Listed below are links to websites of other important organizations engaged in media issues:

Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting (CIPB)......cipbonline.org
Our national counterparts, dedicated to putting the public back into public broadcasting. They promote a national, independently funded, publicly accountable Public Broadcasting Trust to support public stations and program services. They also support initiatives to democratize programming on local stations. Seeking local chapters.

National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC)......... namac.org
Maintains Media Democracy Consortium and Action/Advocacy pages. Generally concerned with all issues furthering the media arts in film, video, audio and interactive, they carry relevant information regarding public interest obligations and current legslation.

Charles Benton Foundation................................... benton.org/television
Works to realize social benefits made possible by public interest use of communications. Great daily news clipping service on media issues.

Rocky Mountain Media Watch (RMMW)...............bigmedia.org
Conducts surveys and publishes on news coverage, bias and exclusion.

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting .....................fair.org
Media watch group analyses, surveys and reports on media bias, accuracy, myth. Publishes bi-monthly magazine EXTRA - must read for informed media analysts.

Media Action Project (MAP)...................................mediaaccess.org
D.C. based public interest legal group. Often contributes testimony and legal briefs on FCC and Congressional action affecting public's interest in media.

Alliance for Community Media (ACM)....................alliancecm.org
Public access cable advocacy, Washington DC.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)..........cpb.org
Established by Congress to supply funding and programming for public broadcasters. Administers Community Service Grants (federal program funds to local stations), operates Public Broadcast System (PBS) for mainstream public programming.

Independent Television Services (ITVS)...............itvs.org
One of several focused agencies distributing CPB production grants to minority and independent producers, alternative to PBS.

Public Interest Advisory Committee(PIAC) ...... ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom
So called Gore Commission, national advisory on public interst obligations of digital broadcasters.  

 

 

 

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