No More Shackles Report
Download “No More Shackles: Why We Must End the Use of Electronic Monitors for People on Parole,” a report from our Challenging E-Carceration project and the #NoDigitalPrisons campaign.
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Fact Sheet: Government Surveillance of Immigrants and Muslims
Since the 2016 Presidential election, the Trump administration has intensified the monitoring and criminalization of immigrants of color in the United States — with direct violence, detention and deportation hastened by the increasing availability of big data and new surveillance technologies.
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Fact Sheet: Social Media Accountability
Given the increasing presence and influence of social media in our lives—and the frightening ways in which these tools are being weaponized to target communities of color—here are eight facts you should know about social media today.
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State of the Network Report – 2018
This “State of the Network” report provides a snapshot of what we’ve done since our last network governance retreat. We look forward to learning from the past as we chart a course for our network’s future.
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NYPD Body Cameras Fail to Deliver Accountability
What started off as a wellness check in the Bronx resulted in 16 rounds fired at Miguel Antonio Richards, who lost his life earlier this month. Miguel, a college exchange student from Jamaica, was 31 years old and had been living peacefully in his apartment building for several months, until his landlord called NYPD for Read more
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2016 Annual Report on Media Rights & Justice
Leaders of the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) convened in Oakland, California, April 7th and 8th, 2016 as part of MAG-Net’s annual Governance Retreat. Read the report here.
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Letter to Mayor de Blasio on Queens Murders
The Center for Media Justice joined Muslim Advocates & 35+ organizations urging NYC Mayor de Blasio to thoroughly investigate the tragic murders of two Muslim men in Queens, New York.
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MAG-Net’s Annual Membership Gathering at the Allied Media Conference
On June 16th, MAG-Net member organizations from across the country gathered at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit for our annual MAG-Net Membership Assembly. We were lucky to have Highlander Research & Education Center help lead our convening, which celebrated our collective victories, deepened our knowledge of #MediaJustice, and built power for future campaigns and Read more
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Foundation Maps for Media Funding
Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center have launched a new mapping and research tool that reveals the full scope of philanthropically-funded media projects worldwide since 2009. The map features multiple search functions and displays to assist you in exploring funding trends, funder and grant recipient networks, funding by region, and much more.
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How a unique community radio station serves listeners in Appalachia
AS FAR BACK as Kelli Haywood can remember, Appalshophas been a part of her life. The storied arts, media, and education center was founded in 1969 in her hometown of Whitesburg, a small county seat in the coalfield of eastern Kentucky. The first play Haywood ever performed in was led by Appalshop’s traveling theater troupe. Read more