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Paper Tiger TV

Date
1981

Paper Tiger TV is a non-profit volunteer collective that has been pioneering media criticism through video since 1981. The diverse series of over 260 programs addresses issues of democratic communications, media representation and the economics of the information industry.

The tapes are broadcast in NYC and across the US. They are distributed by Paper Tiger to universities, libraries and media centers worldwide.

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"Paper Tiger TV." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/paper-tiger-tv.

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Paper Tiger TV is a non-profit volunteer collective producing video media criticism since 1981; it has created a diverse series of over 260 programs addressing democratic communications, media representation and the economics of the information industry. The tapes are broadcast in NYC and across the US; Paper Tiger distributes tapes to universities, libraries and media centers worldwide.

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