WHCA joins unprecedented statewide effort to modernize community media funding in Massachusetts Community media organizations across Massachusetts recently came together in one of the largest coordinated advocacy efforts our industry has ever seen, working to modernize the funding model that supports local government transparency, educational programming, and community media. Although the House effort did not […]
Last week, we received a same-day request to film an event happening just a few hours later in a neighboring town. The requestor admitted the last minute nature of the request, and we wanted to help. Generally speaking, we always try to say yes. In this case, between timing, distance, and an already full schedule, […]
Earlier today, MassAccess convened its Annual Meeting and Legislative Briefing, bringing together community media leaders, municipal stakeholders, and state legislators to reflect on the evolving role of local media in Massachusetts and to discuss current policy considerations affecting community access television. A central theme of the discussion was the growing importance of community media as […]
We swear by little (backup) audio recorders like this one. This audio recorder has a great pickup range and if/when something goes wrong, this little audio recorder can carry the production while technical issues are resolved. There are several boards and committees who use an audio recorder like this to record their meetings, then WHCA […]
Calling all civic organizations, local non-profits, and town departments who have information to share with our community. WHCA will host our next PSA day (public service announcement) on February 17th. Along with this opportunity to get the word out for your organization/cause, we hope you might also consider recording a brief testimonial in support of […]
Welcome back to school Whitman-Hanson! WHCA is excited for another year of partnership with WHRSD and providing programming to the community. WHCA sends our best wishes for a great school year, and we’re happy to help however possible with the services and equipment we have available. Further details on some of our summer projects and […]