In The Studio

DMA Needs Your Support!

There are a million stories in our town. Davis Media Access (DMA) helps people tell their stories, to share what’s important & what connects us. We create community and foster free expression using media, support youth media, and provide hands-on training and technical support for various media projects.

Google Fiber Now! - Speak Your Truth!

03/18/2010 2:00 pm
America/Los Angeles

Davisites!

Do you want Google Fiber in Davis, but don't want to hassle with making video from scratch?

FANTASTIC!!!

We will have cameras and lights setup for anyone who wants to have a video of them made for the Davis City's application for Google Fiber.

We'll take care of everything, all you have to do is jut show up, stand in front of our cameras, and speak your truth!

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"80 percent of success is just showing up" - Woody Allen

Google Fiber for Davis

Google Fiber for Communities is Google's upcoming [WWW]experimental introduction of ultra high speed internet. They plan on offering connection speeds of 1 Gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis!

Google Fiber Now! - Video Camera Workshop

03/11/2010 7:00 pm
America/Los Angeles

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We have cameras for you to use for free for this contest. Come learn and get your idea made into video for free!

2010 Hometown Video Awards Entries Due

03/27/2010
America/Los Angeles

Entries for this community oriented video awards program are due March 27, 2010.

Go to the Alliance for Community Media website www.alliancecm.org  and follow the link at the top to the Hometown entry page.

Enter now, enter often!

If you have questions, contact Deborah Vinsel, Coordinator 2010 Hometown Video Awards at dvinsel at alliancecm.org.

Information about AT&T's U-verse

Feb. 18, 2010 – AT&T U-verse is a VDSL (Very High-Bitrate DSL) service offered by AT&T. It provides broadband Internet access, TV, and phone through a fiber-to-the-node communications network. AT&T is deploying the service under a statewide franchise granted via the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006.

General Orientation

03/10/2010 7:00 pm
03/10/2010 8:00 pm
America/Los Angeles

Curious about KDRT, DCTV or even DJUSD Channel 17, and want to learn how Davis Media Access can help you? Plan to attend one of our General Orientations! Any potential volunteers please come to one of these, held monthly. They last about an hour. Davis Media Access currently does not charge for the use of our equipment and facilities however, attending a General Orientation is the mandatory first step for those wishing to do so.

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The 2009 Davis Children's Nutcracker

Recently there have been issues with the playback of The 2009 Davis Children's Nutcracker, including missing audio. We have re-mastered the file, as well as addressed a software error that was also causing issues.

Below are the next scheduled air dates and times for the Nutcracker. As always we appreciate all feedback on our programming. If you have any suggestions, questions, complaints or praises, please let us know. Our Hours and phone number are listed on the left side of this page, or you can use the email contact form located here: http://davismedia.org/contact .

Thank You,
The DMA Team

Airtimes on Comcast Channel 15:
Thurs 2/11 8:00pm
Sun 2/14 1:57pm
Thu 2/18 8:53pm

Davis High Idol 2010

Davis High Idol 2010 DVDs can now be ordered from Davis Media Access. The show was recorded and is currently being edited for broadcast on Channel 17. DVD's will be ready for pickup about 1 week after ordering, as soon as the final editing is complete.

Order DVDs

Scheduled airtimes

KDRT Winter Concert - Feb. 13, 2010

02/13/2010 6:30 pm
America/Los Angeles

Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 6:30pm
For the third year running, Davis Media Access and the Davis Odd Fellows are proud to host our winter benefit concerts for KDRT. Help chase away the winter blues and highlight the talents of local musicians! Join us Saturday Feb. 13 at the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second Street, Davis, 6:30-10pm for a night of good tunes and good spirits celebrating community radio.

Let's Talk About Free Speech

By Autumn Labbé-Renault
This piece was originally published in The Davis Enterprise (http:davisenterprise.net) on Jan. 29, 2010. In an interesting note, I have been writing this monthly column since Feb. 1996--14 years!

In conversation with community media colleagues from a seven-state region last week, a hot topic was the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Jan. 21 in Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-205.pdf). Free speech advocates all, we took issue with the decision that equates corporate-financed campaign speech as protected, and wipes out over 100 years of laws designed to curb corporate influence on state and national elections.

February 2010 Newsletter is here!

DMA's February 2010 Newsletter is now available. The PDF can be downloaded through the attachment link below.Feb 2010 NewsletterFeb 2010 Newsletter

Documentary at Sac Crest Theatre

01/13/2010 7:00 pm
America/Los Angeles

"From the Community to the Classroom" -- A youth-directed film documentary about how Davis young people led their community closer towards educational equity

Despite a reputation for having a highly educated community with progressive values, Davis is not immune to racial disparities in school outcomes and hurtful race relations.

Amy Goodman event a success!

goodmangoodman On Nov. 20, noted journalist Amy Goodman shared with a capacity crowd at UC Davis her unique perspective gleaned from 13 years hosting “Democracy Now!”, as well as selections from her new book Breaking the Sound Barrier (Haymarket Books, 2009). I’ve long admired her work, so it was a thrill to meet her and to hear her resounding support for our community’s independent media outlets. I also enjoyed meeting Denis Moyihan, who's worked with Amy for years on the show and column, and edited this most recent book. Goodman appeared the same night as students were occupying Dutton Hall on campus. She called...

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