Boston Neighborhood Producer’s Group Start Videoblog!

The Boston Neighborhood Producer’s Group started blogging yesterday over at their new blog!

Hiram (pictured left) and Ada from BNPG and I met yesterday afternoon at the Boston Public Library for a blogging workshop. We set up the blog and discussed ways that BNPG can use the site to share their public access TV videos on the web and stay connected with other BNPG members.

It will be fun to watch how the blog develops and to continue to participate in the process!

How Participatory Culture is Transforming Media and Democracy in 3 Simple Steps

Step 1: Andy Carvin covers the May 24, 2006 National Day of Out(R)age – BOSTON rally for Rocketboom and shares his video online at blip.tv licensed under a Creative Commons license.

Step 2: NOW on PBS covers the issue of "Net Neutrality" Friday, June 3, 2006. Host, David Brancaccio speaks with blip.tv and other net neutrality advocates to investigate why without net neutrality, the Internet as we know it will fundamentally change forever.

Step 3: During the segment, NOW features video clips uploaded to blip.tv. One of them, is an excerpt from Andy Carvin's video from the May 24 National Day of Out(R)age – BOSTON rally.

Wow, thanks Andy!

Jeff Manzelli Covers Boston Rally and Press Conference for CCTV’s “You Are Here”

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Jeff Manzelli of Cambridge Community Television shot this video from the May 24 National Day of Out(R)age – BOSTON Rally and Press conference for "You Are Here".

"Community media awareness and activism organizations around the country declared a national "Day of Out(R)age" to build support for a group of media related issues, including preserving network neutrality, local control of local resources, and provisions in the Telecommunication Act that support Public Access stations. ACME Boston hosted the local media event at the statehouse. Freeman Z (Jeffrey Manzelli) covered the event for You Are Here.

Primary Camera (tripod shots) and (in broadcast version) title graphics are by Buz Owen who assembles the program." – You Are Here/Day of Outrage

Thanks to Jeff and the rest of the "You Are Here" crew at CCTV!