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Finally, we have created an impact chart that clearly outlines specific social issues effecting Black communities across the country. We link each to issues within the media industry and current ways BPM has sought to make a difference through specific programming. The goal is to draw a clear correlation between our collective activities and the desired outcomes we seek within society and the media industry. In addition, the chart can help identify potential gaps and/or overlooked systemic problems that need addressing.
In two years’ time, our intention is to have identified:
1. A robust, national roster of the people, work, and organizations who serve Black content makers and inform the field
2. Gaps (and potential solutions) to resolving systemic challenges that Black content makers face in the media industry.
By the next Black Media Story Summit in 2020, we will be equipped to discuss the partnerships that have been established and the work to accomplish around the intended outcomes. From there, we will de- termine next steps and what, if any, adjustments need to be made to the impact chart. We will ascertain if any additional initiatives should be established to address specific systemic problems. This collective will be collaborative and focus on both macro and micro outcomes. With BPM’s priority in visionary Black content creators, we see the collective as having impact and strength beyond our immediate positions in the media industry. It is only when we achieve this that we can fulfill our mission of storytelling equity behind the camera and on-screen and align our work with modern social justice movements and issues that deeply affect Black lives and Black communities.
Connect s ocial justice t hought l eaders directly t o interested media makers so t hey c an better inform and educate those engaged in storytelling.
Facilitate connections b etween g rassroots social j ustice t hought l eaders and
executives d etermining p riority content areas on the funding and finance side
Create m edia pipelines f or deeper f orms o f community engagement that moves beyond a superficial, transactional r elationship with Black communities.
Continue pushingfordiverseleadershipat the content production and m edia executive level.
Continue d eveloping and p atronizing programs t hat recruit, train and position qualified Black youth to climb the ladder at existing m edia companies, so t hey c an c hange m ainstream institutions from within.
CONTENT PIPELINE
Foster a s eries of peer-to-peer c onversations i n which decision-makers and e xecutives examine how implicit b iases influence what gets greenlit.
Actively curate from ancillary platforms (i.e. YouTube, V imeo) and b ring t alent from there into our own pipelines.
Embrace new m edia formats like
leadership and impact in ways that deeply entrenched m edia forms do not.
Explore
distribution o f philanthropic funds (i.e. open calls f or a pplications, broader publicity of media grants, and partnerships with regional media organizations).
Look b eyond the traditional documentary b roadcast/feature model to d iscover diverse content forms that a re b etter suited
broadcasts, and virtual reality and immersive media formats.
ways t o ensure m ore equitable
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