I gave up on public access television when our State PSC, Muni's,
Cable Operator and Courts ruled that a LOTTERY is acceptable.

One of the points that should be fought is 'non discriminitory'...

When a ORGANIZATION can afford to send in 1000 applications
and the general public sends in only one, the orgs have a EDGE 1000:1 to be
picked.

I pointed this out BEFORE the first lottery hoping that it would be
over-ruled, but no go!

-r


-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren-Glenn Davitian [mailto:lgdavitian@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:03 PM
To: richardeinhorn@...; access-forum@...;
PEG-Access@yahoogroups.com; publicaccess@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FORUM] Comment about the Alliance for Community Media

The ACM is a mutual aid society that is a strong as its members. No
national structure, whether it has 2 overworked people (like the ACM) or
15+ (like Free Pess) is going to be effective at the local level. That
is our job. All we can hope is that our national representatives have
enough energy and enough hootzpah to climb that capitol hill on our
behalf when we need them most. Long Island, Vermont, where ever we are
-- free speech is our privilege and it is our responsibility. If you
feel you must exercise your free speech in this forum (on this list
serve), fine. But for heavens sake, direct your wrath at the people who
make policy and run companies that edge out the public share of
communications and media. Kick a lamp-post. But get on with it.
Lauren-Glenn

-----Original Message-----
From: richardeinhorn@... [mailto:richardeinhorn@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:55 PM
To: access-forum@...; PEG-Access@yahoogroups.com;
publicaccess@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FORUM] Comment about the Alliance for Community Media

I did ask for help in the late 90's and nothing ever came of it.

You would think that a phone call saying that the dedicated channel
(Public
Access)
is NOT there as required by law and franchise; would get them going.

How about a Little re-write on the current rules, like first-come
first-served.

If the ACM doesn't monitor the LARGEST areas for Public Access in our
country, then what ARE THEY DOING?
It shouldn't be up to the 'little guy' to get the ACM to perform on
behalf
of millions of people.

I would think that the statistics on WHAT areas of our country are
having
EXTREME problems would surface,
And the ACM would put it on their radar.

-richie einhorn

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph L. Schofield [mailto:jlschofield@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:29 PM
To: richardeinhorn@...; access-forum@...;
PEG-Access@yahoogroups.com; publicaccess@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FORUM] Comment about the Alliance for Community Media

What, specifically, was the ACM asked to do for LI producers, within its
mission and resources, that it did not do? Who asked and when?


----- Original Message -----
From: <richardeinhorn@...>
To: <access-forum@...>; <PEG-Access@yahoogroups.com>;
<publicaccess@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:18 AM
Subject: [FORUM] Comment about the Alliance for Community Media


> The ACM SUCKS in my opinion!
>
> They have done NOTHING to help us here on Long Island where the cable
> carrier (Cablevision) has NOW gone to a lottery.
> Since 1996 the ACM has done nothing (Locally) to help us here, where
we
> reach over 2 million people.
>
> We have a local access center (within our area) that does not show our
> programming BUT they can come into our area!
>
>
> The ACM doesn't seem to have a problem that the NY State PSC that we
deal
> with is the Municipal Assistnace Section!
> There is no public access advocate.
>
> The ACM is a JOKE!
>
> Now if I was a member of the ACM, would the ACM be taking credit for
ALL
the
> hard work I have done?
>
> The agenda of the ACM does not address SERIOUS PROBLEMS with public
access
> television access and administration NATIONWIDE.
> You can change and write all the laws and rules YOU WANT, if they are
not
> adhered to or misinterpreted by Judges and courts does it matter?
>
> In my opinion the places that provide services for the public and call
> themselves PEG centers, get the help!
>
> I would like to see a law that SPLITS PEG centers into P and E/G
centers.
>
> The public has been duped, and screwed all along!
> Has the ACM done anything regarding Public Television?
> Yeah that group that confuses everyone with it's oxymoron name, that
> generates MILLIONS every year.
>
> The basics of Public Access Television has been lost and community
media
> SHOULD start with the public!
>
>
> -r www.PublicAccessMovement.org www.TheTrainShow.com
>
>