On September 29, a panel of seasoned journalists and scholars gathered at Suffolk University Law School to participate in a discussion on the crisis in community journalism and local governance in the United States. The panel, titled “The Decline Local News and Rise...
On September 22, the Park Center for Independent Media hosted a discussion with dissident writers who were forced from their homelands and found sanctuary through a City of Asylum in Ithaca, Pittsburgh, or Detroit. The event, which was attended by nearly 70 Ithaca...
“The Vanguard is more than a newspaper, it is an organizing tool for community groups and individuals to fight back through citizen action. FIGHT BACK will be a regular feature of such efforts.” The Park Center for Independent Media is proud to house the archives of the entirety of the Los Angeles Vanguard’s publication.
On September 7, the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) and the Park Center for Independent Media facilitated a conversation with scholars and media experts on coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in independent and mainstream media. Speakers offered...
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen On June 23, in a 6-3 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court struck down a 109-year-old New York state law that requires gun owners who want to carry a handgun outside...
The Park Center for Independent Media is proud to sponsor a summer internship program aimed at giving justice-oriented students the opportunity to work at some of the best independent/progressive media institutions and advocacy nonprofits in the nation. In recent...
On March 31, the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) facilitated an interactive discussion about streaming, small media, and the Russia-Ukraine war. The event was held in partnership with The Park Center for Independent Media and the Mdocs Cocreation...
An online screening and talkback of the documentary “33 and Counting” was held on April 4 via Zoom. The film documents the story of a 70-year-old grandmother from rural Missouri serving a life sentence for a murder she says her rapist committed. The event was held as...
On March 27, the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival and the Park Center for Independent Media hosted a screening and talkback of the documentary “The Unmaking of a College” at Ithaca’s local independent movie theater, Cinemapolis. The documentary, directed by...
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) and the Park Center for Independent Media hosted a book launch for “The Social Media Debate: Unpacking the Social, Psychological, and Cultural Effects of Social Media,” a book that aims to examine questions...
