Tag: civic infrastructure

Alt text: A side-by-side illustration contrasting two media models. On the left, a blue funnel filters many media voices — represented by icons for video, audio, and people — down to a few controlled outputs, representing corporate media consolidation. On the right, a green speech bubble filled with the same variety of media icons surrounds the PMN logo, representing an open, community-centered media network where many voices are heard.
Notes from the Network

More Channels, Fewer Voices

Pick up your phone and you can access more media than any…

By M Schuster
Illustration of a house connected by dotted lines to a cell tower, car, and location markers over a blue map background, symbolizing community communication networks and infrastructure.
Notes from the Network

Communication Is Infrastructure, Too

When I was finishing my environmental studies degree, our capstone class focused…

By M Schuster
Hands holding a mobile phone with an image of a government meeting in the foreground and blurred image of that government meeting in the background
Notes from the Network

Participation Is a Practice

It can be easy to think the way decisions get made in…

By M Schuster
Abstract image of media production equipment and monitors with city scenes, artists, government meetings
Notes from the Network

Community Media is Public Infrastructure

Why These Moments Matter The meetings and stories we share each week…

By M Schuster