USSF Policy PMA

1. Overview

This is a time of unprecedented change for media policies and platforms. Factors such as the current economic crisis, rampant media consolidation, emerging new media technology and shifts in the administration bring unique and urgent challenges and opportunities to the movement for social justice and human rights. Faced with this changing communications landscape, grassroots justice organizations have a significant role to play in clarifying the core media policy threats and challenges facing media platforms in the U.S., and envisioning a long-term media policy agenda that supports open, accessible, and affordable public platforms and eliminates racism and poverty.
These times demand visionary, movement building approaches to media policy change.

It’s no longer enough to win individual victories, we must use media policy change to fundamentally shift our social, cultural and political ecology.  This discussion focuses on the media policy and infrastructure problems facing the U.S.

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* 1. What's your name?

Name:

Organization:

Title:

Best phone number:

Email Address:

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* 2. Please rate the following media policy themes in order of their importance to you and to your social justice work:
Media Privatization

	Very Important	Important	Not So Important
Internet security/privacy	Internet security/privacy Very Important	Internet security/privacy Important	Internet security/privacy Not So Important
Hate Speech	Hate Speech Very Important	Hate Speech Important	Hate Speech Not So Important
Broadband Policy	Broadband Policy Very Important	Broadband Policy Important	Broadband Policy Not So Important
Landline/Cell Phones	Landline/Cell Phones Very Important	Landline/Cell Phones Important	Landline/Cell Phones Not So Important
Communication Rights/Human Rights	Communication Rights/Human Rights Very Important	Communication Rights/Human Rights Important	Communication Rights/Human Rights Not So Important
Journalism Models	Journalism Models Very Important	Journalism Models Important	Journalism Models Not So Important
Gaming	Gaming Very Important	Gaming Important	Gaming Not So Important
Media literacy/digital access in education	Media literacy/digital access in education Very Important	Media literacy/digital access in education Important	Media literacy/digital access in education Not So Important
Public Access/Cable	Public Access/Cable Very Important	Public Access/Cable Important	Public Access/Cable Not So Important
Low Power FM	Low Power FM Very Important	Low Power FM Important	Low Power FM Not So Important
Music/Cultural Policy	Music/Cultural Policy Very Important	Music/Cultural Policy Important	Music/Cultural Policy Not So Important
Other	Other Very Important	Other Important	Other Not So Important

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Considering the issues/themes above, if you had to define your biggest idea for an achievable vision of U.S. media policy and infrastructure/platforms in the next 10-20 years in 2-3 sentences, what would it be?

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* 4. In your opinion, what are the most significant media policy or legal challenges facing social justice movements and democracy today?

What do you anticipate to be the most significant regulatory, legal, or other structural barrier(s) to achieving your vision for media policy and platforms in the next 10-20 years?

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* 1. What's your name?

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* 2. Please rate the following media policy themes in order of their importance to you and to your social justice work:Media Privatization

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* 3. Considering the issues/themes above, if you had to define your biggest idea for an achievable vision of U.S. media policy and infrastructure/platforms in the next 10-20 years in 2-3 sentences, what would it be?

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* 2. Please rate the following media policy themes in order of their importance to you and to your social justice work:
Media Privatization