Media Activist Tools

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• Letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski Regarding Bill Shock Rulemaking
  A letter from CMJ, MAG-Net anchors, and ally and partner organizations in support of rules requiring wireless carriers to notify customers in advance of overage charges.
• Letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski Regarding the Google/Verizon Deal and the Open Internet
  A letter from MAG-Net members and partners to Chairman Genachowski laying out how the Google/Verizon deal would be a serious blow to an open Internet.
• Reply Comments of CMJ and Others on Broadband Reclassification
  Comments to the FCC in support of reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service (instead of an information service) from CMJ and Consumers Union, the Media Access Project, and the New America Foundation.
• Comments to the FCC on the Lifeline and Link-Up programs
  Comments submitted to the FCC on July 15, 2010, by the Media Action Grassroots Network regarding expansion of the Lifeline and Link-Up programs, which are designed to make telecommunications services accessible to low-income and underserved communities.
• Comments to the FCC in support of broadband reclassification
  Comments submitted to the FCC on July 15, 2010, by the Center for Media Justice, Consumers Union, the Media Access Project, and the New America Foundation urging the FCC to reclassify broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service so that it will have the authority to enact the National Broadband Plan.
• Comments to the FCC submitted by the National Hispanic Media Council and signed by CMJ and others
  
• Issue Brief: FCC Authority and the Open Internet
  A CMJ issue brief that explains why the FCC should have full authority to regulate broadband companies
• Comments submitted to the FCC by MAG-Net and others on Net Neutrality
  Reply comments submitted April 26, 2010, by MAG-Net and partners to the FCC, countering industry's argument that Net Neutrality and wider broadband adoption are mutually exclusive.
• Issue Brief: Migrants and an Open Internet
  A CMJ two-pager of why migrant communities need open Internet protections.
• The National Broadband Plan: Advocates and Champions Respond
  This plan takes the first steps to ensure that the Internet is faster, cheaper, and more available to those who need it most. But advocates working to address gaps in education, employment, and service access are concerned that closing the digital divide will require some hard choices, a real roadmap, and concrete policy recommendations that engage the voices of those most affected.
• Net Neutrality, Universal Broadband, and Racial Justice
  
• Broadband One Pager Spanish
  
• Campaign Materials: Media Action Grassroots Network Fan
  
• Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Rural Assembly
  In August 2009, a group of 170 people gathered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to launch the Midwest Rural Assembly—a network of community leaders, organizations, and policymakers dedicated to creating a stronger rural America. They discussed the issues that mattered most to them, assessed policy opportunities and challenges, and committed to action.
• Comments submitted to the FCC by MAG-Net and others on Net Neutrality
  Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Network Neutrality rulemaking in support of policies that take into account the structure of the Internet and its impact on the ability of people to communicate and engage in economic, social, and political activities, and recognize that communities benefit from an Internet that is open and nondiscriminatory. Submitted by the the Media Action Grassroots Network, ColorofChange.org, Presente.org, Applied Research Center, Afro-Netizen, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Native Public Media, and Rural Broadband Policy Group.
• Net Neutrality, Universal Broadband, and Racial Justice
  A brief overview of the importance of Net Neutrality and Universal Broadband as crucial racial justice and civil rights issues, from the Center for Media Justice.
• Media Justice Action Pak
  The Media Justice Action Pak is a collection of stories of how CMJ and our grassroots partners have transformed the media landscape, along with issue fact-sheets and multimedia resources.
• Looking Deeper: Visibility and Invisibility of Youth, Policy and Race in San Jose Mercury News
  How does one of the Bay Area’s leading newspapers cover issues important to youth and their communities? In 2005, CMJ (then the Youth Media Council) worked with San Francisco’s Youth Justice Project to take a deeper look at San Jose Mercury News coverage of education, juvenile justice, racism, and poverty.
• Speaking for Ourselves: A Youth Assessment of Local News Coverage
  Conducted by Bay Area high school students, this 2002 report examines coverage of youth on the local Fox affiliate, KTVU Channel 2. This report by CMJ (then the Youth Media Council) presents findings from a three-month study of trends in news coverage, and recommends steps journalists can take to improve reporting on youth and youth policy.