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Blue Ribbon plan charts revival for Atlanta community access channel; makerspace and education consortium proposed
Summary
Dr. Jabari Samama presented the Blue Ribbon Committee’s recommendations for restoring Atlanta’s community access media to the City Utilities Committee on Jan. 28, describing a digital upload portal, a downtown makerspace and an education-consortium governance model.
Dr. Jabari Samama presented the Blue Ribbon Committee’s recommendations for reviving Atlanta’s community access media to the City Utilities Committee on Jan. 28, describing immediate technical restorations, a downtown makerspace and a governance and funding model for a permanent operator.
Samama said channel 24 programming is back online and that the city built a digital upload portal allowing citizens to submit programs remotely. He showed mockups for a makerspace at 2 Peachtree Street and proposed three community-linked mini-hubs at recreation…
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