[IMC-US] personal reprtback for indy folksabouttheNationalCOnference on Med

Wed May 25 23:03:08 CDT 2005

This is a really critical issue that a lot of 
people are organizing around, especially with the 
transition from analog to digital transmission*. 
Some people are even working to boot corporate 
media off the airwaves. They're doing it through 
the license renewal process.That might not sound 
like fun, but it sure can make your local 
corporate broadcaster unhappy.

You are actually allowed to go and inspect a 
broadcaster's public file (where they have to 
keep records of their fulfillment of their public 
interest obligations) during business hours 
without notification. See 
http://www.ourmediavoice.org/investigate.html (It 
reads almost like a copwatch manual.)

I posted more info on this to the newswire: 
http://indymedia.us/en/2005/05/7768.shtml

Josh

At 7:23 AM +0000 5/25/05, Tribal Scribal wrote:
>In addition, i seldom hear much talk from any 
>quarter about the fact that the corporados have 
>hi-jacked the PUBLIC airwaves, aided and abetted 
>by the usg. That's grand larceny in my book.
>
>d.o.
>
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>>From: deva <drdartist at riseup.net>
>>Reply-To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
>>To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
>>Subject: Re: [IMC-US] personal reprtback for 
>>indy folksabouttheNationalCOnference on Med
>>Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 21:37:01 -0700
>>
>>I have just finally read through all the comments on this thread.
>>
>>I find the discussion around issues of media 
>>somewhat frustrating in  general. I feel like 
>>there ends up being alot of defining such as 
>>Media  Reform, Media Democracy and Media 
>>Justice. Fine as it is, but I find  that all 
>>off target.
>>
>>Fuck the Corporate Media!
>>
>>Corporate use of the public airwaves is 
>>predicated on the notion of  doing the public a 
>>service. It is not. Corporate media may be the 
>>single most destructive force in our society. 
>>They are not providing  anything for the public 
>>good. Corporate use of the public airwaves, 
>>should be rescinded. Period.
>>
>>To me this is such an obvious and basic 
>>position to stand on. Yet I  rarely hear it 
>>stated. I believe this should be on the lips of 
>>every  media activist! Corporate media failure 
>>to fulfill its social contract  can be so 
>>clearly demonstrated. It is a sharp sword, that 
>>is not used.
>>
>>I attended a media panel at a conference here 
>>in Portland a while back.  It was a panel with 
>>some liberal media reformers and a couple folks 
>>from the local right wing radio squaring off. I 
>>asked some pointed  questions, and finally 
>>suggested that the profit motive trumps the 
>>public good and therefore, Corporate media is 
>>failing its public trust.  The right wing guys 
>>argued with me, while the reformers, who subtly 
>>blamed the public, ended up lost because I drew 
>>a line that left them  no longer the opposition.
>>
>>That basic challenge to their right to public 
>>resources, opened much  more interesting 
>>questions and comments and changed the dynamic 
>>of the  discussion.
>>
>>So these are my basic points......
>>
>>1- Corporate media has demonstrated beyond any 
>>doubt, its unworthiness  to the use of public 
>>resources.
>>
>>2- Corporate media is poison. It should be 
>>avoided. It is the most  sophisticated system 
>>of brainwashing ever devised.  It is doing its 
>>job  very well. Nobody is immune. So many 
>>activists still drink of that  bitter brew, and 
>>perhaps do not see just how much it dulls the 
>>ability  of the psyche to think and see outside 
>>the bounds that it sets.
>>
>>3- The tools are there for people to make their 
>>own media. Independent  media is the clear 
>>answer.
>>
>>
>>I would say too many people show a deference to 
>>the Corporate media.  Still hold out hope for 
>>it or falsely conceive of what it is or how it 
>>works. Corporate media is the propaganda arm of 
>>the institutions of  power that seek to control 
>>the entire world. It will never serve the 
>>person, so the person should stop serving it, 
>>by not consuming it, by  denying it has any 
>>claim to public resources other than through 
>>force.
>>
>>Indymedia is not alternative media as in an 
>>alternative to Corporate  media. They have 
>>entirely different purposes and as far as 
>>legitimacy,  Indymedia already far surpasses 
>>Corporate media. You will find more  truth on 
>>one day in Indymedia, than you will find in the 
>>entirety of  U.S. corporate media over the next 
>>6 months. There is no comparison.
>>
>>Corporate Media is a disease
>>Indymedia is a cure
>>
>>regards,
>>deva
>>portland indymedia contributor
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On May 18, 2005, at 1:16 PM, Tribal Scribal wrote:
>>
>>>Right, and btw to add to the dialogue here's 
>>>rabbles two cents on the  conference from his 
>>>blog:
>>>
>>>http://www.anarchogeek.com/articles/2005/05/16/followup-on-the- 
>>>national-conference-on-media-reform
>>>
>>>
>>>d.o.
>>>
>>>>From: Chris Anderson <chanders_imc at yahoo.com>
>>>>Reply-To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
>>>>To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
>>>>Subject: Re: [IMC-US] personal reprtback for 
>>>>indy folks  abouttheNationalCOnference on 
>>>>Media Reform.
>>>>Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 09:10:31 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>
>>>>if nothing else, this NCMR was worth it for generating
>>>>this really great discussion. This is "mahhhvelous,"
>>>>as Donald with the Indypendent would say. I hope folks
>>>>find a way to get these thoughts out into the public
>>>>domain.
>>>>
>>>>chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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