Many communications have come across my desk with this message: We all had plans for 2020. And then COVID-19 happened. But we at #wpaatv carried on. Innovated. Connected to the conversations … Continue reading And, then
Civil Rights & MLK: Remembrance and Media
Excerpt Citizen Media Maven _ The Life Real change requires risk and going against the status quo. It comes with discomfort and sometimes confrontation. It might be a cruel illusion, … Continue reading Civil Rights & MLK: Remembrance and Media
Our Bones Are Good – What Is Next
Our Bones Are Good | The governance team has spent the past decade on barn-building. They focused on the property acquisition, renovation and installation of technology tied to the mission. … Continue reading Our Bones Are Good – What Is Next
StreetshotZ No Expiration Date
A #NoExpireDate #SocialActionArt Project Feeding and housing our neighbors by inspiring your donations with art. You can receive #StreetshotZ, the photo book, for your generous support of programs serving the … Continue reading StreetshotZ No Expiration Date
#InformationLiteracy Resolution
Leaning in to our birthright and purpose. Resolution adopted 10.5.2020 WHEREAS, Wallingford Public Access Association, Inc. (WPAA-TV and Community Media Center), a non-profit 501©3 operating in the Town of Wallingford … Continue reading #InformationLiteracy Resolution
Information Literacy According to Freeman
All of us carry bias. Our beliefs and opinions are influenced … When we first meet someone, we already have a narrative we tell about them, just by looking at … Continue reading Information Literacy According to Freeman
Our Spiritual Communities Inspire Me
A Tradition of Service WPAA-TV has done its best to carry on our decades-long tradition of sharing faith community services as TV with the homebound. With COVID-19 many more are … Continue reading Our Spiritual Communities Inspire Me
Freeman ‘On Social Media’
… bubbly, bubbly, bubbly. What a relief it is. It was a good day for a few unanticipated reasons. Another volunteer, Kay, agreed to handle the kindness aspects of our … Continue reading Freeman ‘On Social Media’
Who is watching?
Ironically, our TV audiences are basic cable subscribers for which we have no data: no totals, no demographics, and therefore no context such as “What percent of subscribers are basic … Continue reading Who is watching?
Our Bones Are Good Internet Connected World
In an Internet connected world, can or should Community Access TV, as we know it, be sustained? Yes and No. Everything this experiment in democracy has at its core remains … Continue reading Our Bones Are Good Internet Connected World