All American Games and NewTek are looking for a team of video production standouts to join the first national All-American Video Crew for the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, TX January 5- 9, 2011.   They want high school seniors from across the country to submit video entries that showcase their work in [...]

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 “local” planning [...]

by Michelle Barbaria  The morning outside the Crest Theatre in Sacramento was filled with anticipation and excitement. Friends, family, and film crew members gathered in line to get in to see the 9 films they helped to create on the big screen. Once the doors opened and the people began to flow into the lobby the [...]

The Alliance for Community Media, Western Region (CA, HI, CO, NM, AZ) announced the finalists in the 2010 Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) Awards. The WAVE Awards honor the best public, educational, and government access programming from PEG cable access channels all over the West. Congratulations to the following eight programs seen on Access Sacramento, their [...]

Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New MexicoPlus Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Texas and all the humid states as well For conference details, registration and hotel information: http://www.ACMWest.org  ”Ignite the Voice of the Community – Join Us in Sparks”  Western States Regional Conference Friday-Saturday, October 15-16, 2010 John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, Nevada [...]

by Ron Cooper Friends of Access Sacramento…. have you ever wondered how public, education, and government access cable television and community media centers operate in other Western communities? Are there programming concepts, production tips, new equipment ideas, board development questions, or legislative updates you are curious about but the friendly folks at Fry’s and City Hall [...]

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 take advantage [...]

by Amy Lawrence If you’re fed up with getting unwanted calls, texts, mail, e-mails and faxes, like I am, there are a few simple steps that you can follow to cut down on them. According to an article in Consumer Connection, published by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, three common types of unwanted mail, advertising mail, [...]

by Ron Cooper This photo along with several others, by Colleen Belcher, can be found at http://www.SacramentoPress.com Continuing in our series of collaborative media partnerships, the Hometown-TV crew documented the six person panel of local media managers entitled “Paying for Content? Searching for New Media Revenue in the Digital Age” . Please read the very thorough accounting (see below) written [...]

Ron Cooper joined with executive directors from PEG Access organizations in Marin, San Jose, Monterey, Gilroy, Palo Alto and Sacramento based consultant Sue Buske asking California Senator Barbara Boxer’s office for legislative help in Congress. The leaders met with Jennifer Tang, Senior Field Representative and Hillary Bishop Pearson, Special Projects Director for Senator Boxer in [...]

On Saturday June 12, the ten films now in production met for the first time since the highly successful 2010 “Cast & Crew Call” mid-May. The ten teams are in the process of holding cast auditions, selecting crew members for key positions, and identifying key location sites for their productions. Several of the films have [...]

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 [...]

by Ron Cooper At the June 3 meeting of the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission, Access Sacramento’s annual grant request was unanimously approved. During these financially difficult times for all nonprofit, government and educational agencies, this was not an easy decision. The Commission discussed several possible options including pulling all funds and giving the money to [...]

Written By, bel Reyes and Kindra F. Montgomery-Block UC Davis School of Education, Center for Community School Partnerhsips May 24, 2010 Set-up began early Saturday May 22  at 7:30 a.m., with student volunteers folding t-shirts, organizing registration sign-in sheets and setting up signs that would soon direct the Youth Media Forum for Social Change audience [...]

  Saturday May 22 marked a new high mark in our 25 year history. Coordinated in partnership with the U.C. Davis, School of Education and hosted in Studio B of KCRA, Access Sacramento streamed a two hour Youth Media Forum direct and “Live” on KCRA.com – Channel 3′s popular web site. The event was a celebration [...]

Joining many other local organizations, the California Endowment supports the NNB project. In a letter from Mary Lou Fulton and Christine Tien, Program managers, they expressed the following assessment. “Access Sacramento’s Neighborhood News Bureau concept is at the vanguard of a new wave of local journalism initiatives that involve collaboration among residents, community organizations, new media [...]

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 cool [...]

by Amy Lawrence On August 29, 2009, the Valley Hi-North Library opened, replacing a smaller library on Mack Road, in Sacramento.  As one of the City of Sacramento’s “green buildings”, with special insulation and efficient lighting, air conditioning and heating, the Valley Hi-North Library is one of the five “Neighborhood News Bureau” sites. It offers several [...]

by Michelle Barbaria Yes, we caught Anton Barbeau on his way through town on his last visit and had a chance to record a performance. Anton is a Sacramento born musician who is now living in London. You may have caught a glimpse of him on one of our past Flashback episodes and playing along side [...]

by Michelle Barbaria A unique film festival is working its way to Sacramento. The Hot Italian restaurant will host this fun festival which starts on Friday, May 14 th and runs through Sunday, May 16 th. Friday and Sadturday will feature films, food, and fun. Sunday will feature “Bikes in the Park” at Fremont Park. Bring your bike [...]