Media SpinMeister on 16 Jan 2007 12:26 pm
This Land is Your Land, Candyland or Wasteland?
“Those who control what stories we hear can help determine our politics and culture. Promoting a commercial culture is the most important story that General Electric, Disney, Viacom, and many others want us to constantly hear.”
– from Digital Destiny
If your reality is a sweet world of American Idols, bimbo catfights, ultra-violence and big media slogans then you may be a zombie slave to the boss man owners of the Big Media Plantation.
The recent National Conference for Media Reform was held in Memphis, Tennessee where among others, Bill Moyers made a stirring speech for every one of us to defend a free press. Links below provide the details.
References:
- National Conference for Media Reform: Home Page
- YouTube video of Bill Moyer’s Keynote Address at NCMR
- Democracy Now’s Transcript of Bill Moyer’s Speech at NCMR
- Amy Goodman’s Interview with FCC Commissioner
- Review of the Media Reform Conference by News Hounds
- Stop Big Media
- Tell the FCC: No More Media Consolidation
- Public Access Television
- Legal Guide for Bloggers
