http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org daily 1 2007-10-16T00:07:07Z http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/grantee-press-release-citizen-access-to-democracy-hurting-in-rural-america As an increasing number of participatory democratic processes assume access to modern, high-speed telecommunications services, are citizens in rural/remote areas politically disenfranchised by lack of adequate, affordable and equal communications infrastructure? With the support of a Collaborative Grant from the SSRC, Dr. Richard Wolff (Montana State University) and Montana Common Cause team up to answer this question of civic engagement. No publisher minna.aslama@helsinki.fi NKDPS Program research 2008-11-25T17:36:37Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/ssrc-announces-seven-new-grants-winners-small-grants-and-research-bounties Oct. 27, 2008 -- The Social Science Research Council announces seven new recipients of Collaborative Grants in Media and Communications. The winners include five $7,500 Small Grants and two Research Bounties. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program 2008-11-25T19:01:09Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/grantee-feature-idecs-commitment-to-consumers-rights With the boom in Internet use, the Brazilian government is re-examining legal and policy frameworks surrounding telecom services, including the debate around network neutrality in the US. With SSRC support, the Instituto Brasileiro de Defesa do Consumidor (IDEC) has tested the broadband Internet access of the three main service providers in São Paulo. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2008-10-23T19:53:33Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/grantee-feature-a-new-model-for-measuring-radio-audiences Graciela Orozco (San Francisco State University) believes in the power of community radio to reach a wide audience. For stations serving rural or marginalized populations, how can we better measure their reach and impact? No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2008-10-23T19:07:35Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/grantee-feature-common-frequencys-public-fm-project In 2007, a rare window opened for non-profit groups to apply for full-power FM radio licenses. Common Frequency and researcher Andy Jones (UC Davis) applied for an SSRC Grant to provide information about available frequencies to a wide range of non-profits and student groups. Working with Radio for People, their efforts supported some 200 frequency applications. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2008-10-23T21:11:58Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/grantee-feature-migrant-voices-communication-for-social-change Sasha Costanza-Chock (USC) and Amanda Garcés (IDEPSCA) share lessons from ‘Migrant Voices', a participatory research project with IDEPSCA and the Garment Worker Center to develop new strategies for broad-based communication among low-wage immigrants in Los Angeles. Their current work, also funded by the SSRC, explores a new platform for mobile-based storytelling. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2008-11-13T16:51:14Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/apcnews-features-ssrc-grantee-report The Association for Progressive Communications highlights the recent work of SSRC Small Grant recipient Abi Jagun, who investigated the unique case of Mauritius as part of APC's large-scale research project on SAT-3/WASC implementation in Africa. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2008-10-17T01:02:13Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/collaborative-grants-1st-bounty-claimed 'Who Gets Cable? Why We Don't Know and Why That Matters', has received an SSRC Research Bounty of $5,000 to fund collaboration between Media Access Project and researchers Scott Sanders (Chicago Media Action) and Greg Rose. No publisher minna.aslama@helsinki.fi NKDPS Program 2008-09-03T21:54:57Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/collaborative-grants-honorable-mentions The SSRC Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere Grants program introduces 'Honorable Mentions'. Each Collaborative Grants round sees a number of excellent proposals that can't be funded due to our limited resources. We want to draw your attention to these projects, in the hope that they will find success and support! No publisher minna.aslama@helsinki.fi NKDPS Program research 2008-09-03T21:56:53Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/barry-wellman-and-arvind-singhal-win-new-ssrc-ica-prizes July 6, 2008 - The Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce the winners of two new prizes in media and communications research, sponsored in partnership with the International Communications Association: No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program 2008-07-10T14:28:07Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/ssrc-announces-large-grants-totaling-210-000-for-seven-new-media-communications-projects June 16th -- The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce seven new recipients of $30,000 Large Grants for academic-advocacy collaboration in media and communications. The funded projects address a range of exciting research needs, from advocacy strategies for Latinos to engage with media institutions, to action research developing a code of practices for Thai community radio, to initiatives that build collaborations between advocates and activists working to democratize the digital communications platform, etc. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program 2008-09-03T21:54:26Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/hopes-for-wireless-cities-fade-meinrath-and-others-talk-with-the-nytimes SSRC grant recipient Sascha Meinrath (Director of the Wireless Future Program at the New America Foundation) is featured in an article by the NYTimes on struggling municiple wi-fi networks in major cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Miami, and San Franscisco. How can cities adopt viable plans that live up to the hype? No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program 2008-11-13T19:56:41Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/grantee-feature-media-mobilizing-project-in-the-nytimes Todd Wolfson and Media Mobilizing Project, recipients of a $30,000 SSRC Large Grant in October 2007, were recently featured in the New York Times Technology section and on the front cover of the Philadelphia CityPaper for their ongoing work with community journalists in Philadelphia, where residents are voicing issues of violence, gentrification, and the digital divide. No publisher chung@ssrc.org NKDPS Program 2008-10-17T01:05:40Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/nk-grantee-workshop-information-available-here The Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere co-hosted a two-day gathering (23-24 February 2008) of grantees, program partners, scholars and advocates to facilitate discussion on strategies to improve and increase research-advocacy collaborations on media and communications issues. Materials from the workshop can be found here. No publisher aslama@ssrc.org; chung@ssrc.org Conference NKDPS Program events 2008-11-07T20:44:36Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/new-ssrc-idrc-book-ict-infrastructure-in-emerging-asia-policy-and-regulatory-roadblocks A new SSRC/IDRC-sponsored volume brings together scholars, practitioners, former regulators and policy makers to address the problem of expanding information and communication technology (ICT) connectivity in emerging Asia. No publisher karaganis@ssrc.org NKDPS Program research 2008-09-03T21:53:06Z News Item