Access Centers Making News

ACM Pre-conference Workshop 2009

Attendees: John Cumming

The preconference will focus upon a new phenomenon that is taking place involving Community Media Centers partnering with local newspapers and radio stations to create local news programming. Panelist will examine what formats and segments to consider, how to locate appropriate on-air, production, and editing talent, what is involved in the news gathering/editing/scripting process, and importantly how to maintain editorial integrity and positive relations with city or town officials. A second panel of speakers will focus on the partnerships that several Access Centers have developed with local newspapers and radio stations and how that works for both organizations. Among the examples will be some of the citizen journalist projects and collaborations that are evolving. This session will feature samples of the programming and blogs that are produced through these collaborations.

First Panel
Moderator:
Tony Shawcross, Director Deproduction/Denver Open Media

Speakers:
Isaac Lefkowitz, Education Director, Santa Rosa Community Media Center

Kohel Haver, Partner, Swider, Medeiros, Haver, LLC

Adrienne Russell, Board Member, Denver Open Media

Second Panel
Moderator:
Linda Sandhu, Communications Director, Cape Cod Community Media Center

Speakers:
Amy Davies, Director of Production Services, Cape Cod Community Media Center

Bob Brading, Chief Executive Officer, MetroEast Community Media

Ron Cooper, Executive Director, Access Sacramento