>> PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION HAS LONG BEEN A STAPLE FOR MANY
VIEWERS.
BUT NOW ITS FUTURE IS AT RISK.
AND WHILE IT MAY NOT BE QUITE AS POPULAR AS KEEPING UP WITH THE
KARDASHIANS, AS "CONNECTING POINT"'S TINA MARTIN REPORTS,
THERE'S A LOT THAT THESE STATIONS BRING TO THE TABLE AND
THAT PEOPLE MIGHT MISS ONCE IT'S GONE.
>> THIS REQUIRES MATURITY AND MOTIVATION.
>> THIS CAREER ADVICE SHOW IS ONE OF THE 30 PROGRAMS PRODUCED
BY THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH ACCESS FRAMINGHAM, THE CITY'S PUBLIC
ACCESS CHANNEL.
CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE ACCESS CAMERAS CATCH IT
ALL, INCLUDING MOMENTS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE
MISSED.
>> THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL COVERAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY
THE GOVERNMENT CHANNEL.
>> LIKE THIS AUGUST FRAMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN A
RESIDENT HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE CITY'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN
MAYOR.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THE CITY OF FRAMINGHAM IS BEING RUN A LOT
LIKE MOGABE RAN ZIMBABWE.
>> THOSE COMMENTS OUTRAGED SOME BECAUSE THEY WENT UNCHALLENGED.
FORCING THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO APOLOGIZE.
>> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR
RESIDENTS ARE THINKING, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED.
>> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SCOTT MERCER IS WORRIED ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF ACCESS FRAMINGHAM.
THE F.C.C.
HAS PROPOSED CUTTING THE AMOUNT CABLE COMPANIES ARE
REQUIRED TO KICK IN FOR PUBLIC ACCESS.
MERCER SAYS WITHOUT THAT MONEY HE CAN'T RUN THIS OPERATION.
>> THAT'S NINE JOBS THAT WILL BE GONE, THAT'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH
BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE GONE.
>> EVEN WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS ON TV, MERCER SAYS PUBLIC ACCESS
PLAYS A UNIQUE ROLE.
>> YOU HAVE ALL THESE OTHER CHANNELS, BUT YOU DON'T CONTROL
ANY OF THOSE CHANNELS, AND THOSE CHANNELS AREN'T NECESSARILY
INTERESTED IN WHAT WE CALL HYPER LOCAL INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE NEWSPAPERS THAT ARE GOING BY THE WAY SIDE, AND WHAT
WE HAVE HERE IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND TALK ABOUT
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
>> THE NEWS IS PRODUCED DAILY AT FRAMINGHAM HIGH IN --
>> I LEARNED HOW TO SHOOT AND PRODUCE VIDEOS.
>> THAT'S WHY THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WROTE THIS LETTER
TO THE F.C.C., URGING THEM TO KEEP THE FUNDING INTACT.
>> WE'VE JUST BEGUN TO EXPAND OUR OFFER TOINGS THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL LEVEL TO REALLY FOSTER AN INTEREST IN TV PRODUCTION, VIDEO
PRODUCTION.
IT'S REALLY A DRIVER FOR MUCH OF OUR CURRICULUM, MAKES IT
EXCITING FOR KIDS TO LEARN IS THE HANDS-ON APPLICATIONS.
>> SOMETHING HE DOUBTS WILL BE REPLACED IF CABLE ACCESS GOES
AWAY.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS, YOU MAY NOT USE IT, YOU MAY NOT
KNOW IT EXISTS, BUT WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND FIND OUT IT WAS
GONE, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY,
BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE NO PLATFORM.
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