Citizen Journalism
Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to audio and video, new voice are continuously arriving on the stage of opinion. These selections speak to that trend with a special focus on content created by citizens and documentaries created with a unique citizen perspective.
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Channel: Citizen Journalism
Gregory (Invisible Men) 6mins
Gregory, a formerly homeless man on his way back to a home, shares his story.
Video
Faces Of Change 56mins
Join us for a series of online web & video chats with our favorite filmmakers. First on May 13th, Michele Stephenson.
PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins
The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.
Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...
The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...
"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...
What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...
Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...
Burning in the Sun [Remix] 11mins
Daniel Dembele returns home to Mali with an idea, cheap renewable energy for the masses, can he make his solar panel social business stick in West Africa?
This War At Home 7mins
In a letter to a namesake uncle lost in Vietnam author Ivan Sanchez ponders the value of war, and connects this generational void to the deterioration of his Bronx neighborhood.
Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute 8mins
Youth producers at Youth Movement Records reflect on the injustices they witness in the aftermath of the police shooting of young Oscar Grant.
Remix: In Search of Our Fathers
Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.
None on Record: Nick 05mins 24secs
After arriving to New York City, Nick entered into Columbia University on fellowship. Transitioning from female to male in his third year of study.
NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins
A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.
Single Father 12mins 37secs
According to a 2006 report by the US Census Bureau there are 2.5 million single fathers in America, in 1970 there were 400, 000.
PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins
The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.
Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs
Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition
NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs
Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.
Breaking Silences 10mins
A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.
Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria 9mins 33secs
Decade-long CNN journalist Carol Pineau profiles a successful entrepreneur in Lagos, Nigeria.
Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.









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