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‘Tis the Season: Socially Conscious Gift Ideas
As someone who worked in retail stores for seven years, I’ve seen the ugly side of the holidays, and it can be…
Posted by Mary on November 22

Blogs We Love
Blogs have gotten a bad rap.  Many people hear the word and automatically think no more than “online diary.”  While these types…
Posted by Mary on July 8

A New Atmosphere
By: Daniel Collins I have just recently started interning at Arts Engine. It’s summer, the sun is out, and I am inside…
Posted by Daniel on June 21

It Took Ten Years
Two weeks ago, Governor Quinn made history when he put his signature to the bill that eliminated capital punishment from the state…
Posted by Katy on March 24

Wisconsin: How One State is Dividing a Nation
For the past month, I have been watching with growing concern at the deteriorating situation in Wisconsin.  It’s a strange kind of…
Posted by Mary on March 10

Media That Matters Conference Keynote Transcript
On February 10, 2011, Arts Engine Co-Founder and Senior Director Katy Chevigny was the Keynote Speaker at the Media That Matters™ Conference…
Posted by Katy on March 1

To Delete, or Not To Delete?
In the digital age we live in, where social media reigns supreme, we’ve become conditioned to compete with one another.  Post something…
Posted by Mary on February 3

My Immigrant Affairs
The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs is celebrating New York City’s diverse range of communities and immigrant culture this week. And so…
Posted by Weisi on April 21

COP-15 Begins Today!
The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-15) kicks off in Copenhagen, Denmark today.  During the 11-day conference, leaders and activists will…
Posted by Intern on December 7

Oscar Shortlist Raises Questions about Docs
15 films made the cut for the preliminary shortlist of Best Documentary for the 2010 Academy Awards.  Although this certainly seems like…
Posted by Intern on November 24

Independent Filmmaker Conference 2009 - a mini-guide from MTM
IFP film conference is coming up soooon so tickets should be grabbed now. IFP INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER CONFERENCE September 19 – 23, 2009,…
Posted by Leah on September 16

Still Digging Up the Past in South Africa: Exhuming the Mamelodi 10, Social Justice and Racial Reconciliation
A few days before I left South Africa in 2005, I spent two days in the Winterveldt cemetery, a Black cemetery (under…
Posted by Bryan Mark on August 10

MTM & Mercy Corp’s Tribute to Women’s History Month
So yesterday was International Women’s Day! To honor the month in which we focus our attention on the trials and accomplishments of…
Posted by Leah on March 9

Congrats Ondi!
A Media That Matters alumna made some press this weekend from the snowy mountains of Utah. Big congratulations to Ondi Timoner for…
Posted by Phil on January 26

Radio Doc - Massacre of ‘68, Mexico City, Mexico
Make sure to tune into NPR’s All Things Considered today at 4:30 p.m. (ET), or listen online following the broadcast at
Posted by Leah on December 1