Center for Media Change, Inc.
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization
Palo Alto, California
"The
Center for Media Change, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that
enriches
our culture and strengthens our democracy by facilitating the
creation, development and
use of new Internet-based business models to
preserve the economic and professional
viability of journalism."
Current projects:
ReelChanges.org pioneers online public funding of quality-screened
documentary films and
is the first project of the Center for Media Change,
Inc. ReelChanges is supported by
a
grant
from Google, Inc. and donations from
people just like you.
"Spot Us", which is fiscally-sponsored by the Center for Media Change,
Inc., is a project
created by David Cohn that allows an individual or group
to take control
of
news
by
sharing
the cost
(crowdfunding) to commission
freelance journalists. Spot Us is made
possible by the
Knight Foundation. Read
more.
Other activities:
The Center for Media Change, Inc. also conducts policy and economic research
and produces
print and online publications
and services that foster the preservation of a free, independent
and
adequately-financed
news and information
media.
Contact Information:
Hal Plotkin
Founder and CEO
Center for Media Change, Inc.
hplotkin@plotkin.com
Hal Plotkin links:
Spread
Spectrum Broadcasting: Freeing the Airwaves and the Broadcast Industry
From
Unnecessary Government Intervention and Control.
Big
Media, Journalism and Politics: How the Corporate News Media Has Altered
the
Role
of the Journalist in American Civic Life.
Junk
Media: Big Media Corporations Increasingly Dish Junk to Build Audiences.
What
Else
Can They Do Given Their Old Top-Down Business Model?
ReelChanges.org:
Homepage Fully Populated.
PBS
IdeaLab Q&A: Interview with ReelChanges.org Founder Hal Plotkin
David
Cohn links:
New
York Times Covers Spot.Us: A Different Way to Pay for the News You Want.
KRON-TV Channel
4 Interview: Spot.Us Founder David Cohn
David
Cohn's PBS Mediashift Idealab Blog
David
Cohn's Personal Blog