Page 2-The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 6, 1990 0 Community Access TV allows for free speech by Sarah Schweitzer Daily Staff Writer Ann Arbor residents have never been afraid of expressing their views or making their opinions known. The vast number of speeches and rallies which take place in Ann Ar- bor and the panoply of books and ar- ticles which flow out of the city at- test to this fact. In this long standing tradition of vocalizing their opinions, Commu- nity Access television is the newest medium of expression Ann Arbor residents have at their disposal. The sole purpose of operating a Community Access television sta- tion is to allow people to express their First Amendment right to free speech according Head Program Di- rector Lucy Visovatti. Visovatti describes Community Access television as a "window to Ann Arbor" because it allows so many citizens' views to be freely expressed. All residents of Ann Arbor may request that a program of their choice be aired on Community Access. No requests, other than those for X-rated material, are turned down. Community Access television will provide any Ann Arbor resident interested in producing an original television show with all the neces- sary equipment provided the resident fulfills two basic requirements. The resident must become certi- fied in video production by partici- pating in an orientation session then attending a workshop in a specialty area of their choice. Options included editing, producing, or operating a video camera recorder. . Residents must also agree to air on Community Access television any shows produced with Commu- nity Access equipment. Community Access television stations are not unique to Ann Ar- also involve themselves by working* as an intern at the station. Community Access accepts a to- tal of fifteen interns each term. In- terns work three, four-hour shifts per week. "We couldn't survive without our interns... Interns are a vital part of the Community Access channel and are relied upon heavily by full time staffers," said Visovatti. Interns are responsible for run- ning programs, doing voiceovers - telling listeners what will air next, 'Interns are a vital part of the Community Access channel and are relied upon heavily by full time staffers' - Lucy Visovatti Community Access station director e Control Central Dan Schlichting, a volunteer director at Community Access Television, sits in the studio control room. Students often volunteer, or intern at Community Access. bor. While Ann Arbor's 17 year old Community Access television sta- tions, channels 8, 9 and 10, are some of the oldest in the country, in the past few years Community Ac- cess stations have sprung up all over the United States. While Community Access tele- vision is a public service, it is not funded by tax dollars. Instead, cities such as Ann Arbor may choose to devote to Community Access televi- sion stations a percentage of the profits they receive from allowing cable companies to operate within their borders. Visovatti said that the city's de- cision to devote to Community Ac- cess 100 percent of the revenues it receives from Columbia Cable Company demonstrates the "mayor and the city council's belief in the concept of free speech." In addition to producing programs and having them aired on Commu- nity Access, University students can and performing various administra- tive jobs.- Past intern LSA Junior Amanda Neuman called her internship experi- ence "enriching." "It helped me to get a clearer idea of my goals for my future career," said Neuman. Neuman warned, however, that. interns quickly learn that television production is not always the glam- orous job it is often perceived to be. 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