Alliance for Community Media - Northeast Region

04/28/2026

📢 ADA Compliance Deadline Update

The U.S. Department of Justice has extended the implementation deadlines for ADA guidelines related to digital communications with residents.

New deadlines to know:
• April 26, 2027 — Communities with populations over 50,000
• April 26, 2028 — Communities with populations under 50,000

This extension, published in the Federal Register, gives local governments additional time to ensure their communication tools and content are fully accessible.

ACM encourages all organizations to:
✔️ Review current communication workflows
✔️ Explore accessible solutions
✔️ Seek competitive bids to determine what’s feasible for your community

04/26/2026

Why would you want to be on the ACM Northeast board?

Our Mission: “The Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region is a regional membership organization that advocates, promotes and preserves the right to media training, production, distribution, civic engagement and education in support of diverse community voices, through Public, Educational and Government Access channels and other forms of media. The ACMNE is a regional board of the national Alliance for Community Media and supports the mission of the national organization and all our regional members.”

We have work to do. Many hands make that work lighter. Nominate yourself for a two-year seat as an At-Large member by this coming Thursday, April 30!

04/21/2026

You could be working with some of these fine people and Mr. Wassenaar, too! Nominations for 4 At-Large seat on the ACM Northeast Board of Directors close on April 30; voting takes place in May. Nominate yourself with this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBpAF75HmqRvXTzsl8WnMwaHd9R8jDZrJv6GmDxm8YdDl0vw/viewform

04/15/2026

A few more good people is what we need to do our job. Nominations are open until the end of the month for four at-large seats on the Northeast regional board. Find the self-nomination form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBpAF75HmqRvXTzsl8WnMwaHd9R8jDZrJv6GmDxm8YdDl0vw/viewform

03/24/2026

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Email from Northeast Region of the Alliance for Community Media ... in the Great Northeast Advocating, promoting and preserving the right to media training, production, distribution, civic engagement

03/17/2026

March blew so fast, I forgot it was Sunshine Week this week!

Our right to know.

03/17/2026

Calling all media educators! Looking to connect, share ideas, and swap classroom tips? Join the ACM Media Educators’ Circle today at 2:30pm ET.

In this session, we’ll explore:
- Diversifying your classroom
- Reaching new communities
- Strategies for building more inclusive learning environments
- Partnering with local community colleges to offer non-credit courses

This group is open to all ACM members and new affiliates involved in media or arts education in any role. While ACM membership is not required to participate, it is strongly encouraged. Register here: https://www.allcommunitymedia.org/iCore/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=2026MEDIA1.

03/13/2026

Deadline extended for submitting your best work of 2025 to the Hometown Media Awards! Do it by midnight of March 16, 2026 and let everyone know what you can do! https://www.allcommunitymedia.org/Foundation/Foundation/Hometown_Media_Awards/About.aspx

02/24/2026

The ACM is extending the deadline for this year’s Salary Survey to Monday, March 2.

If you haven’t participated yet, there’s still time! Your input helps strengthen advocacy, transparency, and compensation awareness across community media.

All participants will receive a copy of the completed survey results. Fill out survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2DCQHBQ?fbclid=PAdGRleAQLC89leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaej9jVXkMpkHuOnJzfOuI5L7UrUA03TJNWOUkvlKJ4l7EBAoZsaofNab1aMrw_aem_oepFF0CNNK1t5le3BBAa1w.

02/17/2026

🍁Happy Valentine's Day🍁

A little throw back to this award winning Valentine's Day episode of Recapping The Arts produced by the Swanton Arts Council.

(We're serious about the award. First place in Alliance for Community Media - Northeast Region video festival in 2021.

Watch Here: https://youtu.be/baQiNwqoXlg?si=3aS-sqHitskXw7Mr

12/08/2025

Workshop topics range from policy updates with the Alliance for Community Media , to building a podcasting studio by CASTUS and Keycode Media, diversifying income with BronxNet Community Television and Greenfield Community Television to using AI to enhance accessibility with TelVue Corporation.

More workshops on automating your workflow with Tightrope Media Systems and a panel discussion on the impact of AI on creativity with Tim Eagan from Northern Vermont University, Beth York from Blitzy, and Liz DiFiore from BevCam.