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