| Public
Interest Groups |
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are links to public interest groups that organize around media
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| Action
Coalition for Media Education (ACME) |
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ACME
is a strategic network linking media educators, health advocates,
media reformers, independent media makers, community organizers
and others in order to promote synergy in the media reform
movement.
http://acmecoalition.org/
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| The
Alliance for Community Media |
The
Alliance for Community Media represents a nationwide network
of organizations and individuals dedicated to public access
issues. Their website provides many useful resources for anyone
interested in this area.
http://www.alliancecm.org/
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| The
Center for Democracy & Technology |
CDT
promotes democratic values and constitutional liberties within
the digital communications arena.
http://www.cdt.org/
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| Center
on Democratic Communications |
This
is the National Lawyers Guild's center devoted to protecting
the public's communication rights.
http://www.nlgcdc.org/
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| The
Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) |
The
CDD is dedicated to promoting media democracy on the internet
and other digital media platforms.
http://www.democraticmedia.org
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| The
Center for Media and Democracy |
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The
CMD works to strengthen democracy by promoting media that
reflect democratic ideals. They sponsor projects like PR Watch,
which investigates and exposes the public relations industry.
http://www.prwatch.org/cmd
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| Chicago
Media Watch |
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CMW
works to ensure media accountability and aims to make the
Chicago region's press more honest and responsive to community
needs.
http://www.chicagomediawatch.org/
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| Citizens
for Independent Public Broadcasting (CIPB) |
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CIPB
promotes citizen involvement in public broadcasting, providing
materials and tools for public participation in public broadcasting.
http://www.cipbonline.org/
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| Free
Press |
| Free
Press is a national organization that seeks to get the public
informed and involved in media policy debates as well as help
generate policies that will help create a media system more
interested in the public interest. http://www.freepress.net
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| Media
Access Project (MAP) |
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MAP
is a non-profit public interest law firm that focuses on media
issues. MAP brought the successful lawsuit against the FCC
following the FCCÕs June 2003 Media Ownership Rule changes.
http://www.mediaaccess.org
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| The
Pew Research Center for the People & The Press |
The
Pew Research Center, best known for their national surveys,
studies public attitudes towards top news stories and issues.
http://www.people-press.org/
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| Philadelphia
Community Access Coalition |
| PCAC
is a local Philadelphia group that is working towards creating
a cable access station in the Phillysomething every other
major city has. http://www.phillyaccess.org
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| Prometheus
Radio Project |
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Once
a pirate radio station, Prometheus has transformed into an
advocacy organization and resource center for non-commercial
community radio stations. A partner in the lawsuit against
the FCC, Prometheus also promotes public participation in
the FCC rulemaking and legislative process.
http://www.prometheusradio.org/
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| Women's
Institute for the Freedom of the Press |
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WIFP
is a non-profit research, education and publishing organization
that works for media democracy. In particular they work to
get women's voices and experiences expressed in the media.
http://www.wifp.org/
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