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 | Need a Press List?
Purchase a press list here!
Northern California press list (just updated for 2010!) has 1118 media contacts at print, broadcast, ethnic and alternative outlets and Southern California press list has 785 media contacts. |
 | Copyright and Fair Use
This on-line guide from the Stanford University Library and Nolo Books covers most of the important information on copyrights, fair use and permissions. http://fairuse.stanford.edu/index.html |
| Fair Use Practices for Online Video
The Center for Social Media at American University and and the AU College of Law have teamed up with Stanford Law School to produce this video explaining how online video creators can make remixes and mashups while staying within copyright regulations. |
 | Better than Anything on TV
We knew the day was coming when we'd watch TV on our computers. And here we are. Three terrific documentaries available free and online. Enjoy! |
 | The Local Network Cookbook: A Recipe for Launching a Local Broadband Wireless Network
by Wally Bowen, http://main.nc.us/lan-recipe/
The Local Network Cookbook, A recipe for Launching a Local Broadband Wireless Network is aimed at helping nonprofit organizations - especially those already using digital technologies - move quickly to plan and submit a broadband stimulus funding proposal for one the three ARRA (Obama stimulus) application windows. |
 | Be The Media
Robert McChesney: "If BE THE MEDIA didn't exist, like Voltaire's God, it would have to be invented".
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| New Toolkit Makes Digital Inclusion Advocacy Easier
The movement for affordable broadband access is growing. Media Alliance's "Digital Inclusion Advocacy Toolkit: Bridging the Digital Divide by Winning Community Benefits in Municipal Broadband Projects" provides useful information for community members who want to advance digital inclusion in their neighborhoods. A resource directory and a comprehensive glossary of terms makes this a must-read for everyone.
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