AMPing up Detroit's modern media economy

Hear it loud and clear: Non-profit (and new Detroiter) Allied Media Projects calls for the city to focus on community media.

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Allied Media Projects (AMP) is the local host of the annual Allied Media Conference in Detroit, which attracts North America's most creative and skilled media makers and social justice organizers…

Through the conference, AMP has fostered conversations about community media potentially transforming Detroit and other "dying cities" throughout the world. Folks in Detroit -- or anywhere that requires a hustle to survive -- know that creativity is an abundant and renewable resource. We can build on that. Here are some key steps we can take to use community media to rebuild Detroit’s economy for the 21st century.

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