Free Speech in Action

The media reform conference offered differences of opinion but a singular resolve

By Jessica Clark

Attendees at this year's National Conference for Media Reform in St. Louis were greeted daily by the gleaming Gateway Arch, a symbol of the new frontier. And based on the packed corridors at the sold-out conference, the media reform movement is going places--even if the 2,500 [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Bravo for those who attended this conference. 

    There must be an absolute change in the FCC laws regarding the labeling of actual news and newsinfotainment punditry.  It is a total disservice to America to willfully keep important stories “under wraps” to satisfy the party in power and their corporate handlers.

    United States Posted by Margaret on May 26, 2005 at 12:39 PM

    We have a long long long road ahead of us before we can hope to see any changes in FCC rules, election rules, labor laws, tax codes, evironmental rules, or an end to endless war.
      If we can’t get rid of the computerized paperless voting machines, the weapon used in at least two election thefts, we will never get a chance to do anything else that needs doing. Attendees and media professionals should make it job one to educate the public on this threat to democracy.

    United States Posted by Kenneth D. Brown on May 26, 2005 at 3:38 PM

    The only unfettered and uncontrolled sources of news are now on the Internet.  That’s a fact.  Check out the news on any of the major alternative news sites and see for yourself how many of the important stories of any day were reported on the mainstream news networks…or even in the print media.

    Check out today’s headlines (any day) on TvNewsLIES, in all the major areas of importance, and contrast the news to any coporate media source.  You’ll be amazed:

    TvNewsLIES

    United States Posted by Reg on May 26, 2005 at 5:11 PM

    “Bravo for those who attended this conference. 

    There must be an absolute change in the FCC laws regarding the labeling of actual news and newsinfotainment punditry.  It is a total disservice to America to willfully keep important stories “under wraps” to satisfy the party in power and their corporate handlers.”

    Posted by Margaret on May 26, 2005 at 2:39 PM

    There’s a more succinct description ===> fascism.

    Canada Posted by Lefty on May 29, 2005 at 8:49 AM

    It strikes me as curious that Ms. Clark’s account includes no mention of the closing speech by Bill Moyers.

    United States Posted by Richard Knee, freelance journalist on May 30, 2005 at 11:35 AM

    Richard:
    We ran an adapted version of Bill Moyers’ speech in the same issue of the magazine as this article, so I figured there was no need to mention it in this short account.

    United States Posted by Jessica Clark on May 30, 2005 at 6:55 PM
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