One of the most important words in Community Media Day is COMMUNITY. Here are a few community-focused project ideas that integrate this beautiful thing we do called media which will most certainly get your community members excited and want to learn more about Community Media.
Partner with Free Speech Week. Free Speech Week (FSW) is a yearly event to raise public awareness of the importance of free speech in our democracy- and to celebrate that freedom. As freedom of speech is a right all American’s share, this non-partisan, non-ideological event is intended to be a unifying celebration. Community Media Day will always fall on October 20, which will almost always fall during Free Speech Week. Community Media Day is a Free Speech Week partner and you should be too.
Host a technology day for the seniors within your community.
Publish a Year in Review retrospective on how your center has served the community for the past year.
Publish a video to celebrate Community Media Day.
Give tours of your media center so that your constituents can learn know more about the wonderful work that you do.
Launch a special 60 second film project at your access center to engage youth.
Gather pledges from other organizations in honor of Community Media Day that will help support your media center in the coming year.
Get a proclamation from your local government to recognize Community Media Day.
Show the premiere of a film, short, or TV show that airs on your channels on the day.
Share testimonials from community members or constituents who support the work that you do.
Spearhead a project with your community garden that gets filmed for air on your channels.
Host an open house at your access center to show community members the value of your work.
Hold a media literacy training session.
TOOLKIT
One of the most important words in Community Media Day is COMMUNITY. Here are a few community-focused resources that integrate this beautiful thing we do called media which will most certainly get your community members excited and want to learn more about Community Media.
CELEBRATION IDEAS
VIDEO & Podcast TOOLKIT
We're excited about Community Media Day and know that you are too. This handy video and podcast toolkit will make it easy for you to let the folks in your state, town, city, or borough know what you're doing to celebrate Community Media Day.
ON-AIR PROMO SAMPLE LANGUAGE
“Thank you for watching [Show/Channel]. For the last [#] years what we do here has been made possible in part by [Org] and the use of its facilities. October 20th is Community Media Day and I ask you to share your love of community programming. Post, share, chat… spread the word about Community Media and [Org]."
PROCLAMATION TOOLKIT
Work with local government to issue a proclamation for Community Media Day! Use this sample proclamation text to proclaim how your organization makes an impact in your community.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
the sharing of ideas and information helps to build common understanding and common values within a community; and
access to information in today’s media environment is critical for the healthy functioning of our community; and
community media organizations provide a means for diverse communities to tell their stories, hear each other’s stories, and create new stories together; and
community media organizations provide information to the community that is not covered by mainstream commercial media; and
community media organizations provide people with the skills necessary for the creation, sharing, and consumption of knowledge and ideas through media; and
community media is an important resource for participating in local democratic policy and processes; and
community media connects community organizations, schools, and local governments to their constituents; and
in many communities, people are not aware of the diverse and valuable programming on public, education, and government access channels or community radio channels; and
communities will benefit from increased general awareness of, viewing audiences for, and creators of media content created by and for the community;
that October 20, 20XX is hereby proclaimed as Community Media Day within [Local Jurisdiction], and all people are hereby called upon to promote the importance of community media, training available at [Organization Name], and programming available on [Names of Channels].
that [Organization Name] plays a vital role in the building our community by encouraging conversations about our common interests, increasing discourse around policy issues, fostering understanding of local cultures, and sharing information to improve our lives.
SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT
This handy social media toolkit will make it easy for you to let the folks in your state, town, city, or borough know what you're doing to celebrate Community Media Day.
Community media encourages local dialogue, increases discourse around policy issues, fosters an understanding of local cultures, and shares information to improve our lives. Today is #CommunityMediaDay. Show your support for [Org] and watch some local programming.
Community media encourages local dialogue, increases discourse around policy issues, fosters an understanding of local cultures, and shares information to improve our lives. Today is #CommunityMediaDay. Get involved and help build your community. Contact [Org] to get started!
We need you to share the stories of our community. Learn how to operate cameras, direct a show, or edit together your video at [Org]. Build and improve your community by speaking up and getting started on #CommunityMediaDay.
[Org] provides access to training, resources and facilities for local media makers to produce original programs by and for the community. Contact us and learn how to get involved on #CommunityMediaDay.
[ORG] provides access to media resources to support a diversity of voices in our local media. Show your support for independent programming on #CommunityMediaDay
Today is National #CommunityMediaDay. What is your favorite program on [Channel]?
Today is National #CommunityMediaDay. What do you love about [Org]?
📣 Today is #CommunityMediaDay! #CommunityMedia amplifies local dialogue, ⬆️ discourse on policy issues, fosters understanding of local cultures, & shares info to improve our lives. Show support for [Org] and watch some local programming: [Link]
📣 Today is #CommunityMediaDay! Get involved and help build your community. Contact [Org] to get started!
We need YOU to share the stories of our community! Learn how to operate cameras, direct a show, or edit together video at [Org]. Build & improve your community by speaking up and getting involved on #CommunityMediaDay and beyond: [Link]
[Org] provides access to training, resources and facilities for local media makers to produce original programs BY and FOR our community. Contact us and learn how to get involved on #CommunityMediaDay: [Link]
[Org] provides access to media resources to promote a diversity of voices in our local media. Show your support for independent programming on #CommunityMediaDay: [Link]
Today is National #CommunityMediaDay 🎉 What is your favorite program on [Channel]?
Today is National #CommunityMediaDay 🎉 What do you love about [Org]?
Today is #CommunityMediaDay! Community Media:
📣 amplifies local dialogue
⬆️ increases discourse on policy issues
🤝 fosters understanding of local cultures
🔁 shares information to improve our lives
Show support for [Org] and watch some local programming today.
#CommunityMedia
Community media provides local producers, journalists, community members, media professionals, nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies with the resources to produce television programming and have their voices heard at little to no cost, building our community through media. [Org] has been able to do so through the support of local government, grants, and the hard work of community members like yourself.
Show your support on Community Media Day, October 20, 2025. Tell us what you love about community media by posting on your social media networks using the hashtag #CommunityMediaDay to join the celebration!