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Smart Spectrum Policy Could Open the Airwaves for Artists

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Beth McConnellFor the last few weeks, Antoinette Conti has been staring down at me from the sky, and she’s giving me the creeps. The subject of a photograph by artist Zoe Strauss, Conti’s image looms large on a billboard titled “La Corona” in my neighborhood. It’s part of Strauss’ Billboard Project, in which 54 of her images are placed around Philadelphia, coinciding with an exhibit of the artist’s work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Regional Report Profile: PhillyCAM

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Sue Spolan, Ed. Paula Manley

Philadelphia’s independent film and video community has a flavor all its own, driven by community activism and a thriving creative culture. The emergence of PhillyCAM, after a decades-long grassroots campaign for public access television, typifies Phildadelphia’s community spirit.

Public Space in Cyberspace: Library Advocacy in the Information Age

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Libraries for the Future
Are you an independent producer, media educator, access center worker, tech head, First Amendment and free speech advocate, community activist, librarian or a citizen who doesn't know how to begin figuring out universal access to information in the morass of telecommunications legislation, but know it's important? Then, this is a great booklet for you.