Community Created Humboldt/Jan 23 10/People's Media
The following are proceedings from a breakout group at the Community Created Humboldt event on January 23rd, 2010.
People’s Media Proceedings
[edit | edit source]- lots of arts/culture folks participated
- agreement we must balance between nature and technology
- owning and using media is part of the commons
- people are already using new media (access Humboldt, FB, blogs, twitter) in a participatory shared fashion
Recommendations
[edit | edit source]- seek $$ now for new media commons
- participate in existing media (KHSU, KMUD, Access Huboldt)
- encourage government/private partnerships
Next steps
[edit | edit source]- manifest positivity meeting at Ink People 2/3 at 5 p.m.
- limited wireless in Humboldt is a problem; there is a map of local hot spots
- rural broad band access, the commons
- concern re cell towers
- personal connection to natural world is being lost; losing balance
- make access to info a right (a part of the commons)
- government provides infrastructure, carrier
- what does this community need that we can do right now?
- Stream Guys are at the forefront of this concept/technology
- people are the government
- intersection of art/media/economy
- anyone who wants to use media should explore advocacy journalism
- KHSU/KMUD/JPR, very popular, speaks to openness willingness to be involved
| Authors | Lonny Grafman |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | JessieMisha (2010–2025). "Community Created Humboldt/Jan 23 10/People's Media". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026. |