Keeping the conversation going on Making Your Media Matter

Our fifth annual Making Your Media Matter came to a close on Friday evening, and I was excited to see the buzz in the room about the topic of our last panel -- does making a beautiful film about a "difficult" issue compromise your subject? Has democratized technology made it so that craftsmanship is no longer valued? Does a film with gorgeous cinematography not feel as "real" as one filmed on a camera phone? Everyone had an interesting perspective, and the dialogue between panelists and audience was so active that we are very inspired to keeping it going.

In the next few weeks, we will be posting our rap report, videos, podcasts, and photos from the event. More than just documenting this year's conference, I hope to start aggregating thoughts on what to plan for next year, and need your input! Please send any comments or ideas you might have to me at hanold [AT] american.edu, or begin a conversation on the social network.

If you're looking for key points from the conference while waiting for our official report, you can check out this live blog from Feminism 3.0, or the Making Your Media Matter twitter feed of 6.