The Free Press folks have put online several videos and audio from the National Conference on Media Reform, for those who weren’t able to make it. Here’s an appropriate video excerpt of the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "When we romanticize Dr. King’s journey we distort history,"…
Category: Media Reform
Four days in Memphis: Where is the Media Reform Movement now?
"I’m anxious for us to broaden the base of this coalition. This is the people’s coalition. We want our coalition to look like the people." — Rev. Jesse Jackson at the National Conference on Media Reform Returning home after four days at the National Conference on Media Reform in Memphis, I have to wonder what…
Toolkits & Online Resources for Media Activism: Show & Tell
I’m speaking this morning at a side-event on "Toolkits & Online Resources for Media Activism: Show & Tell" featuring : Hye Jung Park, Funding Exchange Drew Clark, Center for Public Integrity Anthony Mazza, Prometheus Radio Project Elisha Miranda and Sophia Quintero, Chica Luna Productions Jeff Smith, Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy TBA, Youth Media…
Pictures from last night of Natl Conference on Media Reform
The last night of the National Conference on Media Reform featured a star-studded series of short speeches by: Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Geena Davis, actress and founder, See Jane Ben Bagdikian, author, The Media Monopoly Ben Hooks, former executive director, NAACP Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip-Hop Caucus Deepa Fernandes, WBAI and Radio Rootz Erubiel Valladares Carranza,…
Andrew Puddephatt on media reform from a human rights perspective
This morning I attended a very broad and interesting side-event on “Global Information and Communication Policy” organized by Consumer’s Union. The event featured an international panel of speakers including : Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau, Instituto Brasileiro de Defesa do Consumidor, Brazil Rosemary Okello-Orlale, African Woman and Child Feature Service, Kenya Bjarne Pedersen, Consumers International Andrew…
NCMR Community Wireless Workshop
This morning I was at a really great panel discussion on “The Growth of Wireless Internet : From Community to Municipal to Corporate,” which featured several leading experts and activists in the field of community wireless: Dharma Dailey, Ethos Group (moderator) Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation Harold Feld, Media Access Project Michael Lewis, Wireless Harlem…
Tim Wu and Matt Stoller on Net Neutrality
The Save the Internet Coalition held a fun panel on the Net Neutrality campaign, including informative and entertaining comments by Tim Wu of Columbia University, Adam Green of Moveon.org, Frannie Welling of Free Press, Matt Stoller of MyDD.com, Scott Goodstein of Catalyst Campaigns and Azlan White, campaign activist. Here’s some quick notes from Tim Wu’s…
Rev. Jackson: “We want our coalition to look like the people.”
Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered his usually rousing speech to the National Conference on Media Reform this morning. It was largely a canned speech on civil rights, affirmative action, anti-war, etc. But in literally his last few words before leaving the stage, as almost an afterthought, he turned back to the mic and said, "…I’m anxious…
Live video from the Natl Conference on Media Reform
For those who aren’t able to be in Memphis for the National Conference on Media Reform, there will be live video of many of the plenary sessions, including keynotes by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bill Moyers and Sen. Bernie Sands. The organizers of the conference promise that you can also: Listen to downloadable audio of…
Groovin’ and shakin’ to save the Net
Here’s Josh Silver of Free Press revving up the crowd at the Save the Internet Party tonight in Memphis at the Gibson Guitar Factory. Later they charge onto the dance floor for the filming of a new viral video on Net Neutrality.