At the end of Day One, I attended a terrific reception co-sponsored by the Institute for Public Accuracy, Progressive Communicators Network, Project Think Different, Public News Service, The Praxis Project. and will include drinks, food, a short program focused on "Powerful Results from the Grassroots" and a great opportunity to network!
Author: Keith Kamisugi
Out of Juice
Both my laptop and Blackberry are dying so this will be the last post for today at the media reform conference. I'm here in an online activism session where Scott Goldstein from the Save the Internet coalition and Matt Stoller from MyDD.com are talking about Tron, ninjas, myspace and net neutrality.UPDATE: rikomatic.com has a good … Continue reading Out of Juice
Diversity Matters in Media Ownership
In a panel titled Race and Gender Matter in Media Ownership, two speakers in particular touched on issues of interest:Angela Campbell, with the Georgetown Institute for Public Representation, touched on the relationships between pending lawsuits related to diversity in media ownership with the Grutter/Gratz and the Louisville/Seattle school cases. She didn't go into too much … Continue reading Diversity Matters in Media Ownership
Jesse Jackson on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rev. Jackson spoke about Dr. King and how the historic "I have adream" speech has been too oftem reduced to that quote.But, said Jackson, "His speech was about broken promises." About howLincoln promised emancipation. About how Congress promised civilrights through the 14th Amendment. About how Blacks and other peopleof color still don't have the federal … Continue reading Jesse Jackson on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Running Into Folks
I decided to skip the Bill Moyers plenary and visit the exhibits. Found a lot of new and familiar interesting organizations...Ran into a bunch of familiar faces: Ivan Roman and Joe Torres of the Nat'l Assoc of Hispanic Journalists (their national convention is in San Jose this year); Jen Soriano of the Youth Media Council; … Continue reading Running Into Folks
Media Reform Conference Day One, Part One
It's a wet day here in Memphis. And surprisingly not that cold. I'm on my way to the conference. Bill Moyers and Rev. Jackson willdeliver the initial plenaries.Danny Glover is being interviewed on local station WREG about the media reform conference. "We have to be responsible in what we report," says Glover, "in order to … Continue reading Media Reform Conference Day One, Part One
Why We Need a Conference on Media Reform
Activist David Swanson, who along with EJS board member John Bonifaz started After Downing Street, answers that question:"The media will not ask or try to answer what Bush means when he says 'victory.' The media will not raise the question of what this war is being fought for. "The media will depict the anti-war movement … Continue reading Why We Need a Conference on Media Reform
National Conference for Media Reform Starts Friday
I'll be attending the National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tenn. The conference is for anyone who is concerned about the state of our media and committed to working for change. "This energizing weekend will present ideas and strategies for winning the fight for better media and connect you with thousands of media reformers … Continue reading National Conference for Media Reform Starts Friday