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Shaping 21st Century Journalism

Journalism programs must be thought of and begin to think of themselves as more than simply just the teachers, but rather as the anchor-institutions involved in the production of community-relevant news that will benefit the entire local news ecosystem.
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Information Community Case Study: Washington, D.C.

In the nation's capital, promising new digital media and broadband initiatives face long-standing problems of unequal access.
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Information Community Case Study: Scranton

MPI takes a look at an industrial city with untapped potential for digital media.
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Information Community Case Study: Seattle

MPI analyzes an innovative information ecosystem that spans traditional and digital media.
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Information Community Case Study: Research Triangle, NC

In North Carolina, a region of locally owned media outlets and entrepreneurs on the verge serve a high local demand for civic information.
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About MPI

The Media Policy Initiative, part of the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative, formulates policy and regulatory reforms to foster the development of a healthy media that satisfies the needs of democracy in the 21st century. MPI’s fellows and staff research, analyze, and promote policies that are committed to maximizing the public interest potential of innovative media, supported by partnerships with communities, researchers, industry, and public interest groups. By studying the social and economic ramifications of policymaking – particularly on poor, rural, and other underserved constituencies – MPI provides in-depth, objective research, analysis, and findings for policy decisionmakers and the general public. Continue reading.

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Events

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 1:00pm | Washington
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 5:30pm | Washington
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 5:30pm | Washington
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 3:00pm | Washington
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 5:30pm | New York
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Latest Blog Posts

Dan Meredith
Friday, October 14, 2011
Originally posted on DanBlah.com and cross posted from the Open Technology Initiative. While I am by no means a seasoned investigative journalist, I have the good fortune to work with some. Looking ten years back I couldn't imagine a media organization considering geek qualifications a core part...
Colin Rhinesmith
Friday, August 5, 2011
“Community radio is 10% radio and 90% community,” Jeff Shaw says. Speaking at a workshop about bringing together the worlds of low-power FM (LPFM) radio and public access television, Shaw drew this key lesson from his long career as a community media provider. The quote, he added, was inspired by...
Hannah Sassaman
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Hannah Sassaman, a Field Analyst with the Open Technology Initiative a board member at Allied Media Projects and a longtime organizer at Prometheus, wrote and adapted these thoughts in anticipation of the workshop she and others will be leading at the Allied Media Conference, Building a Movement...
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Formal Comments

New America Foundation's Media Policy Initiative continues to submit comments to organizations such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on subjects relevant to MPI's extensive work in the field of media policy.

Here are recent comments submitted to government agencies on behalf of the Media Policy Initiative.

Click here to read more comments to the FCC, FTC, and NTIA.

Media Policy Initiative Staff

Kat Aaron
Knight Media Policy Fellow

Kat Aaron is a writer and project manager at the Investigative Reporting...

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Knight Media Policy Fellow

As a part-time fellow with the Knight Media Policy Initiative,...

Joshua Breitbart
Director of Field Operations, Open Technology Initiative

As the Director of Field Operations for New America Foundation's Open...

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Knight Media Policy Fellow

Jessica Clark directs the Center for Social Media’s Future of Public Media...

Steve Coll
President

Steve Coll is president of New America Foundation, and a...

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Knight Media Policy Fellow

Sasha Costanza-Chock is a researcher and mediamaker who works on the...

Jessica Durkin
Knight Media Policy Fellow

Jessica Durkin is the founder of InOtherNews.us, a directory of online,...

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Senior Research Fellow, Open Technology Initiative

As a senior research fellow for the Open Technology Initiative at the New...

Tom Glaisyer
Knight Media Policy Fellow

As a Knight Media Policy Fellow at New America, Tom Glaisyer coordinates the...

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Research Fellow, Media Policy Initiative
Lucas Graves is a PhD candidate in Communications at Columbia University. His...
Chiehyu Li
Program Associate, Open Technology Initiative

As Program Associate for the Open Technology Initiative at the New America...

James Losey
Policy Analyst, Open Technology Initiative

James Losey is a Policy Analyst with the Open Technology Initiative at the...

Andrés Martinez
Vice President and Editorial Director, Bernard L. Schwartz...

Andrés Martinez is New America's vice president and editorial director. Mr....

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Knight Media Policy Fellow

Sean McLaughlin is an educator, media access advocate and non-profit...

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Director, Open Technology Initiative

Sascha Meinrath is the Director of the New America Foundation's Open...

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Knight Media Policy Fellow

Philip M. Napoli (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is a Professor of...

Victor Pickard
Senior Research Fellow, Open Technology Initiative and Media...

Victor Pickard is an assistant professor in the Department of Media,...

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Director, Media and Technology

As Director of Media and Technology, Troy K. Schneider leads New America's...

Wendy Seltzer
Adjunct Research Fellow, Open Technology Initiative, Media...

As a fellow with the Open Technology Initiative and the Media Policy...

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COMPASS Graduate Fellow, Media Policy Initiative
Sarah Stonbely is working with the Media Policy Initiative during the summer of...

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