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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                          NEWS CONTACT:                               
March 31, 2010                                                                        Janice Wise: 202-418-8165
 Email: Janice.Wise@fcc.gov
FCC ANNOUNCES SECOND FUTURE OF MEDIA WORKSHOP ON: 
“PUBLIC AND OTHER NONCOMMERCIAL MEDIA 
IN THE DIGITAL ERA”
Washington, D.C. -- As part of its project on the Future of Media and the Information Needs of 
Communities, the Federal Communications Commission will hold a workshop on April 30, 
2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room, Room TW-C305, at 445
12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., on noncommercial media entitled “Public and Other 
Noncommercial Media in the Digital Era.” The workshop will focus on:
o The current structures and activities of public and other noncommercial media entities, as 
well as relevant government policies;
o The ways in which public and other noncommercial media entities do and could 
contribute to the information needs of communities across multiple platforms, focusing in 
particular on journalism, cultural, and educational content; 
o The possibilities for greater collaboration among noncommercial media entities such as 
public broadcasters, PEG channels, noncommercial web-based outlets, and other new 
media entities;
o The role of public and other noncommercial media in serving the information needs of 
the underserved, including language minorities, ethnic minorities, children, the disabled, 
and the economically disadvantaged;
o The infrastructure needs and assets of public and other noncommercial media in 
delivering information to communities; 
o Innovative uses of social media, gaming, Internet applications, citizen journalism, mobile 
technologies, and other technological and organizational innovations; and 
o The possibilities for new kinds of noncommercial media networks and associated funding 
models. 
Open captioning of the workshop will be provided.  Other reasonable accommodations for 
people with disabilities are available upon request.  Please include a description of the 
accommodation you will need, and a way that we can contact you if we need more information.  
Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill.  Send an e-mail to 
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 
202-418-0432 (tty).
For further information, contact Krista Witanowski, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2449.  
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