NCMR in the News

The U.S. Senate, in an incredible near unanimous vote, stood up to Big Media and voted yesterday to junk the FCC decision to let the largest media companies swallow up even more local media.

"You can't deny that this is a huge evolutionary moment in the history of intellectual property rights, of the flow of information, of entertainment and the arts," says Phil Donahue. "So let's celebrate it. And let's admit that we either believe in free speech or we don't."

Minneapolis and St. Paul are preparing for the arrival of thousands of media activists June 6-8. People are descending on the Twin Cites to attend the fourth National Conference for Media Reform.

The National Conference on Media Reform is coming to Minneapolis June 6-8, with more than two thousand participants expected.

Less than three months before the Republican National Convention convenes in St. Paul, a decidedly more liberal group is gathering in the Twin Cities — the June 6-8 National Conference on Media Reform.

Several syndicated columnists will be among the speakers at the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform, which takes place June 6-8 in Minneapolis.

On June 6-8, a broad array of policymakers, scholars, media producers, grassroots activists and concerned citizens will gather in Minneapolis for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform. This landmark event -- hosted by Free Press at the Minneapolis Convention Center -- is the central destination for the growing movement to create a more accountable, democratic and diverse media.

Today we're rolling out the agenda of programs and workshops for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform -- more than 60 sessions to choose from and nearly 250 presenters lined up.
Among them:

We started Democracy Now! for a simple reason: to uncover the truth and to tell the stories that most media ignore. One of the most important stories they are missing is the exciting grassroots movement for better media.