named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Community Media Advocacy and Education
Provides media literacy training and production resources to activists and community members, promoting DIY media creation and critical analysis of mainstream media.
Paper Tiger Television Archive Digitization
Ongoing project to digitize and preserve over 330 public access television programs produced between 1981 and the present for public access and research use.
activities · 7 groups
What they do
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Human Rights Advocacy & Accountability 1 activity
- Advocates for freedom of speech and personal expressionEngages in advocacy to promote freedoms of speech and personal expression, continuing the legacy of media activism in memory of Simin Farkhondeh.
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Film Festival and Screening Programming 1 activity
- Hosts community media screenings and grassroots advocacy campaignsOrganizes community screenings and engages in grassroots advocacy to challenge corporate control of mainstream media, promoting alternative narratives and media reform.
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Archival Digitization and Preservation 1 activity
- Maintains and preserves alternative media archivesPreserves and provides public access to the historical archives of Paper Tiger Television and Deep Dish Television, including the digitization of over 330 media programs produced between 1981 and the present, ensuring long-term accessibility via an archival website and streaming services.
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Documentary Film Production 1 activity
- Produces and distributes public and social video contentCreates original documentaries and activist videos that offer radical critiques of mass culture and politics, and distributes them through community screenings, exhibits, and installations in museums and galleries globally.
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Youth & Emerging Filmmaker Training 1 activity
- Provides media literacy and production trainingOffers media literacy education and hands-on production training to activists, community members, documentary filmmakers, and artists, supporting the development of independent media skills and critical engagement with television and digital media.
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Community Capacity Building & Leadership Networks 1 activity
- Supports grassroots media activist organizations and global DIY media movementsProvides an innovative model for community media that has supported grassroots media activist groups and contributed to the growth of the global DIY community media movement.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Develops experimental and collaborative community media modelsUses a handmade, irreverent aesthetic combining art, politics, academics, and performance to pioneer experimental community media production, collaborating with artists, activists, and scholars to innovate the television medium.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$40K
Contributions & grants$32K81%
Program service revenue$2K6%
Investment income$5K13%
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expenses
Total expenses$20K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$14K
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balance sheet
Total assets$22K
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Net assets$22K
2 years on record · 2019–2020 · YoY revenue +52.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| ALI JAFFERY | CO-DIRECTOR | 10 | $8K |
| MARISA HOLMES | CO-DIRECTOR | 10 | $6K |
board members · 5
- ANTONIO SERNA — BOARD MEMBER
- KIM KELLY — BOARD MEMBER
- LORENZO SERNA — BOARD MEMBER
- NATHAN SHEARD — BOARD MEMBER
- STEVIE ALIGBE — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 2
Who they work with
- Dee Dee Halleck Partner — Original founder and contributor to Paper Tiger Television's mission and public statements.
- PAW Media Partner — Organization responsible for preserving and providing access to Paper Tiger Television's archive.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Critical Media Literacy as a Pathway to Equitable Information Controlmethodology: critical-media-literacyBy fostering critical consciousness about media and communication industries, the organization promotes equitable and democratic control of information, because understanding systemic biases empowers individuals to challenge dominant narratives.
- Media Access and Participatory Production for Democratic Discoursemethodology: media-access-for-democracyBy enabling public participation in media production and providing access to media tools, the organization advances democratic discourse and information equity, because inclusive media-making challenges corporate control and fosters civic engagement.
- Radical Media Preservation as Public Education and Activismmethodology: radical media-makingBy preserving and sharing radical media through digitization and online access, the organization sustains a historical record that educates activists and supports ongoing media activism, because access to past movements strengthens current and future struggles for justice.