In the San Francisco Bay
Guardian's "Free the press" issue, Be The Media is mentioned as a group helping to reform San
Francisco Bay media, along with Media Action Marin, Media-Alliance, and the
Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME). Thanks for the heads-up Alex!
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BE THE MEDIA publisher David Mathison will host a Q&A after a showing of the Bill Moyers Journal film "Buying the War" this Tuesday July 3 at 7pm.
The Meetup will take place at the Corte Madera Town Center Community Room (2nd Floor).
See Bill Moyers interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!
Check out this preview from the show via YouTube:
Transcript here: "The American number of troops killed in Iraq now exceeds the number of victims on 9/11. We have been fighting there longer than it took us to defeat the Nazis in World War II. The costs of the war are reckoned at one trillion dollars and counting. The number of Iraqis killed -- over thirty-five thousand last year alone-- is hard to pin down. The country is in chaos..."
www.FreePress.net is hosting their 3rd conference on media reform in Memphis TN. Speakers this year include Bill Moyers, Ben Bagdikian, Phil Donahue, Amy Goodman, Jane Fonda, Danny Glover, Robert Greenwald, and host Robert McChesney.
I have the pleasure of presenting on behalf of Media Action Marin with Sue Buske from the Buske Group on Sunday Jan 14 from 9-10:30am in Lobby room L12.
Our topic is "Organizing for Cable Access in a Changing Regulatory Environment"
Negotiations with your cable company are a way to win a chance for your community to get its own TV channel, video equipment and studios for free public use, free Internet for community members, and more. With big telephone and cable companies re-writing video franchise regulations to suit their interests, advocates need to understand the franchise process. This workshop will provide a brief overview of cable franchise agreements and then illustrate what you can do to help your city get more from your cable company. Participants will learn step-by-step how to how to create enough public pressure for success in getting or maintaining community media.
Presenters:
Sue Buske and Randy Van Dalsen, Buske Group
David Mathison, Media Action Marin
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