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THE 4 PILLARS OF NPM
Native Public Media values forging tribal centric solutions to Native communications needs and over the past seven
years concentrated on four quadrants of service to Native media makers and communities:
Community Engagement
Providing Native Communities with the Access, Knowledge and Resources to Ensure that Native Americans Have a Voice to Fully Participate and Benefit From the Information Age.Digital Ecology
Creating A Digital Footprint For Media Growth In Indian Country.Storytelling
Providing Information, Technical Support and Training to Build a Solid National Communications System in Indian Country.Policy
Producing proactive programs of policy analysis, representation and education, NPM works to secure a voice for Native America among policy-making bodies and among the media democracy movement, promoting greater access and larger audiences for Native American voices.Loris A. Taylor
President and CEO | NPM Staff
Loris Taylor (Hopi Nation) President and CEO of Native Public Media, Inc. represents the media interests of Native America through legacy and new media technologies including radio, television, video and Internet, journalism, and public policy. She was instrumental in helping to establish the first FCC Tribal Priority for broadcasting and the new FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy. Taylor led the team to publish the first seminal study on broadband "New Media, Technology and the Internet Use in Indian Country" and contributed to the FCC’s National Broadband Plan. In 2008, Taylor, representing the only Native organization, briefed the Obama Biden FCC Transition Team on telecommunications issues facing Native Americans. In 2010, Native Public Media in partnership with the National Congress of American Indians advanced Native interests to be included in the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan.
Taylor was honored with a 2006 Louis T. Delgado Award and the 2005 Ford Foundation Leadership for a Changing World Award. Formerly the General Manager of KUYI-FM Radio, Taylor co-founded the UNITY Journalist of Color Award winning "Indian Country News Bureau" and produced the children’s program "Shooting Stars" and weekly talk show "House Calls" which received an award from the U. S. Indian Health Service. Taylor instituted the first radio class/curriculum at the Hopi Junior Senior High School.
Taylor currently serves as a member on the Distribution and Interconnection Committee of the National Public Radio Board and Free Press Board of Directors, and is active on the Aspen Institute's Communications and Society program contributing to the Knight Commission Reports on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy and New Cities: The Next Generation of Healthy Informed Communities.
Previous positions include: Associate Director of the Hopi Foundation, executive director of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association and Special Assistant under the Office of General Counsel for the Hopi Tribe specializing in land, water and energy matters. Taylor is also one of the founders of the Hopi Education Endowment Fund.
Taylor was honored with a 2006 Louis T. Delgado Award and the 2005 Ford Foundation Leadership for a Changing World Award. Formerly the General Manager of KUYI-FM Radio, Taylor co-founded the UNITY Journalist of Color Award winning "Indian Country News Bureau" and produced the children’s program "Shooting Stars" and weekly talk show "House Calls" which received an award from the U. S. Indian Health Service. Taylor instituted the first radio class/curriculum at the Hopi Junior Senior High School.
Taylor currently serves as a member on the Distribution and Interconnection Committee of the National Public Radio Board and Free Press Board of Directors, and is active on the Aspen Institute's Communications and Society program contributing to the Knight Commission Reports on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy and New Cities: The Next Generation of Healthy Informed Communities.
Previous positions include: Associate Director of the Hopi Foundation, executive director of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association and Special Assistant under the Office of General Counsel for the Hopi Tribe specializing in land, water and energy matters. Taylor is also one of the founders of the Hopi Education Endowment Fund.
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Native Media Conference 2013
July 18, 2013Join Native Public Media and the Native American Journalist Association at this exciting conference:
Where: Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center
When: July 18 -21, 2013
How: Register Here
One of the best things of the Native Media Conference is bringing together media makers that serve Indian Country. This year, Native Public Media and the Native American Journalist Association will host a joint conference with training, education, engagement and celebration.
NAJA and NPM are two of the most prominent Native media organizations in the United States and are co-hosting the Native Media Conference with a special joint focus on the latest innovations in the media industry and news developments in Indian Country.
The goals of the Native Media Conference are to expand the capacity and service of Native public radio and media makers by enabling its leaders to network and learn from each other; and to deliver training and information that is especially pertinent to the growth and sustainability of Native media serving Indian Country.
The community benefit of the Native Media Conference is for Native media makers to prosper and grow as a system; it is an opportunity for Native station managers to address compliance challenges unique to Native America; and celebrate the success of Native Journalists and Tribal stations in serving Native American audiences. By bringing together journalists and broadcasters, both NPM and NAJA know it will double their impact in service and reach.
Where: Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center
When: July 18 -21, 2013
How: Register Here
One of the best things of the Native Media Conference is bringing together media makers that serve Indian Country. This year, Native Public Media and the Native American Journalist Association will host a joint conference with training, education, engagement and celebration.
NAJA and NPM are two of the most prominent Native media organizations in the United States and are co-hosting the Native Media Conference with a special joint focus on the latest innovations in the media industry and news developments in Indian Country.
The goals of the Native Media Conference are to expand the capacity and service of Native public radio and media makers by enabling its leaders to network and learn from each other; and to deliver training and information that is especially pertinent to the growth and sustainability of Native media serving Indian Country.
The community benefit of the Native Media Conference is for Native media makers to prosper and grow as a system; it is an opportunity for Native station managers to address compliance challenges unique to Native America; and celebrate the success of Native Journalists and Tribal stations in serving Native American audiences. By bringing together journalists and broadcasters, both NPM and NAJA know it will double their impact in service and reach.
NPM Media Summit 2012: Our Voices-Our Stories-Our Network
July 13, 2012Native Public Media's 2012 Media Summit brought together the Native network community with Native radio and media makers to discuss and reflect on the past year. The Summit and Cultural Feast was held in the heart of Indian Country--Santa Fe, New Mexico--on the beautiful campus of the Institute of American Indian Arts.
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