Media Center of the Month: Beloit TV
BeloitTV offers students real world production experience embedded in community service
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With a full-scale 4K upgrade of Beloit TV now in the rearview mirror, Jonathon Kelley, Station Manager and Adjunct Instructor of Media Studies at Beloit College in Beloit, is finding success with a newly revamped academic program that enables students to combine real world production experience with theory and creative opportunities.
BeloitTV anchors the Center for Entrepreneurship (CELEB Center), where students come to explore their independent projects and business ideas in music, art, digital media, and other fields. CELEB is located in an 18,000 square foot space downtown just blocks from campus where someone, sometimes a work-study student, is always in the BeloitTV studio during business hours Monday through Friday.
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Producer of the Month: Nikyra McCann
"Still Standing" features interviews with courageous people from all walks of life
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This month’s Producer Spotlight shines on Nikyra McCann. Her program “Still Standing” is produced in Fitchburg, Wisconsin at the FACT TV studios in the Fitchburg City Hall. Through interviews with people from a variety of backgrounds, Nikyra’s goal is to motivate her audience to have the courage to stand no matter what challenges one faces in life.
Nikyra started her tv show to inspire others and to motivate others to reach their full potential. She wanted a way to connect to the world and make people smile. Nikyra gives props to Mr. Yarbrough at FACT TV, who’s always exceptional in his commitment to making sure that her TV show is solid both technically and aesthetically.
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Best of the Midwest Media Fest Announces Winners |
The Best of the Midwest Media Fest Banquet and Show, which is open to the public, is being held on Thursday evening, May 12 at the Park Hotel in Madison. Tickets are $50. |
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Green Screen Secrets is happening April 22 |
The Green Screen Secrets webinar will be held on April 22 on Zoom. The webinar is open to the public at the low low price of $5. Presenters are Ross Rowe and Scott Mayernick of Elk Grove Village EGTV. Click more to go to our website for more information and to register. Thank you to our sponsor, Leightronix.
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Seven exhibitors will be at the annual WCM/ACM Midwest Conference |
We are pleased to announce that Cablecast TV, Municipal Captioning, Key West Technology, TelVue, Comrex, Keycode Media and Castus will be exhibiting at the conference coming up on May 12 & 13 in Madison.
If you're planning to attend, keep in mind the hotel group rate ends on April 20. Click the buttons at left for a PDF of the conference schedule and to register. Click more to go to the annual conference page on our website. MORE
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UWW-TV is seeking a Video Production Manager to supervise audio/video service staff and the operation of A/V equipment and services for live production events. Work In Media.
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North Suburban Communications Commission (NSCC) and the North Suburban Access Corporation (dba NineNorth) is seeking an Executive Director. Work In Media
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WSTO is seeking part-time media technicians to provide media coverage for events and create informative programs that are made available for public viewing through WSTO. Work In Media.
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The City of Juneau is hiring a part-time Camera Operator and Producer to record, edit, and produce DVDs or other playback media that the city’s playback system can use for its programming. For more about the position go to Work In Media.
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The Village of Cottage Grove has openings for part-time production assistants and a part-time Cable TV Coordinator. The priority is the taping and airing of Village meetings in the evenings. For more about the positions, go to Work In Media.
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The City of Waterloo Community Access TV has an opening for a part-time Videographer/Editor. Primary duties will be to record municipal meetings and community and school events. Hours will vary, but will primarily be in the evenings. For more about the position, go to Work In Media.
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The City of Columbus is seeking a part-time Production Specialist. This position works under the direct supervision of the Media Coordinator and will assist in the recording of government meetings and help produce and schedule other programming for Columbus Cable. For more about the position, go to Work In Media.
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Food for Thought
PEG news, First Amendment issues, and the future of local journalism
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Gannett's Wisconsin newspapers will move printing to...
Gannett has taken the trend of outsourced print production to new lengths, announcing Monday that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and its 10 other Wisconsin dailies will be printed at the Peoria Journal Star beginning in May. Peoria is 220 miles...
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www.poynter.org
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On this episode of Rewind: Honoring the public service legacy of Margaret Farrow. Farrow served in the state legislature and later became Wisconsin's first female Lieutenant Governor. Farrow was the board chair of WisconsinEye from 2005 to 2021. |
Hartford Could Stream New Tax To Cord-Cutters
A proposal in the Connecticut General Assembly's Energy and Technology committee would apply a "community access support" charge to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and other streaming video services by making them subject to the surcharge now added to...
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yankeeinstitute.org
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As Cable Fades in Popularity, Public Access TV Stations...
(TNS) - Facing constraints as more residents drop traditional cable, public-access television stations operators called for the passage of legislation Tuesday that would expand fees currently paid by cable customers to include all internet or...
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www.govtech.com
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Opinion | America Has a Free Speech Problem
The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. For all the tolerance and enlightenment that modern society claims,...
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www.nytimes.com
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How do you stop fake news? National nonprofit Civic...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The idea of "fake news" isn't new. Misleading information has been used to divide populations for centuries, though the rise of the internet and social media have exacerbated the issue. The problem is that spotting misleading...
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www.cleveland.com
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Today's Trivia Question: What percentage of US businesses use Instagram?
scroll down to see the answer....
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From the Editor...
Your Monthly Community News is published by Wisconsin Community Media. Each month we bring you features about our media centers and producers and the latest local news from around the state and some national stories, too. We hope to raise awareness of the valuable role public, education, and government (PEG) access media centers play in our communities and encourage their use.
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Strong Media Centers. Strong Communities.
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