WFMU, an independent non-commercial radio station in Jersey City, New Jersey, seeks a creative, motivated individual with background in online media and non-commercial radio to develop and oversee WFMU’s Free Music Archive. Launching in 2008, The Free Music Archive will be an online library of music, audio and radio files which are licensed for free [...]
KPFT will air two May Day specials this Tuesday.
First, we’ll air a Free Speech Radio News special at 1:30, following a shorter version of Uprising. This half-hour program will focus on labor and immigration issues. The program will feature sound-rich, documentary style features with on-mic interviews. Given the urgency of immigration issues, this program [...]
Reminder: Tuesday, KPFT will broadcast His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who will be speaking in Houston at Rice University’s Autry Court May 1. The events are sold out. KPFT brings you both his public and Rice-only lectures live. The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual and political leader, will speak on “The Meaning of [...]
Fellowship and Grant Deadlines from the AIR Fellowships and Grants Directory
RTNDF Minority Fellowships
May 7
N.S. Bienstock Fellowship: A $2,500 award recognizing a promising minority journalist in radio or television news.
RTNDF Beat Reporting Fellowships
May 7
Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellowship: A $1,000 award given annually to help a reporter or producer in radio or [...]
KBOO COMMUNITY RADIO 90.7 FM Portland
Job Title: Outreach Coordinator
Function: To increase membership, listenership and volunteer participation of diverse KBOO constituencies with a special emphasis on ethnic and sexual minorities. To work with volunteers to organize events and create and implement multi-media campaigns to accomplish the above. To recruit and coordinate team to conduct [...]
A group of African American leaders are traveling to the U.S.-Mexico Border this month to investigate the violations of human rights of migrants. The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) is sponsoring “Braving Borders, Building Bridges: A Journey for Human Rights,” an African American tour of the border in Tucson, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico border [...]
welve students at the University of Vermont are forgoing food until the Administration takes action and signs an agreement to implement a livable wage for its workers. Members of the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) stepped up their campaign Friday after President Daniel Mark Fogel rejected the proposed livable wage measures. Starting Monday, students are [...]
PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting via Teleconference
Thursday, April 26, 2007
2:30 pm PDT, 3:30 pm MDT, 4:30 pm CDT, 5:30 pm EDT
PNB LICENSING & DISTRIBUTION TASK FORCE
Meeting via Teleconference
Friday, April 27, 2007
3:30 pm PDT, 4:30 pm MDT, 5:30 pm CDT, 6:30 pm EDT
KPFA LOCAL STATION BOARD
Regular In-Person Meeting
Saturday, April 28, 2007
11:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm MDT, [...]
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB), a 31-year old grassroots membership organization for non-commercial, educational and public radio stations, seeks a creative and engaging Production Associate and Webmaster to maintain website content and consistency of design, maintain technical aspects of the organization (including remote offices), and produce polished layouts consistent with the style and [...]
3:46: Moore begins national program coordinator report.
3:56: Hauptman says she encourages more training about the network. Reimers asks about overall programming. Moore notes he’s toured all the stations, and that prioritizing visions is key.
4:01: Davis asks about ties to community, and NPC to PDs. Moore says his role is coordination primarily.
4:04: Cook says he’s pleased [...]
Notes from Pacifica National Board meeting, April 21, 2007:
10:35: Lederer asks about calls to action to events. Crigler responds to both many aspects. FCC concerns involving a call to action include supporting/opposing a political candidate; considerations such as in urging people to buy items. Gives example of Korean-language station sued for mentioning youths who went [...]
Attorney John Crigler is here now, talking about digital distribution. I hope to liveblog the morning session for listeners.
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1:33: National Program Coordinator Nathan Moore introduces Pacifica staff in attendance, and talks about the importance of a programming summit, which happened Thursday.
!:35: Greg Guma credits Bernard White with programming summit idea. Discusses agenda process and “step, not a conclusion.
1:38: Moore talks about ways to build the network. Specifically, content, evaluations, future, etc.
1:40: Issues and [...]
International Women’s Tribune Centre
PRODUCER - New York, NY, United States
The post holder will produce radio dramas, features and plugs on United Nations resolutions and policies regarding women, peace and security. S/he must have a Bachelor’s degree in Communications or Journalism and 2 years of experience.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy3067.html
Contact please see individual post page for details
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New Orleans Survivors Seek $20 Million From Venezuela
New Orleans Survivor Council turns to Venezuela for aide now with the goal of raising $6 billion from the international community to rebuild our communities and levees.
“The governments of the US have abandoned the poor and working class black people of our city. Now we must fend for [...]
Today’s hearings have changed up a bit, and I wanted to send a brief note your way as I prepare for a programming meeting in Washington.
The original lineup of Mitch Jesserich and Verna Avery Brown has changed. Instead, Pacifica’s Larry Bensky, who is soon retiring from regular network duties, will host the program. If [...]
Media & Freedom in Venezuela
July 21-31, 2007
What role is media playing in the changes occurring in Venezuela?
Is freedom of press being undermined in Venezuela?
Global Exchange and Media Alliance invite you to travel to Venezuela with to meet with journalists, community activists, independent media cooperatives, human rights organizations, and government as well as opposition figures to [...]
The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed today’s hearing with Alberto Gonzales due to the Virginia Tech shootings yesterday. The hearing will pick up on Thursday. In the place of Whole Mother and Earth 101, KPFT will air a special featuring Michael Franti and Spearhead’s performance from Folsom Prison. We also hope to feature during today’s Open [...]
Well, I’m clearing up the loose ends following the National Federation of Community Broadcasters in New Orleans, before my second trip later this week. So, I wanted to drop listeners a line to update you about things at KPFT.
NFCB was a good conference. Many solid sessions, of which KFAI’s Program Evaluations session was probably best. [...]
On behalf of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), I express my deepest concern and anguish over the recent conviction of libel of Alex Adonis, a radio broadcaster from Davao, the Philippines by the Regional Trial Court Branch 17 Judge Renato Fuentes. I view this in the light of the continued harassment of [...]
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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