The Center for Media & Social Impact, based at American University's School of Communication in Washington, D.C., is an innovation lab and research center that creates, studies, and showcases media for social impact.
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Story Movements: March 1 & 2, 2019
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The State of The Documentary Field: 2018 Study of Documentary Professionals
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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation
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Cities Remix a Playful Platform: Experiments to Embed Pokémon GO
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Policy Briefing Note: An International Approach to Data Privacy
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When Movies Go to Washington: Documentary Films & Public Policy in the United States (Vol 1)
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Movies & Grassroots Community Engagement: Documentary Films & State and Local Public Policy in the United States. Volume 2, Films & Public Policy Series
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Journey to the Academy Awards: 2018 Documentary Film Diversity Report
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