Amsterdam Media Debate In tactical media circles the Amsterdam local media environment has always been looked upon as an almost utopian model. However, the recent rescheduling of the two 'open channels', the blocks of broadcasting time that several organisations and initiatives had managed to keep intact over the past few years, has been fragmented, if not almost obliterated. Furthermore, although the design of the digital public domain is an important question, we should not merely focus on this specific issue. The 'old' media are still very relevant today and will probably be so in the foreseeable future.
Since N5M has its roots in the unique, incredibly rich and diverse media culture that once existed in Amsterdam, we see it as our task to explore the mechanisms that have brought about the decline of this particular culture and to discuss potential future developments of the Amsterdam media infrastructure. We will do this in the form of a research project that will be launched during the N5M3 conference by a lecture and a panel discussion.
* contact person: Menno Grootveld (menno@waag.org) | |
