Media

It's not democracy without independent media.

Sarah van Gelder on GRITtv

by Sarah van Gelder, Laura Flanders

posted Apr 09, 2009

YES! Magazine's executive editor and co-founder Sarah van Gelder on why we need news and also solutions.

People We Love :: Tom Steinberg

posted Feb 13, 2009

Profile of mySociety.org founder Tom Steinberg.

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.

WTO Photo Quiz :: 1

by Kevin Sharp

posted Aug 04, 2008

Photographer Kevin Sharp paired his photos of the 1999 event with stills from the new film "Battle in Seattle". You might be surprised by what's real and what's not.

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.

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.

Carl Pope & Van Jones

by Van Jones, Carl Pope

posted Jun 09, 2008

Carl Pope and Van Jones discuss Environmentalism, New Media, Civil Rights, the Economy

Control Room

by Jehane Noujaim

posted Apr 29, 2008

View the trailer for Jehane Noujaim's award-winning documentary, Control Room, which examines media coverage of the Iraq War.

Why Positive Journalism Matters

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Mar 26, 2008

Listen to Sarah van Gelder's interview by Chris Vondrasek on KBCS' One World Report: "It is part of our journalistic task—to pay attention to where there is news of successful change."

Signs of Life :: Media

by Jonathan Lawson

posted Feb 08, 2008

FCC Chair Kevin Martin pushes a decision to allow big media companies to hold combined ownership of newspapers, TV and radio

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

Pirates on the Open Airwaves

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Nov 07, 2007

Low-power transmitters are making local radio accessible to many. Is this pirate radio or is it serving the public interest?

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.

Community Radio-Radio Community

by Lilja Otto

posted Oct 02, 2006

A different format for community events, and a recipe for inspiration is now being used by the community radio movement.

Can Soap Operas Save the World?

by Carol Estes

posted May 02, 2006

In some battle-fatigued areas, soap operas have become a path to healing.