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March 26, 2021

American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy

Gallup and Knight polled more than 20,000 U.S. adults and found continued pessimism and further partisan entrenchment about how the news media delivers on its democratic mandate for factual, trustworthy information. Many Americans feel the media’s critical roles of informing and holding those in power accountable are compromised by increasing bias.
March 26, 2021

Media Polarization “A la Francaise”?

Institute Montaigne investigated whether a similar phenomenon was at work in France. To this end, it led an in-depth study in partnership with the Sciences Po Médialab, the Sciences Po School of Journalism as well as the MIT Center for Civic Media. It also benefited from data collected and analyzed by the Pew Research Center*, in their report News Media Attitudes in France.
March 26, 2021

Political Polarization & Media Habits

This report is part of a series by the Pew Research Center aimed at understanding the nature and scope of political polarization in the American public, and how it interrelates with government, society and people’s personal lives.
October 8, 2020

TV Showrunner Briefing: Political Polarization

In collaboration with the Civic Health Project and some of the country’s leading experts on (de)polarization, Pathos Labs developed a playbook for television writers and showrunners consisting of narrative interventions that could be included into scripts to reduce the rate at which entertainment and media polarizes.
September 25, 2020

Beyond Inclusion: The Critical Role of People of Color in the U.S. Documentary Ecosystem

Beyond Inclusion is researched and written by Sahar Driver, PhD. It outlines the relationship between documentary and social change, provides a critical overview of nonfiction film organizations led by and serving communities of color in the US, their impact in shaping a more equitable documentary sector, and how they advance non-fiction social justice filmmaking. It makes recommendations to funders and stakeholders on why and how these efforts should be resourced at this time.
September 24, 2020

Change the Narrative, Change the World

Define American, along with the Norman Lear Center’s Media Impact Project at USC Annenberg and the Writers Guild Foundation, presents our second annual television impact study: Change the Narrative, Change the World: How Immigrant Representation on Television Moves Audiences to Action.
September 15, 2020

Sundance

The Sundance Inclusion Resource Map is a searchable storehouse of opportunities and programs available to U.S.-based artists from underrepresented communities. Look around, use filters (organization type, media type etc.) to narrow your search, and enjoy!
August 13, 2020

U.N. 101: Roadmap to Working with the United Nations

Beyond Inclusion is researched and written by Sahar Driver, PhD. It outlines the relationship between documentary and social change, provides a critical overview of nonfiction film organizations led by and serving communities of color in the US, their impact in shaping a more equitable documentary sector, and how they advance non-fiction social justice filmmaking. It makes recommendations to funders and stakeholders on why and how these efforts should be resourced at this time.

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