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Pop Culture to Democracy

Steve Schultze discusses the convergence of pop culture with political action as it creates a new, networked form of participatory democracy. The discussion is a primer for the Beyond Broadcast 2007 Conference that will take place on February 24th at MIT.

February 7th, 2007

Susan Crawford on The Internet and the Project of Communications Law

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Susan Crawford of Cardozo Law School discusses “The Internet and the Project of Communications Law,” focusing on the way the internet’s uniqueness as a social communications tool should affect the way we think about regulating it.

1 comment January 9th, 2007

Susan Crawford on The Internet and the Project of Communications Law

Susan Crawford of Cardozo Law School discusses “The Internet and the Project of Communications Law,” focusing on the way the internet’s uniqueness as a social communications tool should affect the way we think about regulating it.

Download the MP3 (time: 57:26).

1 comment January 9th, 2007

Susie Lindsay on Television in Transition

Susie Lindsay discusses “Television in Transition”, public interest values in a shifting media landscape.

Susie Lindsay is a research fellow at the Berkman Center, working on the Digital Media Project. Her research interests include communications law, mass media law, and the impact of the transition from analog to digital media on artists, consumers, and the media industries.

She writes:

“In the shifting media landscape – as broadcast and the internet merge – what are the public interest values and how do we achieve them?”

We’ll hear Susie speaking at a Berkman Tuesday Luncheon, July 11, 2006.

Download the MP3.

Produced by Colin Rhinesmith on July 12, 2006.

Download Susie Lindsay’s PowerPoint presentation.

Attribution: Music from this episode of AudioBerkman was sampled and remixed using a track from Antony Raijekov titled Be Brave (Dub-TripHop RMX).

1 comment July 12th, 2006