Bill Moyers

Big Media vs. America's Right To Know

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:17:37 -0700

When the National Conference for Media Reform met here last month, it was the largest gathering of responsible adults ever to address the democracy-destroying impact big media has on America. Some media pundits, including Bill O’Reilly and Fox News, denigrate NCMR for serving an ultra liberal agenda.

The Hidden Meaning Behind the Moyers Ambush

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:32:29 -0700

The other day, my friend Myles Berkowitz was talking about the Fox News attempt to ambush Bill Moyers. Actually, that's not accurate. Myles never talks, he rants. And this time, like always, he was ranting from a fascinating angle no one else was.

Another Sort of Eulogy

Stevie Converse — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:11:43 -0700

Last November, in his PBS report on the media meltdown in the run-up to the Iraq invasion, veteran journalist Bill Moyers questioned NBC’s Tim Russert about his own role in the fiasco. Among other things, he cited Russert’s 9/8/02 “Meet the Press” interview with Dick Cheney, which Moyers described as “the classic case of how the press and the government became inseparable.”

Media Minutes: June 13, 2008

candace — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:11:48 -0700

With more than 250 presenters and 3500 attendees, the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis was a chance to learn about the issues shaping our media and to strategize for the future.

Media Minutes (2008-06-13)

candace — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:08:43 -0700

Media Minutes (2008-06-13) v1

candace — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:55:22 -0700

O'Reilly: Media Reformers in Minneapolis 'Stridently Anti-American'

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:03:25 -0700

There were two National Conferences on Media Reform in Minneapolis over the weekend: the one I attended and the one Bill O'Reilly, Juan Williams and Fox News talking head Mary Catherine Ham didn't.

Media Conference: The Freedom That Makes Freedom Possible

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:41:32 -0700

“As journalism goes, so goes democracy,” renowned PBS host Bill Moyers told the crowd at the National Conference for Media Reform. And right now, journalism is in trouble.

Moyers vs. Murdoch: Journalism vs. Megalomania

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:05:38 -0700

Rupert Murdoch's favorite megalomaniac Bill O'Reilly sent a crew to Minneapolis this weekend to stalk journalists Bill Moyers and Dan Rather. This probably doesn't surprise you. And that's exactly why Moyers and Rather were in Minneapolis.

More Faux News: O'Reilly Segment on Conference Features No One Who Attended It

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:49:46 -0700

I'm not sure which is more disappointing: That Bill O'Reilly featured a long conversation on the National Conference for Media Reform last night without speaking to anyone who was actually there, or that polls have revealed many Americans actually consider him to be one of the country's most admired news figures.

Moyers vs. O'Reilly's Producer

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:08:25 -0700

Inside Baseball Alert: Fascinating to see one of our nation’s most thoughtful journalists and commentators arguing the facts with a producer of Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News Channel show, proving again that intellect and honesty wins over bluster and bullshit — except when it comes to ratings.

The Last Best Journalist Schools O'Reilly Attack Dog

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:13:07 -0700

This last weekend the National Conference for Media Reform was held in Minneapolis. This movement was started 5 years ago by Bill Moyers (one of my heroes) and other concerned organizations to call attention to media consolidation and the degradation of our independent national press coverage.

Bill Moyers addresses NCMR 2008

Neal Bastek — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:43:37 -0700

Legendary journalist Bill Moyers address the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, June 7, 2008. Presented by FreePress.net. For more speakers, press coverage, and info, visit: http://www.freepress.net/conference

In Wake of McClellan Charges: When Bill Moyers Revealed How the Press Bought the War

Stevie Converse — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:48:58 -0700

Debate continues today over charges by former White House spokesman Scott McClellan, in a new book and on TV, that his former boss "hoodwinked" the media, and the public, into going along with the U.S. attack on Iraq in 2003.

Bill Moyers on Senate Victory to Stop Big Media

mthompson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:43:56 -0700

NCMR 2008 speaker Bill Moyers talks about your recent victory in the Senate to Stop Big Media.

National Conference for Media Reform Comes to Minneapolis

Stevie Converse — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:28 -0700

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.

Bill Moyers Decries How Media Oversimplifies Stories

Stevie Converse — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:44:00 -0700

Bill Moyers appeared on Monday night's "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann and discussed the state of the media as well as Jeremiah Wright (and the intersection of the two).

Moyers Takes on Censorship

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:45:36 -0700

Bill Moyers raises the alarm over what he sees as inroads into free speech and ethics in government.

Moyers, Rather to Headline Media Reform Conference

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:53:25 -0700

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.

Bill Moyers: Jeremiah Wright, Double Standards & The Media

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:06:33 -0700

I once asked a reporter back from Vietnam: 'Who's telling the truth over there?'