independent media

Critical Pessimism and Media Reform Movements

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:11:50 -0400

Full article: Savage Minds
Adam Fish
The National Conference for Media Reform in Boston celebrated independent media and incubate strategies to fight the tide of corporate personhood, monopolization in communication industries and the denial of access to the public airwaves. Independent, open and interactive television networks are the antidote to the problems facing free speech and democracy as more media power is centralized in fewer hands.

Free Speech Media Conference in Fresno

Jordan Berg — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:58:42 -0500

Start: 02/20/2010 - 09:00

End: 02/20/2010 - 14:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Learn how to create radio or TV shows and how to write for an alternative/independent newspaper like The Undercurrent or Community Alliance. Here's a chance to shape the news, not just consume it.

Art, Access & Action: A Columbia College Chicago Arts & Media Summit

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:15:12 -0500

Start: 04/08/2010 - 00:00

End: 04/09/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

This year groups, organizations, and individuals will be coming together to host a major arts & media summit in Chicago. The Summit will be held at Columbia College Chicago and happen on April 8th and 9th from 10 am to 9 pm on both days.

Watchdog Calls for More Public Funding for Broadcasting

Stevie Converse — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:36:15 -0400

Full article: Radio Business Report
America pays only $1.37 per person on public media at the moment. Craig Aaron of Free Press is not asking for the $80 per person they spend in Great Britain, or even the $22 per they spend in Canada, and certainly not the $565 per person we all spent already to bail out AIG. But he thinks that $5 per person would work wonders.

Pacifica Radio at 60

Stevie Converse — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:13:53 -0400

Full article: Democracy Now!
Pacifica Radio is the oldest independent media network in the United States, and its sixtieth birthday comes as a deepening crisis engulfs mainstream media.

'Voices of Justice' Film & Latino Media Panel

Jordan Berg — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:39:22 -0400

Start: 04/15/2009 - 17:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The public is invited to a reception, documentary film preview of "Voices of Justice" and panel discussion at Stanford University on Wed. April 15 about the challenges and opportunities for Spanish-language media in an era of transformational change in journalism and the nation.

Media Minutes: March 20, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:57:33 -0400

Blogger Glen Greenwald and Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman are sharing the first annual Izzy Award for Independent Media. And the Local Community Radio Act will be invaluable to local musicians across the country.

Media Minutes (2009-03-20)

Candace Clement — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:52:45 -0400

Nominations Open for Independent Media 'Izzy' Award

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:16:22 -0500

Full article: Ithaca College
The Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College is now accepting nominations for the first annual Izzy Award, named after legendary maverick journalist I. F. Stone. The Izzy Award will recognize an independent outlet, journalist or producer for work created/distributed outside of traditional corporate structures.

Media Minutes: October 24, 2008

Candace Clement — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:20:10 -0400

Public interest groups and tech innovators are cheering an FCC report that may clear the way for using empty TV channels to connect millions of people to the Internet. And dozens of small, independent magazines have been forced to shut down their operations.