Public Access hearing & Community Media in Transition

Many of you have probably heard about the Verizon bill that is threatening the future of public access tv in MA. On Tuesday Mauro and I went to Boston to for a public hearing about the bill. While we didn't get to testify, we did get to meet other folks from Access centers across MA and hear some powerful testimonies in support of preserving public access tv in MA. The bill was sent to committee for furthur study, but we'll keep you posted on any updates.

In reading an article about the hearing by Colin Rhinesmith I came across a link to a very relevent blog. It's called Community Media in Transition. It's essentially about the intersection of public access tv and the internet. I'll have to make some time to check it out.

Here's another article on the June 5th hearing.