community media
Neighborhood-produced content channels
Community media refers to broadcast outlets—radio stations, television channels, newspapers, or websites—owned and operated by local residents rather than corporations or governments.
These outlets typically serve specific geographic areas or interest groups underrepresented in mainstream media: The community media center trained volunteers to produce their own programming.
The term emphasizes grassroots participation over professional production values.
- public access televisionNoncommercial local broadcasting for citizens
- cable accessLocal programming via wire
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- local newspapersRegional periodicals covering nearby events
- advocacy journalismNews promoting specific causes
podcasts · blogs · local artists · open mic night · bulletin boards · town crier · civic education · newsletters · zines · cultural preservation · broadcasting equipment · nonprofit organizations · grassroots activism · citizen journalism · activists · neighborhood associations · educators · public awareness campaigns
- queer mediaqueer voices, advocacy journalism, queer film, queer cinema, gay literature
- ethnic mediaethnic newspapers, Ebony, Essence, BET, Telemundo
- media biasbias, editorial bias, slant, partisan, partiality
- representationproportional representation, diverse casting, visibility, representation matters, marginalized voices
community mediamainstream media
Dominant news establishment
media conglomerates · legacy media · Comcast · News Corp · commercial broadcasting
community mediamass media
Large-scale communication channels
global media · CNN · BBC World Service · broadcast networks · international broadcasting
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