adio stations, blogs, social networks, alt-weeklies, oh my. But what do local media really mean for the music scene? For this session, members of Boston’s music community will be joined by national media advocacy experts and organizers to discuss the merits and challenges of geographically-rooted media. Do local media really matter in the age of the Internet? How does the local media ecology work to support the music community in a city like Boston? Why should artists, bloggers, journalists, club owners, fans and anyone else who loves local music care about media policy? And what is possible when media and musicians work together to create a stronger local music scene?

Moderator/Organizer: Candace Clement, Free Press

Presenters:

• Deanne Cuellar: Executive Director, Media Justice League
• Casey Rae Hunter: Communications Director, Future of Music Coalition
• Chris Faraone: Staff writer, Boston Phoenix
• Michael J. Epstein: Boston musician (The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, DoNotForsakeMeOhMyDarling, Neutral Uke Hotel, The Motion Sick)

* This panel will be a part of the 2011 NCMR in Boston, MA April 8-10.