August 2020 - American University’s Center for Media and Social Impact has released its survey and study on how PEG community media is responding to the Covid-19 crisis.  The report “PEG Access Media: Local Communication Hubs in a Pandemic” is based on surveys and interviews of operations in 26 states earlier this Spring and does a good job capturing how our sector has stepped up to meet the emergency.

From the Report: This study documents the role of PEG access operations not only in providing community news, but also technical operations support for local governments and schools, and a platform for community events. The transition to virtual provision of services sometimes increased user access. Lessons from the pandemic could strengthen PEG’s role in the future.

You can find the report here.