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A city council meeting should remain accessible after the meeting ends. A workforce opportunity should reach more than the people already connected to an organization. A community program should not be limited by the size of its social media following. A resident’s story should not lose its value because traditional media failed to cover it. --- ### THE CIVIC MEDIA VENDOR NETWORK PIQSTAR INC. has launched an internal civic media vendor network designed to position vendors for participation in collaborative federal and state procurement, grants, and other funding rounds. If you operate a business or nonprofit entity within the mass communication industries, apply today. - Mass Communication - Event Production - Photographers & Videographers - Public & Media Relations Experts - Ground & Aviation Transportation - Digital Communication Experts - Entertainment Industry Leaders [Learn more](https://tv.rlassc.com/share/kc3i9om2axd1p1ua) ### **America's Civic Media** PIQSTAR INC. 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Local Signal Operators can help develop community-facing programming around: • Local government and civic information • Community businesses and entrepreneurs • Workforce and career opportunities • Education and youth achievement • Arts, culture, and local events • Community organizations and resources • Interviews, features, and local storytelling This is bigger than creating content for another social media feed. It is an opportunity to help build a structured local media presence for the community you already know. **You bring the local knowledge. PIQSTAR provides the media infrastructure.** | [CLICK TO START YOUR CHANNEL](https://www.piqstar.com/apply) | | --- |   ## THE HUMAN VERDICT™ ‍Every day, somewhere, a human life is decided by people who never see it. Damaged. Worthless. Disposable. Forgotten. The verdicts come down without a trial, handed to people who were never given the chance to speak in their own defense. THE HUMAN VERDICT™ summons a city into the room where that changes. Through the Storm: by Tam Lawrence 5:14 --- [Learn more about the stage performance](https://www.thehumanverdict.com) Video player - 6284cb95-c3d5-479e-8488-3bfd1465eeb7-2026-06-09 - Click to play video Produced & Written by Tam Lawrence ## Our Parent Media Exposure Plus TV 440+MIL Household Reach 7+ Access Smart Devices 1.3MIL App Downloads --- **PIQSTAR INC.** serves as the operating system for its parent media platform, Exposure Plus TV, which is accessible on Roku, Google TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, and both iOS and Android mobile devices. Exposure Plus TV has the capacity to reach over 440 million households actively using smart devices. [Visit Exposure Plus TV](https://www.exposureplustv.tv) POSITIVITY PIQSTAR: LEADING THE WAY ### +PIQSTAR INC. 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