Videos
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Dan Rather & Josh Silver at the Politics '08 Conference
Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver joins Dan Rather and others for a panel on media bias moderated by CNN's Howard Kurtz.
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Outside Debate, Hempstead Struggles
As a horde of journalists descends on Hempstead, NY, to cover the third and final presidential debate, the American News Project left the pack to hear from people outside of the media spotlight.
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Sign up to rate tonight's debate
Sign up to rate the fourth and final debate hosted by CBS News' Bob Schieffer. And see what other Americans thought about the quality of the debates so far.
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Help rate the debates!
How did our 4,600 public volunteers rate the job the media has done so far? Sign up now to fill in your scorecard on how NBC's Tom Brokaw measured up in the last presidential debate.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on media consolidation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on media consolidation, abuse of power, and the threat to America's democracy.
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Welcome to the White Space
By harnessing the unused spectrum between TV channels, America can expand broadband access and bring new forms of entertainment and public safety applications to Americans.
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Airwaves are Beautiful: An explanation of white spaces
From People's Production House, a history of America's airwaves -- from radio to television to cellular phones to wi-fi to the white spaces.
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White Space Devices: A Better Way to Call
Abdulai Bah of the Community News Production Institute and People's Production House shows how "white spaces" devices can provide affordable Internet to people who don't have it -- and the impact that will have on their everyday lives.
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Juan González: "Courage is the most important thing"
New York Daily News Columnist & "Democracy Now!" co-host Juan González talks about the essential ingredients of great journalism. From his induction speech to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Hall of Fame.
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News networks chicken out over "pig-gate?"
Are commercial news outlets acting like piggies in the "junk news" trough? Too chicken to ask the tough questions?
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Rage on the Radio
From the September 12 broadcast of Bill Moyers' Journal. Correspondent Rick Karr examines the consequences of hate speech by right-wing radio talk show hosts.
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Comcast appeals FCC decision
Tech analyst John Paczkowski reports on Comcast's decision to appeal the FCC’s precedent-setting ruling that Internet gatekeepers cannot block users' access to the free and open Internet.
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Lehrer and Rather on political news coverage
Journalists Dan Rather and Jim Lehrer search for substance behind the spectacle of political convention coverage.
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Freedom of the Press: 60,000 Letters Delivered
Journalists and St. Paul citizens assembled outside St. Paul City Hall Friday to deliver more than 60,000 letters to Mayor Chris Coleman and prosecuting attorneys demanding that they immediately drop charges against all journalists arrested this week as they covered the Republican National Convention.
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Amy Goodman explains what happened
Amy Goodman tells Free Speech TV about what happened during her arrest and subsequent release while covering street protests at the Republican National Convention. Stand up for independent journalism and freedom of the press here.
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Journalist Amy Goodman Arrested in St. Paul
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and two producers have been arrested while covering demonstrations in St. Paul. A press release from Democracy Now! is posted here.
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Bringing wireless Internet to everyone, everywhere
Matthew R. Rantanen from the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association talks about what Internet access means to local Native American communities -- and how to increase digital opportunity for all.
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Ted Koppel: Why mainstream media don't cover real issues
Join the fight for better media at StopBigMedia.com
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Can "white spaces" deliver Internet for everyone?
Joshua Breitbart of People's Production House talks about the benefits of opening up TV white spaces to provide affordable Internet access to those who don't have it. Help America open up an Internet for Everyone.
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The rising cost of cable in America
ABC News looks at the rising cost of cable TV -- up almost 80% since 1996, double the rate of inflation.

