For those who love innovative radio and Pacifica, an article by Marc Fisher in the Dec. 4 edition of The New Yorker is must reading. Some may disagree with elements of Fisher’s analysis in the article, titled “Voice of the Cabal,” but his tribute to Bob Fass is nevertheless both inspiring and poignant. Unfortunately, the [...]
The Raza Press Association is accepting nominations for its annual 2006 GUERRILLERO/A DE LA PLUMA AWARD. The award is given to individuals who have done exemplary work and effort in building a press/media that works for the liberation of La Raza. We are talking about Raza who have written books and/or articles that inform and [...]
On December 28, 2006, the Pacifica National Board adopted without objection a motion directing that the following resolution be read over the 5 Pacifica stations’ airwaves and encouraging each station, affiliate stations and Democracy Now! to cover national hearings on the state of America’s law enforcement agencies’ use of force and deadly force against the [...]
Former President Gerald Ford died last night at the age of 93. We begin our coverage of Ford’s time in office with a look at his support for the Indonesian invasion of East Timor that killed one-third of the Timorese population. We’re joined by Brad Simpson of the National Security Archives and journalist Alan Nairn. [...]
KBUT, Community Radio for the Gunnison Valley, is seeking a full time Program & Operations Director. This person is responsible for the on air programming of the station, including program selection and scheduling, equipment performance, FCC compliance, and the station broadcasting and webcasting at all times. The Program Director is also involved with membership drives, [...]
Pacifica Radio offers ongoing coverage of Free Press’ National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tennessee, the largest gathering of activists, media makers, educators, journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens who are assessing the state of our media and mobilizing for better media. The National Conference for Media Reform features PBS journalist Bill Moyers; Rev. Jesse [...]
I can write very little that others haven’t written already about the passing of James Brown.
I was up at the time the news was announced and, like you, was stunned. In addition to being a pioneering artist, social commentator and performer, James Brown transformed radio as we know it – from being not merely just [...]
Greetings All:
I know this is a difficult time of year for sending a request for your dollars. But Boots Riley and other members of The Coup had a terrible accident and barely escaped with their lives; all were injured. Boots has been an active part of the liberation struggle for many years, setting [...]
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
In January 2007, Congressman John Conyers will become the new chair of the United States House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary. The House Committee on the Judiciary jurisdiction includes the following areas: (1) the judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal; (2) civil liberties; (3) claims against the United States; (4) [...]
Four of the leading national Hispanic advocacy organizations in the United States - the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) - this week released the [...]
The Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Sidney Hillman Awards, honoring journalism that contributes to social justice and progressive public policy. Hillman categories for 2007 will include Books (non-fiction), Newspaper Reporting, Magazine Reporting, Broadcast Journalism (includes television and radio), Photojournalism, and Blogs.
The 2007 awards are given for work produced, published or [...]
WORT-FM Community Radio (an AA/EOE employer) seeks a Permanent News & Public Affairs Facilitator. This is a full-time position, responsible to the Board of Directors.
Title: News and Public Affairs Facilitator
Position: Full-time, responsible to the Board of Directors
Goal:
Primarily an off-air position to facilitate approximately 115 on-air volunteer news and public affairs programmers working to [...]
KPFA
Listeners: Sarv Randhawa, Conn Hallinan, Henry Norr, Anne Sorgen, Andrea Turner, Noelle Hanrahan, Vida Samiian, Ernesto (Tico) Chacin, Sasha Futran
Staff: Bonnie Simmons, Lewis Sawyer, Anthony Fest
KPFT
Listeners: Susan Young, Bill Crossier, Mike Martin, Wendy Shroell, Teresa Allen, Ken Freeland, Bob Sanborn, Joseph Kaye, Wesley Bethune
Staff: Michael Woodson, Alfonzo Rivera, Curtis Green
WBAI
Listeners: Rev Lawrence Lucas, Steve Brown, [...]
Shane Elson, Delegate at the recent AMARC 9 Conference prepared this post
conference report. His report on the conference is available as a pdf download below.
Report from AMARC 9 by Shane Elson:
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CommonAction is excited to announce the availability of the brand-new Washington Youth Voice Handbook. This 150+ page publication provides a clear map to the essentials of Youth Voice, including “What, Why, Where, When, and How” Youth Voice happens in diverse communities across Washington State. More than 50 programs, schools, and organizations are featured.
Using author Adam [...]
Pacifica Radio offers ongoing coverage of Free Press’ National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tennessee, the largest gathering of activists, media makers, educators, journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens who are assessing the state of our media and mobilizing for better media.
Keynote events will feature speakers including Bill Moyers, Robert McChesney, Helen Thomas, Laura Flanders, [...]
A really great piece is available online about the “crunks” of 2006 — media errors galore. Well worth a read.
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Community Airwaves is an on-line newsletter that aims to provide a communication and knowledge-sharing platform to community radio stakeholders in South Africa. The platform will provide information to its recipients timeously, allow exchange of ideas and advice between and amongst members and associates, promote networking and partnership development. For more information e-mail: info@ncrf.org. za
http://communityairwaves.blogspot. com/
If [...]
Among the biggest requests I get is that volunteers want to be more involved in the production of KPFT special programming. Such programs are fun as well as educational and exciting. I wanted to send a shout to anyone interested in helping out in any of the following:
* Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony technical and production support
* [...]
Berkeley, CA - December 8, 2006 - Nathan Moore, currently news and public affairs facilitator at WORT-FM in Madison, Wisconsin, has been selected as the Network Programming Coordinator for Pacifica Radio, the non-commercial radio network with five owned stations and more than 100 affiliates across the United States.
“The search process took six months,” said Pacifica [...]
Urban Unrest is a blog on new and old media, media justice, race, culture, politics and society and is hosted by Ernesto Aguilar, currently program director at Pacifica Radio KPFT in Houston.
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