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  • Access Sacramento Helps Alliance for Community Media Western Region Host Successful Conference

    Access Sacramento Helps Alliance for Community Media Western Region Host Successful Conference

    by Ron Cooper Reno/Sparks, Nevada – John Asquaga’s Nugget Hotel welcomed 120 conference attendees for an information-filled two days (Oct. 15 & 16). The ACM Western States Region was joined by regional leadership from the Northwest, Southwest, Central, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. Access Sacramento Board and staff helped organize the event by serving as the [...]

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  • Cell Phones Increase Minorities’ Access to Internet

    Cell Phones Increase Minorities’ Access to Internet

    by Amy Lawrence In a new study from the Pew Research Center entitled: “Mobile Access 2010” by Aaron Smith, “African-Americans and English-speaking Latinos continue to be among the most active users of the mobile web. Cell phone ownership is higher among African-Americans and Latinos than among whites (87% vs. 80%) and minority cell phone owners [...]

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  • “Community Journalism” and Sacramento’s Neighborhood News Bureau Site

    “Community Journalism” and Sacramento’s Neighborhood News Bureau Site

    Dedicated to studying new media trends in the United States, staff members at the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism, have written an article titled, “Community Journalism,” where they analyze the roles of community journalism and its relationship to traditional journalism.  They also seek to uncover the ways in which community journalism can fill gaps [...]

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  • Neighborhood News At the Neighborhood Summit

    Neighborhood News At the Neighborhood Summit

    May 21st 2010 Sacramento CA: The Sacramento Convention Center was the site of this years Neighborhood Summit.   Attended by Sacramento health and service vendors, the summit also featured a presentation from Access Sacramento’s Neighborhood News team, AccessLocal.TV. The presentation included an overview of the campaign by Ron Cooper from Access Sacramento, and Kristian Manoff from Foxyea [...]

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  • 2010 “Place Called Sacramento” Films Announced…

    2010 “Place Called Sacramento” Films Announced…

    2010 “Place Called Sacramento” Films Announced – 225 Cast & Crew Candidates Sign-on as Production Teams are Formed The eleventh annual C&CC event announce the ten selected scripts and their screen writer – producers to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 225 actors, technicians, and filmmaking advocates. The May 19 event was threatened with unseasonably [...]

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  • PCS 2009: 64 1/2

    PCS 2009: 64 1/2

    “64 1/2” by Chris Henry E-mail: chris_henry@att.net (underscore on email address) Tobias and Avery are old war-horses with stories to tell but the world sees only 2 scruffy, homeless guys. When a Mustang stumbles, Tobias steps up and a new chapter begins. Recorded and edited in HD Place Called Sacramento Film Festival 2009

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