Public Media Network

Our Mission: We empower people through media to amplify creative expression, community dialogue, and cultural understanding.

Unlike traditional media organizations, we build and share the power of media with individuals to foster a more inclusive media ecosystem that represents the people in our community and includes those who have historically been excluded from media.

Our Vision: We envision a vital civic media hub that builds an engaged community.

We value the power of a more equitable and just media ecosystem that reflects the people and lived experiences of our community. Through impactful storytelling and access to information, people can be inspired to create change and build community.

The Problem We Are Solving

Almost all the media and stories we consume today is controlled by only a handful of companies. At the same time local journalism is a shadow of what it once was in our communities.

The stories we consume influence how we form ideas, how and why policy is created, how we see the people around us, and how we view our local communities. People equipped with media tools and access can play a vital role in our community, now more than ever. People working at the intersection of technology, media, video journalism, documentary storytelling, and civic media can create culture and transform lives through media.

As new modes for producing and distributing visual media emerge, and newsrooms continue to pivot to the next trend, there is an urgent need for a cohesive network to support and connect people in our diverse communities to find ways to push uses of civic media into the future.

Public Media Network seeks to fill the gaps of local journalism by serving as a people-driven form of storytelling and virtual media bridge that connects people to their communities. Rather than rather than relying on media gatekeepers , your neighbors using media to inspire and inform others.