Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Traces of the Trade tells the story of first-time filmmaker Katrina Browne’s New England ancestors, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. At Browne’s urging, nine fellow descendants of her prominent family agree to journey with her to retrace the steps of the Triangle Trade.
Slavery [...]
This note, from Pacifica Affiliates Coordinator Ursula Ruedenberg, underscores some of the efforts Pacifica is making in regard to the Federal Communications Commission’s recent noncommercial full-power license filing window. Check out more on the campaign at radioforpeople.org.
From October 12 to October 22, 2007, over 200 local community groups across the country submitted applications to the [...]
Citadel Classic Rocker KQRS Minneapolis will air an apology for remarks made on Tom Barnard’s morning show last month associating high teen suicide rates in Beltrami County, MN, with “incest” among American Indians on two reservations in the county.
During a September 18 discussion of a Minnesota Health Department report on teen suicide rates, the Bemidji [...]
The powerful Computer & Communications Industry Association has gone on record opposing immunity for telecommunications firms participating in the warrantless surveillance activities initiated by the Bush Administration. The CCIA letter is below.
Dear Speaker Pelosi:
The Protect America Act of 2007 made significant changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and presents serious concerns about increased [...]
JOHN WARFIELD: 1936-2007
Community loses one of its heroes
Professor fought for equality on campus and off.
By Melissa Mixon
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Whether it was teaching students in his classroom or challenging the administration at the University of Texas, John Warfield lived life as an unapologetic crusader for racial and social justice, family and colleagues said Friday.
Warfield [...]
The Federal Communications Commission today announced it will hold its sixth localism hearing on Wednesday, October 31, 2007. The hearing will be held in the Commission Meeting Room, Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
Along with competition and diversity, promoting localism is a key goal of the Commission’s media ownership rules.
The purpose of [...]
This 6 month production workshop covers both 16mm and digital video production, from preproduction to shooting and editing. Highly selective, students meet in the evenings and shoot on the weekends. Aimed at emerging artists from communities of color, low income and other marginalized groups, this workshop is entering its 31st year! Graduates include feature directors [...]
The Prometheus Radio Project would like to express its concern about recently announced plans for the FCC to vote on changing the protections against consolidation of media ownership.
We continue to oppose the weakening of these rules, which defend the public from unchecked corporate power in media. In the 2003 lawsuit, Prometheus vs. the FCC, decided [...]
KPFT Elections staff invite you to an election forum
Discuss the future of KPFT
Meet and greet your LSB Staff Candidates
Sunday, November 4, 1:30 pm
Alliance Francaise
427 Lovett Blvd. Houston TX
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The FCC is up to its old tricks again.
They want to set new media ownership rules without any public input — just like they did in 2003. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) won’t tell us exactly what the new rules would do, but every indication is that they’ll let Big Media get even bigger.
Senator [...]
Critical Somali radio boss killed
From BBC News
The acting manager of the independent Somali radio station, Shabelle, has been killed in Mogadishu.
Bashir Nor Gedi was attacked on Friday night outside his home by unknown militia armed with pistols, station employees and relatives said.
Last month, Bashir and 18 colleagues were arrested and questioned for hours by government [...]
The Associated Press reported that Comcast is interfering with users’ ability to run file sharing applications over its network.
Since we spoke to Comcast last month and understood them to deny that they are doing this, we’ve been running our own tests.
The results of our tests have agreed with AP’s. Comcast is forging TCP RST packets [...]
An effort to deny license renewal to a Texas AM has failed.
In a case that dates to 2005, the FCC has granted the application of licensee Roy E. Henderson for renewal of KNUZ(AM) in Bellville.
Several people had filed objections arguing that Henderson had committed violations during the license term and they asked the FCC to [...]
More on the issue from the Electronic Fronter Foundation on Qwest’s claims against the NSA.
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Pentagon Review Faults Bank Record Demands
By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC LICHTBLAU
Published: October 14, 2007, New York Times
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 — An internal Pentagon review this year found systemic problems and poor coordination in the military’s efforts to obtain records from American banks and consumer credit agencies in terrorism and espionage investigations, according to Pentagon documents [...]
We take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the national consultative process for developing a National Policy on ICT in Education on behalf of the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The Department of Education, MHRD invites you to submit your recommendations/suggestions/position papers, to assist the Ministry [...]
Institute for War and Peace Reporting Press Release Kurt Schork Memorial Awards for 2007 honour murdered Iraqi woman journalist and German investigation into illegal migration
London, October 11 2007 - For the second year in a row, the Kurt Schork Memorial Awards have honoured a journalist killed in Iraq because of critical reporting.
Sahar Al-Haideri, 44 - [...]
Redefining Media: Media Democracy and Community Radio
A CKUT 20th Anniversary Event
October 19th-21st, 2007
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
In celebration of Media Democracy Day on October 18th, CKUT will host its first annual media conference from October 19th to 21st, 2007. The goal of this conference is to provide participants with a critical understanding of media democracy, [...]
Vandals hit Christian radio station
By WINK News
Story Created: Oct 12, 2007 at 5:27 PM EDT
Story Updated: Oct 12, 2007 at 8:13 PM EDT
Lee County, Fla. - A local Christian radio station is broadcasting a very weak signal, after vandals smashed transmitting equipment. Someone may have targeted “WAY-FM”, which has been airing Christian music and messages, [...]
CHSR FM, Fredericton’s Community-Based Campus Radio station is seeking a highly motivated person for the position of Station Manager.
CHSR is a 46 year old institution based in Fredericton on the UNB/STU campus. We are dedicated to high quality, volunteer produced programming of interest to students and the communities of the Fredericton area. It is part [...]
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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