http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/182 2013-06-20T12:00:08Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4947 Public Media 2.0: Dynamic, engaged publics Aufderheide, Patricia; Clark, Jessica This white paper lays out an expanded vision for “public media 2.0” that places engaged publics at its core, showcasing innovative experiments from its “first two minutes,” and revealing related trends, stakeholders, and policies. Public media 2.0 may look and function differently, but it will share the same goals as the projects that preceded it: educating, informing, and mobilizing its users. 48 page white paper with references and end notes. 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4893 Community Technology and Public Discourse Sullivan, Felicia M. A brief scan of community technology and its links to public discourse. 17-page article. 2003-06-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4892 Making your documentary matter: Main Points Abrash, Barbara A summary report of a workshop held at the Center for Social Media on Feb. 7, 2005. The workshop provided a showcase of strategies and resources for 130 independent media makers and users. Experts from the worlds of social documentary shared insights on funding, broadcast and strategic outreach. a 5-page report with photos. 2005-02-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4891 Digital Media and the Public Sphere Abrash, Barbara On January 12-13, 2006, the Center for Social Media at American University and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation hosted a meeting of public broadcasters, digital media practitioners, scholars, funders, analysts and policy specialists. The meeting was part of the Center for Social Media’s Future of Public Media project, funded by the Ford Foundation, and is a continuation of the Kettering Foundation’s research on the professions and the public. This report is a summary of the proceedings. An 11-page report. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4890 Center for Social Media hosts panel at AMLA Aufderheide, Patricia A summary of a panel discussion at the 2003 Alliance for a Media Literate America convention on the inclusion of social change and advocacy materials in the K-12 classroom. A 2-page report. 2003-06-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4887 Code of Best Practices for Sustainable Filmmaking Engel, Larry; Buchanan, Andrew This code provides tools for filmmakers to measure whether their practices are as sustainable as they can be throughout the production process. Accompanying online checklists, trackers, and Web resources provide a summary of current approaches that implement that rationale. Zip file contains the following items: 1. The Code of Best Practices in Sustainable Filmmaking (18 pages); 2. How to Use Carbon Trackers as a PDF; 3. Principles and Practices Checklist as a PDF or an Excel Document; 4. Basic Checklist as a PDF or Excel Document; 5. Office and Preproduction Checklist as a PDF or Excel Document; 6. Location Checklist as a PDF or Excel Document; 7. Postproduction Checklist as a PDF or Excel Document; 8. Basic Carbon Tracker as a PDF or Excel Document; 9. Advanced Carbon Tracker as a PDF or Excel Document; 10. Web Resources as a PDF 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4653 Final Report - Media as a social tool: A conference for makers, users and brokers of media for social justice, democratic participation and civil society Aufderheide, Patricia 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. 30-page report including list of participants. 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4652 In the battle for reality: Social documentaries in the U.S. Aufderheide, Patricia 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. 93-page report with photos, illus., tables, and reference list. 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z