This evening, members from ACMEBoston, Community Change Inc., and the Boston Neighborhood Producers' Group Inc., held a videoblogging workshop for public access producers at the Boston Neighborhood Network's Multimedia Studio in Roxbury, MA.

it was the first part in a two part workshop series to teach access producers how to distribute their video on the web, through videoblogging. At this evening's first workshop, we talked about blogging and basic concepts around how to start a blog and a video blog.

Here's a short clip of Danielle Martin, CTC Vista Project Coordinator at UMass Boston, from the workshop.

This video is brought to you by the Action Coalition for Media Education, Boston Chapter.

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A video excerpt of Jay Dedman, Node 101/FireAnt.tv, presenting at the Alliance for Community Media Conference in Boston, July 8, 2006.

From the conference website:

Digital Content Distribution for the Producer

"From MPEG to Mp3, producers of media content have more distribution opportunities today than ever before. The proliferation of inexpensive media making tools is providing the opportunity for more people to become media makers, yet meaningful media creation still requires skilled training and distribution. Learn how PEG centers can foster the development of this new generation of producers by providing training as well as guidance in the various alternative methods of distribution while maintaining true to their mission."

Moderator:
Jay Dedman, Node 101/FireAnt.tv

Speakers:
Ann Theis, Manhattan Neighborhood Network

Aaron Valdez, Public Access Television Iowa City

Shawn Van Every, Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU

Jacob Redding, Manhattan Neighborhood Network

To download and listen to the complete audio podcast from this session, visit the ACMEBoston Podcast and subscribe to the RSS feed.

Hannah Sassaman, Prometheus Radio Project, presenting at the Alliance for Community Media Conference in Boston, July 8, 2006.

From the conference website:

Community Media Reaches Beyond Cable Television

"Community media is more than cable television production and transmission. Who are our media partners? While preserving the best of television, how can we reach out to new partners, tools and applications to enhance our services and relevance in our communities? How can we best use our centers to enrich, mobilize, and preserve our public interests?"

Moderator:
Lauren-Glenn Davitian, CCTV Center for Media & Democracy

Speakers:
Jason Crow, CCTV Cambridge

Scott Alumbaugh, Sea Dog Designs

Karen Toering, Reclaim the Media

Inja Coates, Media Tank

Hannah Sassaman, Prometheus Radio Project

This video is the introduction to a panel, titled "Human Hybrids: Creating a Global Identity", that took place during the ID Mashup Conference at Harvard Law School on June 20, 2006. The video features co-founder and CEO of ASAFO Media LLC Derrick Ashong, Slam Poet Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, Jair of Imaginify Community Network, and Jamaican Educator Marvin Hall.

Panel description from the conference website (www.idmashup.org):

"In a world where people are increasingly able to connect across cultural and geographic boundaries, what is the future of human identity? Has technology equalized the transmission of culture, or amplified the voices of some to the increased exclusion of others? In the formation of a global identity, what will be the criteria that define “who we are” and who we hear?"

Time: 6 min. 59 sec.

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Colin Rhinesmith
President, ACMEBoston

Ada, Hiram, Janet and I went on the P.A.T. (Public Access Television) Show this evening, produced by the Boston Neighborhood Producer's Group.

We talked about legislation in Congress that's threatening the future of public access television and the Internet. We also discusssed ways that residents in Boston can get involved and take action to protect access to community media and the Internet.

Here's a short video with Hiram Scott, President of BNPG, before going on the P.A.T. Show inside the Roxbury Studio at Boston Neighborhood Network.

Colin Rhinesmith
President, ACMEBoston