David Rice; Lewanne Jones; Pamela Smith, Videofreex
The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented consolidation of media assets in the hands of a few
commercial and government entities. FCC deregulation, corporate media mergers, and closer ties
between government and media have all resulted in a small number of corporations controlling the
majority of U.S. news and information media. But grassroots news outlets are also housing media
collections. Grassroots media archives, supported by its users and not by its sponsors, enhance the
historical record by including issues and perspectives and community representations that are not given voice through corporate media. The question is how to manage this resource, ensure that archives are preserved properly and keep these resources accessible to the public.