Population Media Center
Population Media Center (PMC) is an American media organization based in South Burlington, Vermont. It uses behaviour change methodology to convey messages about health-related topics.
PMC is focused on population control and worked to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
History
Founding
Population Media Center was founded in 1998 by William Ryerson to address population and reproductive health issues using the Sabido methodology.1)
Population Strategy Working Group
In October 2009, PMC organized and chaired the 3rd Annual Population Strategy Working Group Meeting. The event, which was described as “growing into an annual landmark on the calendars of population activists around the world,” was held at the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Barbara Jordan Conference Center, located in downtown Washington, D.C. The meeting featured presentations by several local population organizations, such as Virginia-based Advocates for Sustainable Albemarle Population, Floridians for Sustainable Population, and Californians for Population Stabilization.
Dr. Bob Howard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Robert J. Howard & Associates, former Press Officer for the National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), conducted an “interactive and in-depth media skills training for all participants.”
Global Population Speak Out
In 2010, PMC worked in close coordination with the Population Institute (PI) to carry out the second annual Global Population Speak Out (GPSO).2) Collaborators included the Center for Biological Diversity, Kelvin Thomson (an “Australian MP who has been leading the effort to stabilize Australia’s population”), Sustainable Population Australia and others.
Organization
Leadership
Funding
Funding for Population Media Center and its programs has come from:4) 5) 6) 7)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Partners
PMC has collaborated in various forms with other organizations including Cagle Syndication Network, Population Institute (PI), Tiroir A Films and Voice of Vietnam (VOV).