Media and Democracy Coalition

The Media and Democracy Coalition "is a collaboration of twenty-five local and national organizations committed to promoting open and equal access to a democratic media system that serves the public interest. Our current priorities include:


 * Opening the media system to all perspectives and competing voices by promoting diversity of ownership and content, while stopping media consolidation and monopoly control of the public airwaves.
 * Bridging the digital divide by guaranteeing that Internet access is fast, affordable, and accessible to all, and promoting public efforts to create such networks."

Steering Committee
The Media & Democracy Coalition is governed by a 7 member Executive Committee and 25 member Steering Committee.


 * Michael Bracy - Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition
 * Michael Calabrese - Vice President, Director of the Wireless Future Program, New America Foundation
 * Jeffrey Chester - Executive Director, Center for Digital Democracy
 * Lauren Coletta* - Director of Media Program, Common Cause
 * Inja Coates - Director, Media Tank
 * Mark Cooper - Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America
 * Malkia Cyril - Director, Youth Media Council
 * Lauren-Glenn Davitian - Executive Director, CCTV
 * Helen Dimichiel - Co-Director, National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
 * Inez Gonzalez* - Director of Media Policy, National Hispanic Media Coalition
 * Yolanda Hippensteele - Outreach Director
 * Gene Kimmelman* - Vice President for Federal and International Affairs, Consumers Union
 * Cheryl Leanza - Managing Director, United Church of Christ, Office of Communication, Inc.
 * Ed Mierzwinski* - Consumer Program Director, U.S.PIRG
 * Anthony Riddle - Executive Director, Alliance for Community Media
 * Jonathan Rintels - President & Executive Director, Center for Creative Voices in Media
 * Tracy Rosenberg - Managing Director, Media Alliance
 * Hannah Sassaman* - Program Director, Prometheus Radio Project
 * Andy Schwartzman* - President & CEO, Media Access Project
 * Karen Toering - Co-Director, Reclaim the Media
 * Corrine Yu* - Director of Special Projects, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

(* Denotes Members of the Executive Committee)

Contact

 * Web: http://www.media-democracy.net