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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 3:21 pm on June 3, 2009
Thanks to the hard work of many Somerville Residents, including but not limited to Barry Rafkind, FBerman, EIF, the Jehlens and lots more, SCAT has yet again won Number 1 Nationwide Community Access Television Station presented by the Alliance for Community Media. We are very proud, having been selected best in the country four…
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 10:38 am on May 11, 2009
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Posted by Alain Jehlen a 9:09 pm on May 1, 2009
This week, Craig Leach's media class at Somerville High broke into four groups to discuss their use of social media. In this class, Facebook reigns supreme. MySpace is losing out. YouTube is very big. Twitter hasn't caught on except for a few.…
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Somerville Voices invites you to a brainstorming meeting to come up with great story ideas about our city.…
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Posted by Bill Bumpus a 12:39 pm on April 23, 2009
Bill Bumpus and regular Somerville Voices contributor Fred Berman are the co-hosts of a live, (roughly) biweekly show on Somerville Cable Access Television (SCAT, Channel 3) titled “Progressive Voices”.
If you or your organization are working to make a difference on a local, state, national or world level, we’d like to interview you! …
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Posted by eila a 6:12 pm on April 19, 2009
On March 19, 2009, the City of Somerville was one of the 118 recipients of an “e-government Award,” from Common Cause. This citation is given for providing online access to Board of Alderman agenda and minutes, budget information, and general by-laws. But, on closer inspection, Somerville came in "number one" for the…
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Posted by WendyBlom a 3:28 pm on April 15, 2009
As Executive Director of Somerville Community Access Television, I am concerned that the community may lose resources and benefits from changes to the cable TV franchise rules. After failing in 2007, Verizon is trying again to modify the rules to their benefit with a new bill put forward in the MA House and Senate. …
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Posted by Melissa McWhinney a 10:34 pm on April 10, 2009
Apropos of Barry's belief that Somerville needs more and better investigative reporting, you can learn to do it yourself! Northeastern University School of Journalism and the New England First Amendment Center are offering a May 1 workshop on investigative reporting and freedom of information.
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 12:19 am on April 8, 2009
Our community is not being served adequately by the level of investigative reporting provided by our two local newspapers: The Somerville Journal and The Somerville News. There is a plethora of local blogs offering opinions and media filtering, but there remains a poverty of the kind of quality in-depth journalism that can only be obtained…
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Posted by Bill Bumpus a 6:43 pm on March 27, 2009
Bill Bumpus and regular Somerville Voices contributor Fred Berman are the co-hosts of a live, (roughly) biweekly show on Somerville Cable Access Television (SCAT, Channel 3) titled "Progressive Voices".
If you or your organization are working to make a difference on a local, state, national or world level, we'd like to interview you! …
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Posted by eila a 6:12 pm on March 2, 2009
Perhaps a SomervilleVoices.org blogger can be the next Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow?
The International Women's Media Foundation announces the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for full-time, part time or freelance journalists working (for at least 3 years) on human rights or social justice issues. This fellowship will allow recipients to spend 9 months in a research program at MIT…
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Posted by eila a 7:04 pm on December 5, 2008
A focus group of Civil and DisAbilities Rights advocates will join with the longest-running TV Access producers group in the country during Civil Rights Week in MA to tackle the challenges of designing equal opportunity communities.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 3:39 pm on December 2, 2008
Hi Gang.. Bill from SCAT here. It's the holiday time of year and best wishes to all of you from the members and staff here at Somerville Community Television. Today's BIG NEWS: Santa and Mrs Claus will be live on Somerville Channel 3 on Wednesday night December 10, from 6-8pm. We would like to invite those of you with little ones...
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 9:06 pm on November 4, 2008
As promised here is the latest and greatest from Somerville Community Access Television. Check out the footage from the Community Arts Festival and from a Nepali Community Event. See a separate posting for the interview with Bill Shelton about Charter Reform on Fred Berman and Bill Bumpus' Monday evening show, Progressive Voices.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 10:30 pm on October 30, 2008
Hi Gang, for those of you yearning for alternative media coverage of the big day November 4th …
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Hi Gang, for those of you yearning for alternative media coverage of the big day November 4th .... keep reading, we have the answer.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 8:32 am on October 27, 2008
Hi Gang... lot going on since my last post. Later this week I will have a massive update, but, in the meantime I wanted to share the latest episode of the Progressive Voices TV program here at SCAT. Fred Berman and Bill Bumpus have as their guest: Harris Gruman to talk about Question one on the upcoming November Ballot. See the video below.
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Posted by Bill Shelton a 9:49 am on August 26, 2008
You already know more about Somerville than the kids who spend a year or two reporting here and then move on. You have years of personal experience understanding one or more important civic issues. The Somerville News, Somerville Journal, and this humble forum can certain benefit from your insights. And more than any time that I can remember, providing a decent future for all Somerville’s citizens requires our fully understanding our present and the past that created it.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 1:14 pm on August 20, 2008
Either that or I am getting behind...not sure which. Fred Berman and Bill Bumpus have three more programs of interest to S'Villans. First: Disabilities with guest Eileen Feldman, 2'nd: The History and Community Importance of Community Television with guest Wendy Blom. Exec. Dir. of SCAT and 3'rd: All about Green Jobs with guests Mary Jo Connelly and Laurie Leyshon. Check out their
Video Blog to watch these and other Progressive Voices Programs. Progressive Voices... Mondays at 6pm on Somerville Community Access Television. Ch.3 on both the Comcast and RCN cable systems in Somerville.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 3:21 pm on August 7, 2008
Fred Berman and Bill Bumpus interviewed a student at Tufts University about the ongoing contract negotiations between the Janitors at Tufts and the subcontractor for the school. If you would like to hear what Kevin Dillon has to say about the "Janitors Alliance" please click the link that will take you to the
new blog for the Progressive Voices television show cablecast on Somerville Community Access Television. Channel 3 on the Comcast and RCN cable systems in Somerville.
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 9:59 am on August 5, 2008
This is the question we will ask students of all ages at the
National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5th. Join us at the National Night Out begining at 5:00 PM in Foss Park - not just to be interviewed for TV, but also to enjoy an evening of family fun and a celebration of peace and community.
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Posted by eila a 10:57 pm on July 29, 2008
On August 5, from 8 - 9 p.m. on SCAT's celebrated DEAD AIR LIVE show, the Tibetan community will offer viewers a first-hand report of what Tibet was like before the Chinese invasion, and talk about what it was like to have to flee their beloved homeland and become exiled citizens of the world. Tune in to SCAT Channel 3 next Tuesday, for a fascinating and moving account of a beautiful culture and people, who cultivated the roof of the world.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 5:29 pm on July 14, 2008
A special thank you to Fred Berman for hosting an episode of "Talking About Somerville". This program is currently being shown on Somerville Community Access Television, Tuesday nights at 9pm. The program highlights the good works of non profit organizations throughout Somerville.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 1:48 pm on June 11, 2008
New technology at Somerville Community Access Television means better video and show playback for all our Somerville viewers. (snip) ...another reason that Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT) has won nationwide awards and remains a leader in the New England access television marketplace.
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 10:12 pm on May 29, 2008
The Youth Media program at Somerville Community Television is hosting a free screening of short films shot by the youth members of THE NEXT GENERATION PRODUCERS. This screening will be at 6pm Tuesday June 3, at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square.
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 5:26 pm on May 21, 2008
If you listen to a local NPR radio station like me, you’ve probably heard segments of Living on Earth with Steve Curwood, a program on the environment and environmental policy. After listening to this week’s show, I picked up on the fact that they broadcast from a studio in Davis Square, right down the hall from the office of the Somerville Journal, at 20 Holland Street Suite 408 to be exact.
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