MEDIA PRODUCTION
RESOURCES

Below are helpful links to resources on a number of media related topics. Access SF also prepared a number of online toolkits that are available for download.

Overview of Fair Use & Copyright (PDF)

Fair Use Wikipedia Page

U.S. Copyright Office - Fact Sheets on Fair Use

Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources - Copyright & Fair Use Resources

Global Village Cable Access Television - Worldwide links to 300 Public Access Television sites in 13 countries and other links related to the movement for the Freedom of Speech.

Media Education Foundation - This website provides links to websites on topics such as alternative media, media literacy, and media education resources.

Web space for Comparative Study of US PEG Access Centers
Rob McCausland's excellent comparative PEG site with a wealth of statistics and information.

FCC Fact Sheet on Public, Educational, and Governmental Access channels

The Media Lab - The original Media Lab at MIT

EATV - Cable Channel 27 - San Francisco's educational access channel - Operated by City College and the San Francisco Unified School District.

SFGTV - Cable Channels 26 & 78 - Cablecasting for San Francisco's government access programming, which airs 24/7.

The California Channel - Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the proceedings of the California Legislature.

C-SPAN - An online resource for public affairs and politics.

California Telecommunications and Cable TV Association

National Center for Accessible Media - Accessible media resources that serve the hearing and visually impaired such as closed captioning and video description services.

Cable In The Classroom

Cable Positive - The telecommunications industry organization for fighting HIV/AIDS

National Cable Television Association

Telecommunications Industry Association

Cable Television Public Affairs Association

National Association for Media Arts Centers

Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing

The History of Public Access Television