Would a non-profit community media center compete with private sector broadcasting or advertising?
Our goal is to increase public access to media in ways that would actually increase the business opportunities in our area. We look to the city of Grand Rapids as a model. In Grand Rapids , the Community Media Center serves non-profit and public groups that would otherwise not have access to major media and agrees to stay out of the private sector. Over time this tends to promote the community and encourage redevelopment which increases economic activity in Grand Rapids . The Greater Lansing Area is sorely lacking in this regard and is losing ground to other more media-savvy communities as a top quality-of-life destination.
