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The Future of the Internet: Net Neutrality vs. Private Market Regulation

Mary Alice Crim — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:28:26 -0700

Start: 10/02/2008 - 04:08

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Section (IPEL)of the Los Angeles County Bar Association will host a panel discussion about the impact of the FCC¹s August 1st Order in the Comcast/BitTorrent case, the Commission¹s authority to regulate Internet service providers, and liability rules resulting from the Order.

Election ’08: Race, Gender and the Media

Mary Alice Crim — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:43:42 -0700

Start: 10/02/2008 - 06:01

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Join FAIR, the Manhattan Neighborhood Network and the Brecht Forum for a panel discussion, Q&A and debate-watching party.

The panel will feature journalists Laura Flanders, Glen Ford, and Gary Younge. Event details are here.

Live Webcast: Google Unwired

Bliss Requa-Trautz — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:30:30 -0700

Start: 05/22/2008 - 09:00

End: 05/22/2008 - 10:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Watch from home here.

With Google, Larry Page has gone a long way toward achieving the audacious goal he and co-founder Sergey Brin set for the company: "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible."

From Soundbites to Solutions: Bias, Punditry and the Press in the 2008 Election

Bliss Requa-Trautz — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:29:09 -0700

Start: 06/17/2008 - 09:00

End: 06/17/2008 - 12:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Unlike any other election cycle, the issues of race, gender, age and class have dominated public and private conversations around the country over the course of this election. Our nationally recognized panelists will debate and discuss how the media creates and reflects public perceptions of presidential candidates. A fascinating conversation you won’t want to miss!

Transforming Our Media System

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:46:29 -0700

Start: 03/18/2008 - 18:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The news media has all but abandoned its obligation to serve the needs of an informed democracy.

Citizen Media and the Civic Journalist

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:46:19 -0700

Start: 03/03/2008 - 19:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Renowned journalist Nick Clooney will speak on March 3, 2008 at Wayne State University's Center for the Study of Citizenship (CSC).

The Price of Activism: Roxanne Walker

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:06 -0800

Start: 11/15/2007 - 00:00

End: 11/15/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Roxanne Walker, radio activist, has been honored by the Greenville Chapter of Women in Communications with three Matrix Awards for her political opinion column in MetroBEAT, an alternative news weekly

Public Discussion About the Impact of Media Ownership Rules

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:05 -0800

Start: 10/23/2007 - 00:00

End: 10/23/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

On Tuesday, October 23rd two of the five members of the FCC and two of the country's most respected and successful television producers will have a public discussion about the impact of media ownershi

Prologue to a Farce

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:03 -0800

Start: 05/17/2007 - 00:00

End: 05/17/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

"A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both."rn-James Madison, 1822

Inspired by Madison's observation, M

Fighting for Air

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:03 -0800

Start: 05/03/2007 - 00:00

End: 05/03/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

When a cloud of poisonous gas from a train derailment drifted toward Minot, N.D., in 2002, none of the six local radio stations warned residents in time to prevent one death and a thousand injuries.

War & the Media: The Battle for Public Perception

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:02 -0800

Start: 03/28/2007 - 00:00

End: 03/28/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

A book party/forum featuring Extra!

My Misadventures in Corporate Media

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:02 -0800

Start: 04/13/2007 - 00:00

End: 04/13/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Author, lecturer, and media critic Jeff Cohen will take the stage at Roberts Hall on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus to share engaging stories about his experiences in the mainstream me

Net Neutrality Talk

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:02 -0800

Start: 04/02/2007 - 00:00

End: 04/02/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Professor Shubho Bandyopadhyay will be discussing his research on net neutrality.

ACLU of WWU Net Neutrality Presentation