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Link of
the Week: July 8 - 14
Media That Matters
For film buffs there's Cannes, Sundance,
Banff…then there's Media That Matters. The
Third Annual Media That Matters Film Festival selects
the best short films and new media that will inspire
you to speak out and take action for social change.
It's an all-online festival, presented cleverly alongside
real-life resources that address the subject of the
film. For instance, check out the humorous film on diversity
that asks, "Is My Neighbor Latino?" Or watch
"We Were Human," a multimedia production that
quantifies the potential impact of spending world military
budgets on human services. The festival is presented
by MediaRights.org,
co-presented by the Human
Rights Watch International Film Festival and powered
by Free
Speech TV.
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Media
Forum Follow-Up
We have now posted the
handouts that were distributed by journalists
at our recent media forum. Journalist contact information
is now posted also, if you want to follow up with any of the people you met
at the forum (or if you live in the Asheville area and want to see what you
missed!).
Link/Article
of the Week Archives
For your convenience,
we've begun archiving past
weeks' featured links and articles.
The
Missing Link
Have any suggestions for us regarding
next week’s link? Or is there information you seek,
but you can’t find a helpful link? Let
us know! If others would benefit from the information,
we just may track down a link for you, or use your suggestion
as Link of the Week.
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