From the Desk of the Director in July
Well, a very wise man wrote in a song that ‘strangers talk only about the weather.’ If you know who that wise man is, please drop by the Portland Media Center and introduce yourself. It’s nice and cool in here and we are getting on with our media for the masses movement.
This month we will welcome Opportunity Alliance G20 and their youth worker program. In association with a Davis Family Foundation Grant for the Civic IQ Initiative we have attracted some youth workers into the media center for an eight week intensive. They will be brought through the process of learning the studio broadcasting system, the podcasting system, the field cameras and in the field production. I told you it was intensive. So much so that we have hired a new member to our staff.
Natalie Conn has recently joined our ranks as our Education Coordinator. She has a background in workshop development and visual storytelling as well as being an avid documentarian. She will lead the workshops in July and also help implement the workshops and seminar programming mentioned in last month’s newsletter. It is really exciting to have her join us. Please come in and introduce yourself.
Slowly but surely, we are building on the foundation of the Portland Media Center.
Come in and rest in the lounge, watch what’s on Channel 5.
Take a workshop, create a show, make a podcast, this is the place to start.
What are you waiting for?