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"I don't have time to make an app - I'm a filmmaker!": Nancy Schwartzman on Activism and New Media


When Twitter user @MindofAndre sent Nancy Schwartzman a message on Twitter alerting her to the Apps Against Abuse challenge, her first thought was "I don't have time to make an app…I'm a filmmaker!"

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Visual Resources Association Endorses Librarians' Fair Use Code

The community that benefits from librarians' better understanding of their fair use rights is growing. Read more...

Memes to Meaningful Media - How to Inspire, Engage and Galvanize Your Viewers

This guest post is by Marin Tockman from Land of Opportunity. Learn more about their interactive web video player, or click here to read more from their blog.

Right now, as you read this blog post, you probably have a few dozen other windows open on your desktop, are writing an email, making your own facebook or blog post, retweeting your friends’ retweets, streaming music etc…

It’s cool – I’m with you.  Welcome to the present – we are in a world of media over drive and we are loving it. Read more...

Copyright and Fair Use at SXSW

Copyright and creativity, as usual, were deeply intertwined at South by Southwest (SXSW) this year. I missed some cool panels that friends were giving, because logistics overcame me. Read more...

Filmmaking Process Case Study: A Master Class with Heather Courtney

When Heather Courtney set out to make her graduate thesis film, “Los Trabajadores”, in 1999, she had a clear objective – to tell a human story and inspire the audience to care about the people and the issue. Read more...