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Cusack on Media Renewal

By On June 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Nice DIY video by the actor John Cusack. He made it for the 2008 National Conference on Media Reform. I first saw this on a giant screen at the conference. Nice to have here to share.

Dig this guys words. He’s a true Hollywood Liberal. Just like I like ‘em. Thanks [...]

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Local governments withhold public access TV funds

By On May 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Local governments withhold public access TV funds. Get the story from this Independent Weekly blog post by Fiona Morgan called Legislature to consider future of public TV channels.

Both Chapel Hill and Orange County received money for Chapel Hill channel 8, on which The People’s Channel broadcasts.

Yet neither government has passed [...]

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Media Ignores Pentagon’s Lies

By On April 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Since the New York Times published the story Behind Military Analysts, the Pentagon’s Hidden Hand media like CNN, Fox News, and others have completely ignored this serious scandal. Watch this great video from Matt Thompson of FreePress.net about how our main stream American media really isn’t on our side. (Video via The [...]

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myncCamp – TV Station does a BarCamp

By On April 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Before BarCamp RDU gets here there is another event with a serious Bay Area guest. Its called myncCamp and its sponsored by NBC17. (Get more info on the myncCamp wiki.) They have a new portal website called mync.com. The station is soliciting input and is going about it [...]

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Dear Bloggers-We think your all idiots

By On April 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Chuck Olsen humor at its best! This was made four years ago. Now John Stewart is making BANK ripping the MSM a new one nightly! Stupid TV anchors, we love to laugh at you! LMFAO

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Local Conversations WNCN – NBC 17 Interview

By On January 4, 2008 · 1 Comment

Community Building with Brian Russell from waynesutton12 on Vimeo

Wayne Sutton the Community Content Manager over at WNCN NBC 17‘s Local Conversations blog met me at the Open Eye Café in Carrboro for a quick video interview. He asked me about blogging and other social media. [...]

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GOP Candidate Cho Gets Another My View Column

By On December 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment

The December 9, 2007 Chapel Hill News ‘My View’ column titled GOP chair Cho to challenge Price contained the following:

A former Presbyterian minister and tae kwon do instructor, Cho is a writer raising two children in Chapel Hill. He has been writing a monthly My View column for the Chapel Hill [...]

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America Doesn’t Want Bigger Media

By On December 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Stop Big Media! On Tuesday the FCC is meeting. Part of their agenda is relaxing ownership rules. This means even fewer companies will own more newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations. That’s not what our county needs.

Put your picture on the wall, sign the petition, and tell your friends. [...]

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Just Pay the Writers Fairly Dammit!

By On November 26, 2007 · 1 Comment

Have to say I was pretty confused about the details of the TV writers strike. But then I saw this video.

I was impressed that some actors and producers spoke out in solidarity. But now that the smart writers of The Daily Show have laid it out… I grok it. Viacom is [...]

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Stop Media Consolidation

By On November 20, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Watch this Bill Moyer’s video about the latest FCC attack on our media freedom. It explains the threat very clearly. Such amazing footage of the Seattle FCC hearing held recently.

More info here on Freepres.net. Bipartisan Bill to Put the Brakes on FCC

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