Urban Unrest

30 September 2006 | Opportunities | Ernesto Aguilar

Community Media Review is making a “last call” for reports about media programs or projects which involve international connections for our issue on global media policy (Winter Issue). This is a great opportunity to tell local success stories (or bring light to the limiting factors of brave efforts) about the use of community media.

In particular we are seeking content concerning:

· Models for involvement: How are U.S. community media producers involved with communities in other parts of the world? (This includes community tv or radio programs which bring immigrant communities news or culture from their home countries; solidarity and support programs which showcase efforts to aid communities or media projects in other parts of the world; or travel programs.); how do U.S. community media producers keep in touch/ maintain international connections through community media? (i.e., how can we be involved in these issues); what are examples of programs and reports from immigrant communities on politics and the arts? How are these reports relevant to our own communities?

We are looking for short reports, with pictures or graphics – 500 1000 words (though there will be room for longer pieces in the online version).

The deadline for finished articles is September 30th. Please let us know that you are thinking of submitting as soon as possible to be considered for inclusion.

For more details about this issue, including a fuller background on our thoughts and aims for the issue, as well as draft outlines, go to the Global Communications Policy Blog at http://communitymediareview.org/blog/19.

Please send ideas, articles and questions to the co-editors: Diana Agosta (dagosta@igc.org) and Marshall Parker (marshallp@houston-mediasource.org), or to the CMR managing editor, Scott Alumbaugh (sea@communitymediareview.org

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