CMT work group purpose

Media Policy Network

Group Objectives:

· Organize structure for policy network

· Define what we are talking about

· Promote understanding of media policy

· Engage the community into activism

· Expand access through education and initiative

· Community is:

o Students

o Faculty

o Global community

§ Learners

§ Activists

· Make sense of “policy,” infrastructure

o Broadcast

o Cable

o Telephony

· Rich/new media matrix and definition

Resources and Tasks:

· Wiki

· Discussion Forum

· Upload files and images

· Determine competencies that can be completed

· Keep a journal

· Free press, Benton, media channel, wpr, media tank, reclaim the media