DSpace Community: Academics http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/176 The Channel Image http://dspace.wrlc.org/retrieve/5196 http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/176 The Community's search engine Search the Channel search http://dspace.wrlc.org/simple-search Final Report - Media as a social tool: A conference for makers, users and brokers of media for social justice, democratic participation and civil society http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4653 Title: Final Report - Media as a social tool: A conference for makers, users and brokers of media for social justice, democratic participation and civil society <br/> <br/>Authors: Aufderheide, Patricia <br/> <br/>Abstract: A report on a conference held to assess the environment for film, video and web streaming produced, programmed or used for social justice, democratic participation and civil society (using the umbrella term “social media”), and to orient the future of the Center for Social Media at American University. <br/> <br/>Description: 30-page report including list of participants. In the battle for reality: Social documentaries in the U.S. http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4652 Title: In the battle for reality: Social documentaries in the U.S. <br/> <br/>Authors: Aufderheide, Patricia <br/> <br/>Abstract: An overview of U.S. social documentary production and use. Social documentaries often openly address power relations in society, with the goal of making citizens and activists aware and motivated to act for social justice, equality and democracy. Documentaries expressly designed to play this role are the subject of this report. Social documentary production and use are described in four, sometimes overlapping areas: professional independent production aimed at television; alternative production; community media; and nonprofit production. <br/> <br/>Description: 93-page report with photos, illus., tables, and reference list. Digital futures: A need-to-know policy guide for independent filmmakers http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4651 Title: Digital futures: A need-to-know policy guide for independent filmmakers <br/> <br/>Authors: Fifer, Sally Jo; Aufderheide, Patricia; Wickham, Patrick <br/> <br/>Abstract: A guide for the independent media maker on navigating ongoing technological changes and learning how to protect one's interests — as a citizen and a filmmaker - at a time when critical decisions are being made, in the halls of government and in the marketplace, about how digital technology will be used to create, copy, distribute, and present media in the years to come. <br/> <br/>Description: 51-page report with illus., directory of organizations, and glossaries of terms and media technologies. What keeps social documentaries from audiences - and how to fix it http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4650 Title: What keeps social documentaries from audiences - and how to fix it <br/> <br/>Authors: Aufderheide, Patricia <br/> <br/>Abstract: What happens to U.S. social documentaries after they are first seen at a film festival or on television? Far too little—in spite of evidence of rising interest in the genre. And yet it’s now technically possible for people to have access to social documentaries as readily as to a book for a book club, a document for research, or a speaker for a community event. This report, grounded in case-study research and building on conclusions of an expert convening, identifies what keeps social documentary from ready access today, and what can be done in the near future to improve the public’s access to these films. <br/> <br/>Description: 17-page report. Youth as e-citizens: Engaging the Digital Generation http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4649 Title: Youth as e-citizens: Engaging the Digital Generation <br/> <br/>Authors: Montgomery, Kathryn; Gottlieb-Robles, Barbara; Larson, Gary O. <br/> <br/>Abstract: A report that maps, categorizes, and analyzes scores of youth civic websites and identifies some of the larger questions that emerged in the process. The report concludes with a series of recommendations, both for further study and for maximizing the use and the effectiveness of the civic content for youth that can be found online. <br/> <br/>Description: An eight-chapter, 158 page report with three appendices of website listings. Free culture, phase 2: Next generation strategy for media democracy and participatory culture http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4643 Title: Free culture, phase 2: Next generation strategy for media democracy and participatory culture <br/> <br/>Authors: Montgomery, Kathryn; Lydia, Malkia K.; Mutchler, Colin; Atlas, Caron; Bullock, Sharese; Scelza, Janene <br/> <br/>Description: 20-page conference report. Expanding user rights for documentary filmmakers http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4642 Title: Expanding user rights for documentary filmmakers <br/> <br/>Authors: Lewis, Nick <br/> <br/>Abstract: Report on a September 2005 meeting of academics, representatives of legal clinics, documentary filmmakers, litigators, and leaders of non-profit entities to discuss current activities to improve documentary filmmakers’ ability to use copyright law. The event was co-hosted by the Washington College of Law’s Program on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest and the Center for Social Media in the School of Communication, and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media. <br/> <br/>Description: 11-page report including the list of participants. What has happened since the Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use was released on November 18, 2005? http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4641 Title: What has happened since the Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use was released on November 18, 2005? <br/> <br/>Authors: Aufderheide, Patricia <br/> <br/>Abstract: One-page summary of reactions to the November 2005 release of the Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use. <br/> <br/>Description: 1 page.