Comments on: Current Interview re Digital Distribution http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2007/03/09/current-interview-re-digital-distribution/ ...blogs sometimes. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: HearVox News » Archive » Shared Public Integrated Digital Media Mission Distribution Association http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2007/03/09/current-interview-re-digital-distribution/#comment-10542 HearVox News » Archive » Shared Public Integrated Digital Media Mission Distribution Association Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:11:34 +0000 http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2007/03/09/current-interview-re-digital-distribution/#comment-10542 [...] There’s been a congestion of conferences lately striving to save our sorry pubradio asses. Their themes range from the grand From Participatory Culture to Participatory Democracy to the mundane Making the Transition. They’re put on by groups with amorphous promises in their names: Beyond Broadcast Digital Distribution Consortium Integrated Media Association — mix & match to create your own exciting organizational combos. [...] [...] There’s been a congestion of conferences lately striving to save our sorry pubradio asses. Their themes range from the grand From Participatory Culture to Participatory Democracy to the mundane Making the Transition. They’re put on by groups with amorphous promises in their names: Beyond Broadcast Digital Distribution Consortium Integrated Media Association — mix & match to create your own exciting organizational combos. [...]

]]> By: Jim Russell http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2007/03/09/current-interview-re-digital-distribution/#comment-10541 Jim Russell Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:55:15 +0000 http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2007/03/09/current-interview-re-digital-distribution/#comment-10541 I am very interested in the far-reaching and imaginative thought that is involved in the digital distribution discussion. My only concern is that there is a glaring omission in the attendees at these discussions -- independent producers who are responsible for the best and brightest of public radio's most innovative work. Of course, PRX is at the center of distributing independent work and, as a fellow Board Member of AIR, Jake, I know you are sensitive to this issue. Nonetheless, I think it would be good to INCLUDE the Executive Director of AIR as an active participant in discussions about how digital distribution of content will occur in public broadcasting. Cheers, Jim I am very interested in the far-reaching and imaginative thought that is involved in the digital distribution discussion. My only concern is that there is a glaring omission in the attendees at these discussions — independent producers who are responsible for the best and brightest of public radio’s most innovative work. Of course, PRX is at the center of distributing independent work and, as a fellow Board Member of AIR, Jake, I know you are sensitive to this issue. Nonetheless, I think it would be good to INCLUDE the Executive Director of AIR as an active participant in discussions about how digital distribution of content will occur in public broadcasting.

Cheers,

Jim

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