The Media Movement Matures

By Aaron Sarver

In 2003, an unprecedented 750,000 Americans wrote the Federal Communications Commission, urging them not to relax media ownership rules. Since then, the movement to reshape national media policy has gained momentum, and the media reform organization Free Press (www.freepress.net) has been instrumental every step of [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Yes I agree but, we also need to work together to build news organizations that can compete with the commercial networks.  One interesting and exciting project is http://www.coanews.org

    Canada Posted by seander on Jan 5, 2005 at 12:44 PM

    What can I do to stop these telecom and cable companies from pasing these laws. I’m in Miami Beach. Is there anyone organizing in Miami? Please let me know. Keep up the good work.
    Sincerely,
    Nestor Martin

    United States Posted by Nestor Martin on Jan 6, 2005 at 10:39 PM

    what about Indymedia?  there are already hundreds of local Independent Media Centers all over the world, already providing a space for community-based participatory media…

    www.indymedia.org

    i find it such a wonder how SO MANY liberal reformists i meet that are completely oblivious to the growth of the Indymedia movement of the past 5 years… completely oblivious.

    and then, a lot of folks who aren’t oblivious, they wind up complaining about Indymedia… the motto of which is “Don’t complain about the media - BE the media!”

    United States Posted by imc on Jan 16, 2005 at 11:04 PM
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