Homage to Vdovin 1: Berlin, May 09
Being a blog by Leslie Regan Shade
Communication and Research in the Public Interest
Les communications et la recherche dans l’intérêt public
A special joint roundtable presented by the
Canadian Communication Association & the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Une table ronde spéciale présentée par l’Association canadienne des
communications et le Centre canadien pour les alternatives politiques
Friday May 29 - 3:30 to 5 p.m. / vendredi 29 mai de 15h30 à 17h00
302 Azrieli Theatre, Carleton University
Selected Resources
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca
–For Sale to the Highest Bidder: Telecom Policy in Canada, ed. Moll and Shade (2008).
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/reports/2008/03/reportsstudies1847/?pa=bb736455
–Seeking Convergence in Policy and Practice Communications in the Public Interest Vol. 2 (2004), ed. Moll and Shade (2004).
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/reports/2004/09/reportsstudies812/?pa=bb736455
-E-Commerce vs. E-Commons Communications in the Public Interest, Vol. 1 (2001), ed. Moll and Shade (2001).
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/reports/2001/01/ReportsStudies798/
Campaign for Democratic Media
http://democraticmedia.ca/
Save Our Net
http://saveournet.ca/
TeleCommunities Canada
http://www.tc.ca
Internet for Everyone
http://internetforeveryone.ca
Canadian Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking
http://www3.fis.utoronto.ca/iprp/cracin/
Community Wireless Infrastructure Project (CWIRP)
http://www.cwirp.org/
Mobile Digital Commons Network (MDCN)
http://www.mdcn.ca
Social Science Research Council Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere Project
http://programs.ssrc.org/media/
-Program Background Papers
http://programs.ssrc.org/media/background/
-Making Communications Research Matter
http://www.ssrc.org/essays/mcrm/
–Bridging Scholar/Activist Divides in the Field of Communications, International Communication Association, Montreal, May 22, 2008
http://www.icahdq.org/conferences/2008/scholaractive.asp
Becky Lentz. Why Grantmaking on Media Policy Still Matters (Part 1 of 2). Baltimore: Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (2009).
http://gfem.org/node/496
Joseph S. Nye Jr. Scholars on the Sidelines. The Washington Post (Monday, April 13, 2009; Page A15).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/12/AR2009041202260.html
Women and the Web…article by Julie Gedeon, Spring 2009:
http://magazine.concordia.ca/2009/spring/features/women.shtml
A feature called Webbed and Wireless, about Con U research re internet…
http://magazine.concordia.ca/2009/spring/features/webbed.shtml
Jumpstarting the Public Sphere: Information Policy Issues for the 21st Century
The Information Policy Committee of the BC Library Association presents a conference about net neutrality, media concentration, telecommunications policy, TILMA, access to information, and intellectual property. Join librarians and interested community members to discuss these pertinent issues and help come up with ideas for what you can do about them!
Media Democracy Day Vancouver
Media Democracy Day 2008 festivities will take place at the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, on Saturday October 25th 2008 from 12 noon to 6 pm. Admission is free and open to everyone.
UBC’s SLAIS Information Policy Blog on the conference