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Native Public Media Creates and Implements First Branded Digital Journalism Curriculum for Native Americans |
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Native Public Media, an organization dedicated to serving Native radio broadcasters and media makers, announced it will launch its Digital Journalism and Storytelling Intensive on May 28,2012.
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DIRECTOR OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL DIGITAL VILLAGE TO CHAIR NATIVE PUBLIC MEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Flagstaff, AZ, October 13, 2011 – Matthew Rantanen will lead the national Native American organization, Native Public Media, as Chairman of the Board. Native Public Media is the only organization dedicated to providing service to the Native media network as well as providing a policy program directed at changing the broadcast and telecommunications landscape in the United States that is home to 565 federally recognized Tribes.
Rantanen in his acceptance said, “It is an honor to be elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Native Public Media. This is a time of change and great opportunity for tribes in access to communications technology, and NPM is poised to help tribes strategically navigate the obstacles that lie ahead in all forms of communications/media.”
Named to the Federal Communication Commission’s Native Nation’s Broadband Task Force by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski in March, Rantanen brings strong leadership and telecommunications expertise to Native Public Media.Rantanen is the Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association and Vice President of Technology for Southern California Tribal Technologies, LLC which supports tribal communities in Southern California in wireless deployment. Rantanen’s work with Tribes includes radio station applications, development of tribal technology corporations, marketing, and community wireless networking.
“Native Public Media is honored that Matthew Rantanen, a highly respected and valued member of our Tribal community, will serve a chair for our Board of Directors. His direct ties to our tribal leaders and tribal communities are assets to our Board and organization. His voice on broadband, net neutrality, spectrum and media is long standing not only at the grassroots level but also in the beltway of Washington D.C,” states Loris Taylor, President and CEO of Native Public Media.
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New America Foundation Announces Loris Taylor to Join FCC Advisory Committee |
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Published: September 27, 2011
The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative is pleased to announce that Loris Taylor, President and CEO of Native Public Media, will join the Federal Communications Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age (Committee). The Committee aims to make recommendations to the FCC to enhance the ability of minorities and women to participate in telecommunications and related industries. These recommendations work towards ensuring universal access and adoption of broadband.
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Native Public Media and the Institute of American Indian Arts Launch Digital and Media Literacy Partnership to Serve Native Americans |
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August 15, 2011, Santa Fe, NM—In an unprecedented effort to address both the digital and media divides in Indian Country, two well-known tribal organizations, Native Public Media and the Institute of American Indian Arts announced their long-term partnership to establish the first comprehensive digital and media literacy program specifically for Native radio broadcasters and media makers.
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Traci Morris Appointed to FCC Consumer Advisory Committee |
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Published: July 29, 2011
The New America Foundation and Native Public Media are pleased to announce that Native Public Media has a seat on the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee. Traci Morris, Director of Operations for Native Public Media, which partners with New America’s Open Technology Initiative, will represent tribal interests on the Committee.
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Dr. Traci Morris announced as NPM's Director of Operations |
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For Immediate Release - May 2, 2011: Native Public Media (NPM) and the New America Foundation welcome Dr. Traci Morris as NPM's Director of Operations. Morris is the principal and founder of Homahota Consulting, which provides policy analysis and research focusing on Internet use, digital inclusion, network neutrality, and development of broadband networks in Indian Country. The first quantitative and qualitative study commissioned by Native Public Media “New Media, Technology and Internet Use in Indian County,” was co-authored by Morris and Sacha Meinrath, Director of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation, and has become a seminal resource for key decision-makers, including being extensively cited by the Federal Communications Commission in the National Broadband Plan.
“I am pleased to have Traci Morris on board,” stated Loris Taylor, President and CEO of Native Public Media. “Morris will oversee the signature programs of NPM that includes our digital literacy project, Station Services, and advocacy program. Her depth of experience in policy and academia and her research focus on digital inclusion tethered to her new role of providing media opportunities within our tribal communities are a great asset to Native Public Media.”
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