hot trends in community journalism
DESCRIPTION
This panel of active community journalists offers an overview on trends affecting community and ethnic news media, and discuss how “hyper local” community and nonprofit media are changing the journalistic landscape for good.TRANSCRIPT
independentproducers
companies
nonprofits &arts organizations
teachers &schools
next generationproducers
public mediastations & orgs
communities
a unique laboratory for next generation media and education
identifying community needs, architecting timely solutions
technologists
Training & Resources
Next Generation Programs
Creative Programs
Public Media Strategies
Preservation
Main program areas
“In terms of outreach, new media and
participation, BAVC’s Producer’s Institute is
the future.”--Cara Mertes, Director, Sundance Institute
Documentary Film Program & Sundance
Documentary Fund
games
multimedia reporting & mapping
virtual reality
interactive media
social media appsvirtual reality
project examples from Producer’s Institute & Nonprofit Institute
Paco de Onis: International Justice Centraldeveloped at Producers InstitutePaco de Onis: International Justice Centraldeveloped at Producers Institute
Through a Lens Darkly: Digital Diasporadeveloped at Producers Institute
Through a Lens Darkly: Digital Diasporadeveloped at Producers Institute
Public access television
• mission based: diverse voices, enabling expression, access to tools, technology, and training
• SF Commons builds on BAVC’s work: digital storytelling, community media, next gen programs, training and curriculum, fiber-based distribution, web tools, producer and nonprofit support
Main programs & activities• Channel operations (2 locally on
Comcast, 2 on Astound, 1 on AT&T), programming
• Individual and nonprofit memberships
• Facilities & equipment access/support - production space, equipment rentals, edit suites, studios, online systems
• Trainings/certifications
• Live studio productions & events
• Special seminars and programs
• Community Advisory Board
Integrated Broadcast/Web Systems• Tools for producers, such as:
• scheduling shows/series
• adding information to shows
• building/engaging audiences
• find cast/crew, promote programs
• facilities, equipment, and class reservations
• Tools for audiences, such as:
• Searchable online archive, on demand
• Show pages, schedules, subscriptions
• Voting system for repeat broadcasts
• Live streams of broadcast channels
...more
sf.commons.tv - web channels
bavc.org - user tools
Local network model
• Comcast fiber connects community sites
• Can be used for live streaming or program ingest
• Requires layer of training, hardware, programming, coordination
• Scalable > local, regional,national partners
• infrastructure
• builds off of existing capacity & fiber network
• equip sites to produce, ingest, & live-stream
• programming
• community trainings - journalism, production
• production of news segments, live news programs
• funding - Renaissance Journalism Center Media Greenhouse
• three sites in 2010: likely SomArts, African-American Arts & Culture Complex, War Memorial Building
journalism project
• New hardware & workflows
• Build facilities, programs & services over time
• Sustainability, fundraising, revenue to support access
• More work with/through nonprofits; decentralize access
• Connections to local journalism, news entities, schools
• Build public access network; multiple points of access in the City, regionally, nationally
• work with government on future infrastructure
Objectives