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Welcome to Florida Media Project

Florida Media Project is a nonpartisan, volunteer-based organization dedicated to improving our local media as well as creating new options for Florida’s media consumers. Our efforts include media monitoring and analysis, media literacy, and independent media production. Most important, we are a clearinghouse for information, news, and opinion from media-reform groups across the state.

Research

Mixed Signals: How Retailers Mislead Consumers on the Digital Television (DTV) Transition

Florida PIRG looks at how much “fact” you’re getting about the switch to digital. Read it.

How Does Kindness “Play” on Television? You’d Be Surprised.

A study published in the Journal of Communication takes a fascinating look at how TV portrays acts of caring. Read it.

Localizing the Internet: Five Ways Public Ownership Solves the U.S. Broadband Problem

A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance says local governments should lead the way in broadband policy. Read it.

Undecided: Local TV News Coverage of the 2006 Election in Southwest Florida

Did Fort Myers/Naples viewers get “news they could use” from election coverage, or did stations let their advertising tell the story? Read the report. Have an opinion about the report or about Southwest Florida’s local news? Tell us.