SXSW 2012 - Hyperlocal Focus: Growing A Vibrant Community Media Ecosystem

Hyperlocal Focus: Growing A Vibrant Community Media Ecosystem
Event	Interactive 2010
Format	Panel
Organizer	Bill Simmon – VCAM
Description	Filmmakers, videobloggers, podcasters, pirate & low-power radio jocks and public access TV producers are all creating content in your local community, but they often don't collaborate or even talk to each other, despite using the same tools and sometimes even seeking the same audiences. A 15 year-old videoblogger and a 50 year-old technical director at a local network TV affiliate may have a lot to learn from each other, but in what context would they ever meet? How can you engage local content creators and build a vibrant media community? Panelists will discuss how they helped create (and utilized) healthy, sustainable local media scenes in their communities, using community media centers, creative salons, non-profit media arts foundations, citizen journalism organizations and grass roots organizing principals.
Questions Answered	What is "community media?" Why is community media essential for a healthy democratic society? How can content creators connect with their local peers? How can content creators find cheap/free equipment locally? How can local content creators share their wealth of experience with others? How can content creators organize and start a not-for-profit community media center or media arts coalition? What can new media producers learn from "old media" producers in their community? What can "old media" producers learn from new media producers in their community? How can local content creators organize to affect political/social change in their community? How can collaboration with other community media makers help protect our rights and freedoms as citizens?
Level	Intermediate
Category	Community / Online Community, Digital Divide, Digital Filmmaking, Online Video, Social Issues

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