NAPT Resources

Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT) proudly announces its annual Open Call for proposals from filmmakers. With funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the NAPT Public Television Program Fund will award support to video projects with significant Native involvement--including documentary, performance, cultural/public affairs and animation--and help bring the projects to national broadcast on public television. Submitted proposals must be postmarked by March 16, 2011.

More Information | Guidelines and Application (PDF) | Guidelines and Application (DOC)

Recently NAPT presented at the Native Nations Media Conference. For those who weren't able to attend our sessions we thought it might be nice to put them online: Podcasting: From Zoom to Analytics | Successful Marketing on a Budget | Community Engagement Through the Power of Media | Who Owns What and How Much Does it Cost

How can public media better engage ethnically diverse communities—and what are the rewards of doing so? Missed the live webinar? Watch the archive of Growing Your Diverse Audience: A Conversation with the National Minority Consortia

The National Minority Consortia (NMC), funded primarily by CPB, is devoted to selecting and funding programs by and about diverse communities including African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders.   We’ll hear from them about the value of this work and how to overcome challenges, based in part on experience gathered by producing My Source testimonials.   Our four speakers are:

 

• Shirley Sneve of Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT);

• Kay Shaw of the National Black Programming Consortia (NBPC);

• Thanh Tan, a producer with Idaho Public Television and representative of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM); and

• Jessica Torres, a teenager who participated in a My Source spot for Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB).

They will be joined by panelists representing all NMC groups for a discussion following the presentation. Bring your questions—we look forward to a vibrant Q&A!

Watch the Webinar Now | NMC Website | More Info about My Source

Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT) is pleased to announce a first-ever, four-month journalism project that will bring free news content this summer to public television and radio websites, as well as interested media.

As part of the NAPT Multimedia Fellowship Program, two full-time Native American journalists will write and produce multimedia projects about national Native American issues starting in early June and ending in late September. With major funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the project is meant to increase the quantity and quality of multimedia reporting on Native news available to public radio and television audiences, and other news outlets.

Read more about the NAPT's Multimedia Fellowship Journalists Gemma Givens and Kiera Lasiloo

Watch a recent report from NAPT Multimedia Fellow Gemma Givens