Media

It's not democracy without independent media.

The Guerrilla News Network

by Anna Lappe

posted Mar 24, 2005

What is the Gerrilla News Network?

Talking Back: Media for the People

posted Aug 28, 2004

Media for the People- Ricardo "Kool Aid" Chavez, Desiree Evans, Megan Rowling, Jonathan Lawson, Jeff Chester and Gary O. Larson

The Battle for Reality

by David Solnit

posted Jul 30, 2008

David Solnit was one of the Direct Action Network organizers for the 1999 WTO demonstrations in Seattle. He looks at what really happened in Seattle, what politicians and the mainstream media have done with the story, and what difference the new movie "Battle in Seattle" might make to public thinking about the 1999 demonstrations.

A Media Movement is Catching On

by Fran Korten

posted Nov 11, 2004

Here’s a question that haunts me: If we had a vibrant, decentralized media system in this country, would we have gone to war in Iraq?

Media Hero: Ed Schultz

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Mar 10, 2005

 

Bill Moyers

by Bill Moyers

posted Feb 16, 2005

Some journalists are stubbornly pursuing the truth despite growing media monopolies, government secrecy, ideology, and public relations spin doctors—but it’s getting tougher.

Media That Set Us Free Discussion Guide

posted Feb 21, 2005

Why in the midst of this information glut are we not getting the information we need? What does this mean for our democracy? More questions like these . . .

Media We Can Trust

posted Jul 30, 2008

The growing number of media outlets, many with a partisan slant, makes the task of finding reliable, unbiased news difficult. NewsTrust is a nonpartisan website that aggregates news articles and rates them based on their journalistic quality.

Project Censored 2009

by Kate Sims

posted Oct 01, 2008

Project Censored seeks out the most undercovered stories of the year. In their 2009 edition, they salute YES! as "the standard" for positive stories about change. Here's an excerpt.

Media Uprising

by Josh Silver, Robert W. McChesney

posted Feb 08, 2005

 

Court Rejects Media Deregulation

by Jonathan Lawson

posted Aug 19, 2004

A win for media diversity.

Resource Guide: Democratic Media

by Lisa Kundrat

posted Feb 02, 2005

Resources for More Democratic Media

It Takes a Community Media Center

by Dirk Koning

posted Mar 16, 2005

The Community Media Center (CMC) was founded in 1981 as Grand Rapids Cable Access Center (known as GRTV). It is one of the first public access stations in the nation to expand beyond public access television to provide a range of media tools, training and transmission options for community members and nonprofit organizations. Among them, the five affiliates offer numerous projects and services.

Sarah van Gelder interviewed by Peak Moment TV

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jan 19, 2007

Janaia Donaldson interviews YES! Magazine Executive Editor, Sarah Van Gelder, on healthcare for all, alternatives to prisons, peak oil, living democracy, climate change, working together, and how each of us can begin creating change.

The People Speak Out at FCC Hearing in Seattle

by Reclaim the Media

posted Nov 14, 2007

Fran Korten and Sarah van Gelder speak out against consolidation of media ownership at the November 2007 Seattle FCC hearings

Going to Where the Silence Is: Interview with Amy Goodman

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Feb 02, 2005

Interview with Amy Goodman, how she created Democracy Now

Reclaim the Media

by Seeta Pena Gangadharan

posted May 20, 2004

- media democracy movement, fight the FCC, public right to airwaves

Media Hero: DeeDee Halleck

by Jonathan Lawson

posted Mar 10, 2005

 

10 Steps to More Democratic Media

by Jeffrey Chester, Gary O. Larson

posted Feb 16, 2005

10 Steps to More Democratic Media

FCC Supports an Open Internet

by Megan Tady

posted Sep 03, 2009

A victory in the fight to protect public, democratic access to the Internet.