As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, U.S. media echoes calls from Ukrainian officials for more weapons. The total U.S. spending on Ukraine has reached $54 billion, with largely bipartisan support on aid packages from U.S. lawmakers.
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PCIM Interns to Work in Local News, Museum, Radio Station
This summer, the Park Center for Independent Media is sponsoring several internships for Ithaca College students, including at independent news outlets, film distributors, and a museum.
14th Izzy Award Ceremony on April 26 Honoring Independent Journalists
The Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College has announced that this year’s Izzy Award “for outstanding achievement in independent media” will be shared by nonprofit newsrooms in New York and Chicago for exposing corruption that harmed low-income...
PCIM Sponsors Independent Journalism Summer Internship Opportunity
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...
An Earth Day Communiqué: The 9/11 Climate Banner
To commemorate Earth Day, April 20, 2022 This communiqué/report will address the controversy over a banner that was displayed at a recent climate justice rally in Albany, New York on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 and which subsequently focused on two state senators and the...
“There is so much out there but what is out there is hard to find”: FLEFF Hosts Disccussion on Streaming and Independent Media
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...
“I wanted to create a short vignette that made people feel uncomfortable and awkward”: Filmmaker Aisha Sultan Talks “33 and Counting” and “Other People”
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...
“The Unmaking of a College”: Ithaca College Professors Draw Parallels Between Documentary & Their Own College
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...
Nations Use These Technologies to “Gain Control”: Book Launch on Social Media
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...
Russia’s War Propaganda and Declining Information Access
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western media began upending services in Russia as the country disseminated propaganda justifying its violence. While cutting Russia off from outside avenues for media has reduced its ability to target other countries with...