What is Paper Tiger Television?

Paper Tiger has been creating fun, funky, hard-hitting, investigative, compelling and truly alternative media since 1981! The programs produced at PTTV have inspired media-savvy community productions and activism around the world. Our archive includes shows that provide critical analysis of media, educate about the communications industry and highlight issues that are absent from mainstream information sources. Through the distribution of our short documentary programs, media literacy/video production workshops, community screenings and grassroots advocacy, PTTV works to expose and challenge the corporate control of media. Because of the bias and misrepresentation of issues in mainstream media it is critical to include diverse perspectives in the process of making media. PTTV strives to increase awareness of how media can be used to affect social change. A public that can strategically and creatively use the media is necessary for a more equitable and healthy democracy.

What's going on at Paper Tiger...

OPEN HOUSE

Wednesday, April 14th from 6-8 PM in Paper Tiger Headquarters 339 Lafayette Street.
Join us for WINE CHEESE and VIDEO.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! PAPER TIGER IS HOSTING A FINAL CUT WORKSHOP!

Learn all the basics in a two-day intensive workshop April 24 AND 25(10am-5pm)
$150 for ONE DAY $250 for TWO DAYS: Priority given to people registering for both days.
Learn how to transfer footage from your camera to the computer, editing basics, transitions, importing music and images, titling and outputting your video to tape, speed, freeze frames, advanced transitioning, basic audio, filters, simple effects easy techniques for creating a polished piece.
Limited to 6 people
Classes given in the Paper Tiger office at 339 Lafayette St.
Registration is not guaranteed until paid in full. EMAIL info@papertiger.org for more information.

PAPER TIGER NATIONAL BROADCAST ON FREE SPEECH TV

Paper Tiger Television will present ART, ACTIVISM and ANALYSIS a 13-part curated series highlighting some of our most outstanding shows. The series presents a chronological look at how the content and style of the collective's work has changed since 1981. It covers a wide range of topics from racism, classism, DIY media, domestic violence, the prison-industrial complex, media conglomeration and displacement... just to name a few. The series will air Saturdays and Sundays from March to July 2010 on Free Speech TV! Tune in!

PAPER TIGER BROADCAST EVERY WEDNESDAY

Paper Tiger Television broadcasts regularly at 8pm Wednesdays on TimeWarner Ch34 and RCN Ch82 (Manhattan Neighborhood Network MNN) and at 3pm and 11pm Wednesdays on TimeWarner Ch34 and Cablevision Ch67 (Brooklyn Community Access Television BCAT)

NEW PRODUCTIONS IN THE WORKS

Paper Tiger is currently working on a project in Sunset Park Brooklyn about gentrification and two studio shows: one about the DIY environmentalism and another one featuring David Harvey and the national Right to the City movement for urban justice. We are also beginning production on a show about living in a surveillance culture from facebook to government wire tapping and a video presentation from the Left Forum. Check out the latest Paper Tiger production projects.

JOIN US

Paper Tiger Invites You to Join the Collective

Paper Tiger Television is a creative, nonprofit, volunteer-based artists collective that produces documentaries, studio shows and advocacy shorts. Most collective members are media makers interested in creative, independent, alternative media production. We learn as we go and if nothing else bring enthusiasm and chutspa! Click here to find out more about joining the collective.

INTERNS!

Paper Tiger is currently accepting applications for interns. Click here for more information!