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Subject: Call for Tapes - Paper Tiger TV From: Michael Eisenmenger <eisenmen@rci.rutgers.edu> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 15:41:03 +0000 * * * * * Congratulations on the great work at the Hybrid WorkSpace site! We wish we could be there with you, but time and space are factors we couldn't quite overcome this summer. I'm posting this call for tapes that we sent out two months ago, we have extended the deadline due to several requests. I thought that some 'tactical media' producers would be interested in contributing material for the series. In addition to highlighting progressive media work that deals with issues of community and communications via electronic media, we are also interested in community based projects that occur in the contested physical spaces of the public sphere (such as posters, projections, billboard correction, etc.). Please e-mail if you have questions. for the collective, michael eisenmenger eisenmen@rci.rutgers.edu – please redistribute where appropriate - ***************************************************** PAPER TIGER TELEVISION - NEW YORK CITY +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR TAPES ***************************************************** Show us how you use communications technology in your community! Is access to information and the ability and means to communicate that information a privilege or a basic human right? We think it's the latter and Paper Tiger Television and the Deep Dish Satellite Network are preparing a series of television programs that examine these alternative approaches to non-commercial communications from around the world. The series will examine various not-for-profit groups internationally who produce media that differs from the dominant media of their country. We would like to highlight the struggles faced in producing and distributing “alternative” media, as we frame the program in terms of the need for media and international media policy which challenges the media monopoly by multi-national conglomerates and governments and that allows for: • The balanced flow of information between countries. • A media in which all people are represented and can represent themselves through access to the media, regardless of their economic status. • Access to vital information and information critical of the existing socioeconomic and political order. • Media which allows for debate and discussion. • A media which respects and preserves cultural diversity. We are in agreement with the declarations and efforts of other international media organizations such as AMARC and Videazimut and hope that this series will help to highlight and further their efforts as well. Our plans are to satellitecast this series of programs in North America and to make it freely available to public access channels who wish to broadcast it. ........................................................... We invite you to participate in this program by submitting the following: 1) A sample of your media. 2) A piece of media addressing some of the questions below: we would prefer it if you are able to produce a short (five-ten minute) low budget video with a member (or members) of your group or community explaining how and why you are producing media. • If you are unable to produce a video, please don't let this discourage you from participating as we would also welcome audio tape or written submissions. If you are not sending video, we would appreciate photos that illustrate what you are discussing. • If possible, please make your submissions in English. We encourage you to contact us with any questions before making this submission. We will most likely have more questions for you! 3) A video sample and critique of the main-stream dominant media in your country. (optional) ........................................................... Some questions to consider in framing your response: 1) Describe the media you produce: with what issues is your media concerned? What format do you use and why (radio, video, etc.). What is your approach to production? (Is it collective based or open to participation by the community, or other ) 2) How is the media you produce different from the dominant media? Please give a brief critique of the dominant media in your country. 3) Why is it necessary to produce your own media? 4) What challenges do you face in producing and distributing your media? 5) Is there assistance or support in your country for your communications activities? ..................................................... Please send materials by August 30th 1997 to the address below. If you have questions write, call or e-mail Michael, Linda, Sandra or Jessica at: Paper Tiger Television 339 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 420-9045 email: eisenmen@rci.rutgers.edu www: http://www.papertiger.org ***************************************************** Paper Tiger TV is a non-profit volunteer collective that has been producing media criticism though video since 1981. The diverse series of over 260 programs addresses issues of democratic communications, media representation and the economics of the information industry. The tapes are broadcast in NYC and across the U.S. The tapes are also distributed by Paper Tiger to universities, libraries, and media art centers worldwide. *****************************************************