In this 11-minute NPR-style feature story, reporter John Donovan visits CCTV to find out why community media still matters in an age when so many people are uploading video directly to the Internet through video portals like YouTube. John Donovan submitted this piece as his final audio project for a Graduate Audio Production course at Emerson College in the Fall of 2007. 

Why Community Media Still Matters in the YouTube Age

Get those wireless earbuds ready– BRIC RADIO is about to make a new home on your playlist.  Enjoy this taste of what's in store for our launch, and make sure to come back for more!

Introducing BRIC RADIO

Mike Wassenaar talks with FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai and his chief of staff Matthew Berry about community radio, localism and the opening of WERA in Arlington VA at the studios of PEG access Arlington Independent Media.

Ajit Pai interview at WERA

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DNAinfo/Gothamist: War on local Journalism 

“On November 2nd billionaire Joe Ricketts waged battle against local journalism. I am Maham Hasan, and this is the story of that day through the eyes of four reporters.”

This podcast project walks us through that day and the closing down of both news sites by four reporters who worked there.

DNAinfo/Gothamist: War on local Journalism

Experts on Nothing, Opinions about Everything! Life is some bullshit, you just need the right shovel!

B FREE AWARDS PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER! Underqualified and Over Opinionated with Angela and Marien

Sports Social with Ed Easton Jr featured a look back at NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles and LeBron James’ verbal battle with a Fox News commentator. Brooklyn Nets players D’Angelo Russell, Spencer Dinwiddie and Jarrett Allen participated in a tour of the Black Fives Era portraits at Barclays Center led by the foundations Executive Director Claude Johnson.  

Check out Keepingitrealsports.com & SportsSocialPod.com for more information

Sports Social with Ed Easton Jr: Episode 77 “NBA All-Star 2018 & The Black Fives Era”

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Sports Social with Ed Easton Jr: Episode 77 “NBA All-Star 2018 & The Black Fives Era”

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