news, opportunities, and updates. To submit news to us, send it to mediahub@ssrc.org. daily 1 2007-04-06T17:58:59Z http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/community-connect-a-forum-for-civic-participation The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at the University of North Dakota has launched its 'Community Connect' website, an online forum for community members and university faculty, students, and staff to collaborate on local projects. The site is one part in CCE's ongoing efforts to document how participants create community content and to provide a mechanism for enriched civic communication. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2010-06-22T22:38:01Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/media-equity-collaborative-releases-new-report-on-snapshot-of-foundation-support-for-feminist-gender-justice-media The Media Equity Collaborative (MEC), a practitioner-led initiative committed to movement building of the feminist gender justice media (FGJM) community, continues to build on an SSRC grant for initial efforts to map the FGJM funding sector. The newest report highlights the integral role of committed foundations and individual donors in creating sustainable support for FGJM. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2010-06-10T17:08:08Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/broadband-adoption-and-the-role-of-the-public-library-issues-and-solutions The Office for Information Technology Policy of the American Libary Association (ALA) will host a panel on challenges to broadband adoption and library-led strategies at the ALA's 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Panelists for the June 26th event include Mark Lloyd of the FCC, New Mexico State Librarian Susan Oberlander, and researcher Dharma Dailey. No publisher chung@ssrc.org events 2010-06-04T15:25:35Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/ssrc-releases-report-on-barriers-to-broadband-adoption 2 March 2010, Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) unveiled the study findings of the SSRC in its report, Broadband Adoption in Low-Income Communities, at an event hosted by the American Library Association (ALA). No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2010-03-09T20:06:26Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/a-multimedia-tour-of-mobile-voices Mobile Voices is an academic-community partnership between the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California (IDEPSCA) to design an open-source platform for low-wage immigrants in Los Angeles to publish stories directly from their mobile phones. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2010-04-16T16:03:03Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/research-shows-that-civil-society-in-canada-supports-media-reform WACC Global and WACC North America team up with Simon Fraser University professor Robert Hackett and OpenMedia.ca to identify the building blocks for an emergent coalition aiming to democratize public communications in Canada. The collaboration was supported by a grant from the Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere Program of the SSRC. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2010-01-22T20:41:45Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/digital-inclusion-working-both-sides-of-the-equation Recipients of an SSRC Large Grant for collaborative action research in East Oakland, CA report on the creation of a new multi-media lab and wireless mesh network. Media Alliance and Dorothy Kidd address the ways in which effective collaborations can be formed between policy advocates and grassroots activists. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2009-12-11T21:32:51Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/ssrc-essay-forum-transformations-of-the-public-sphere Accompanied by a mapping project called the Public Sphere Guide, a new essay forum hosted by the SSRC provides a platform for discussions around current and emerging projects on the public sphere, serving as a gateway to ongoing conversations around sub-themes of media reform, academia and public policy, religion, the privatization of risk and the public good. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2009-08-07T17:34:53Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/beyond-television-the-digital-transition-of-public-access Martha Fuentes-Bautista and channelAustin introduce new metrics for measuring the opportunities and demands faced by community access organizations in the transition to digital scenarios. Taking the case of channelAustin, the study highlights the diverse communities and needs served, providing action items for local decision-makers, strategic planners, and the access community at large. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2009-06-25T18:16:26Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/new-study-confirms-cross-ownership-leads-to-less-local-content Danilo Yanich, at the University of Delaware, examines a key FCC study on the effects of cross-ownership on local news content in television markets. Yanich finds serious problems with the 2007 study, and with the changes in ownership policies that followed. The project was supported by a grant from the SSRC and conducted in cooperation with the Consumer Federation of America and Free Press. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2009-06-19T19:51:16Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/future-of-music-coalition-releases-study-on-independent-music-airplay April 29, 2009, Washington, D.C. -- Artist education, research and advocacy organization Future of Music Coalition (FMC) announces the release of a new report that analyzes radio playlists to determine whether the policy interventions resulting from 2003-2007 payola investigations have had any effect on the amount of independent music played on terrestrial radio. This project was supported by a Large Collaborative Grant from the SSRC. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2009-07-27T18:50:14Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/allied-media-conference-call-for-proposals Allied Media Projects invites proposals for workshops, panel discussions, film presentations, and caucuses for their 11th annual Conference, to be held July 16-19th in Detroit, MI. The AMC Conference is preceded this year by a Summit of Women's Social Justice Media Organizations organized by the Women's Media Equity Collaborative (MEC), supported by a Large Collaborative Grant from the SSRC. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program events 2009-09-29T20:31:13Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/ssrc-awards-13-grants-to-to-improve-public-knowledge-on-islam-and-muslim-communities Thirteen centers on university campuses have received grants ranging from approximately $35,000 to $100,000 for projects that will help revitalize the public mission of universities by addressing topics of critical importance to ongoing national debates. The grants support journalism projects or other channels for the distribution of high-quality expert knowledge to impact policy and public discourse. No publisher minna.aslama@helsinki.fi 2009-04-07T21:24:00Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/process-is-powerful-a-practical-guide-for-media-activists The Center for International Media Action (CIMA) draws on five years of alliance-building experience to produce an open source guide for practitioners working toward systemic, progressive media change. With a focus on planning and evaluation strategies, the guide draws from several case studies, including CIMA's work with the 'Necessary Knowledge' Collaborative Grants program at the SSRC. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program 2009-02-11T16:14:56Z News Item http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/media-hub/news/ground-breaking-study-on-hate-speech-to-be-revealed January 22, 2009 – The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), one of the country’s foremost Latino media advocacy and civil rights organizations, announces an upcoming press conference, January 28th at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to discuss the role of media in hate speech and hate crimes. This research is supported by a Large Collaborative Grant from the Social Science Research Council. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2009-01-29T02:21:34Z News Item