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We are excited to announced the launching of our investigative-new media masters project, The Business of Detention.
Snapshot: The nation’s largest private prison company has partnered with the federal government to detain close to 1 million undocumented people in the past 5 years until they are deported. In the process, [...]
Rare Recordings Now Public – Almost Forgotten Heroic March on Washington, 40 Years Ago
7,000 followed Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Jesse Jackson and others
The year was 1968, and on May 2nd through June 25th, the Poor People’s Campaign with thousands converged by mule train, bus, car, train and foot on to Washington, [...]
Newspaper editor ousted from radio gig
By MIKE GENIELLA
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
A Mendocino County public radio station has bounced a local newspaper editor from her weekly community affairs program following a contentious on-air marijuana debate.
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The abrupt ousting of Editor K.C. Meadows of the Ukiah Daily Journal following last Thursday’s program underscores rising political tensions surrounding Measure B, [...]
Full-community radio station comes to life
By Elizabeth Wilson–Record-Bee staff
LAKE COUNTY — Political pundits, newshounds, music buffs and talk-show hosts were buzzing around a sunny suite on the second-floor of an historic downtown Lakeport building Friday where the new Lake County Community Radio (LCCR) makes its home. The team was organizing last-minute details in preparation [...]
Portland Community Media Seeks Executive Director
The Opportunity: Founded in 1981, PCM serves greater Portland, Oregon, with a mission of promoting broad participation in civic and cultural life by encouraging effective use and understanding of community media. As the public face of PCM, the Executive Director serves as the organization’s primary spokesperson, builds relationships with diverse [...]
Strength of Women is a unique new media production that explores the positive ways women’s lives have changed in Sri Lanka since the Indian Ocean tsunami.
The online documentary provides a space for women who are involved in women’s rights NGO Kantha Shakthi to tell there stories of strength and survival. By providing a space in [...]
Just a little something on media justice front.
This Absolut ad has stirred much controversy, to the point where the company, which ran the ad only in Mexico, said it was pulling it from circulation.
As you may notice, the old-school map represents Mexican territories prior to the U.S.-Mexico War, when the United States seized holdings which [...]
The second annual Houston Palestine Film Festival (HPFF) brings an honest and independent view of Palestine and its diaspora’s society, culture, and political travails through the art of film. This group of groundbreaking cinematic texts rises above the degrading stereotypes or reductively politicized depictions that are so familiar to Houstonians. A major goal of the [...]
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The Grassroots Conference 13 will be held July 25th - 27th– with registration and reception open on Thursday, July 24th. We are just finalizing the facilities agreements, and hope to have some information about registration, costs and lodging options to you very, very soon!
It seems that there will be an option of hotel rooms, [...]
This Friday at midnight on Dead Air, Weston Brown, a purveyor of rock and roll, joins Sandy for an in-studio performance following a Grateful Dead second set from the fall of 1974. Rumor has it that 3rd Ear might also be around to debut a new CD.
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PRPD points to new Pew research on radio.
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The National Black Programming Consortium’s 2009 Open Call has been posted:
If you are looking for funds to shoot and complete your film, then you definitely want to mark June 2, 2008 on your calendar! That date is this year’s deadline for NBPC’s Open Call and while it may seem far away, the deadline is soon [...]
Despite some corporate media listed, this could be a good opportunity for women seeking to grow in the journalism field.
The International Women’s Media Foundation is seeking applications from women journalists in print, broadcast and Internet media for its 2008 U.S. Leadership Institute for Women Journalists.*
U.S. Leadership Institute for Women Journalists
July 21-25, 2008, Chicago
Deadline: April 16. [...]
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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