About InterAct

Internews Interactive, a non-profit pioneer of digital media convergence, has been integrating broadband with broadcasting since 1998.  InterAct draws on a 20-year history of award-winning interactive television productions that have linked people to each other, to their leaders and to the world. InterAct specializes in “2wayTV,” interfacing broadcast television with digital video media including satellites, videoconferencing, webcams and photo cell-phones, with the goal of creating a space where “the people” join the politicians and pundits who shape America’s public policy.

In InterAct productions, the television studio becomes a nexus of connectivity, as a virtual audience of participants join our programs. InterAct has used ‘war-cams,’ on-line videochat rooms, internet cafes, and university videoconference networks as well as webcams, videomail and cellphones to connect people from within their own community to the power of television. Programs link restaurants, schools, living rooms, and jail cells, to broadcast-quality television programs, and to a nation of curious viewers who are invited to call and ask questions, and to appear on TV.

Today, we are using our expertise in new ways:

• Public Square - consulting with PBS on the interactive design    for its new service. • RedBlue - helping divided Americans get beyond their differences    by connecting directly with each other on the Internet. • Citizen Diplomacy Archive - providing scholars with a record of    US-USSR citizen outreach that helped end the Cold War. • THANK$ A MILLION – Reality TV that rewards social responsibility. • Everybody’s Guide -  fostering dignity for all.

The pages of this site cover our history, keep you up to date on new developments, and glimpse the future of digital media.

Evelyn Messinger
Executive Director