Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. She founded the Center for Social Media, now Center for Media & Social Impact, where she continues as Senior Research Fellow. Her books include Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy, Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright, with Peter Jaszi; and Documentary: A Very Short Introduction. A Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellow, she has been honored with awards by International Documentary Association, Women in Film and Video, and University Film and Video Association, among others.