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 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 [...]
I will be blogging from Atlanta, starting today, for the annual National Association of Community Broadcasters’ conference. I’ll be facilitating the Program Directors’ Solution Center, which gives PDs from around the country a chance to discuss issues we face and creatively come up with solutions. Many good sessions are happening in Atlanta, and I hope [...]
Arab Women Active in the Arts and Media (AWAAM) is a media based community organization in Brooklyn, New York, that seeks to empower young women by providing comprehensive leadership opportunities in community organizing, art and media skills. Our goal is to empower a generation of young women with community organizing and media skills necessary to [...]
The release below:
Free Press today released Out of the Picture 2007, an updated analysis of the impact of consolidation on minority and female television station ownership.
The report updates the results from last year’s Out of the Picture study — the first complete assessment of female and minority ownership of commercial broadcast TV stations. The new [...]
The National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) and the New Mexico Tourism Department, will take the global stage, April 18-20, 2008, launching its inaugural Global Green Indigenous Film Festival. Organizers are seeking film entries for festival, which will be held in conjunction with NTEC’s 15th Environmental Conference April 15-18, 2008.
Formats accepted: DVD, VHS, Beta SP.
Film entries [...]
Reacting to a new Free Press study on radio ownership released today, national women’s rights and civil rights leaders joined two Federal Communications Commissioners in condemning the FCC for its failure to address the low number of female and minority media owners.
“We found that women and people of color control just one-eighth of the country’s [...]
An interesting piece featuring T-Kash, Guerrilla Funk recording artist and lead DJ on the Friday Night Vibe on KPFA.
Say It Loud: The other man’s take on VH-1’s “The White Rapper Show ”.
By: T-K.A.S.H.
I know what you’re thinking. Of course T-K.A.S.H. is going to say something. Look at what I do and what I stand [...]
Syndicate Says ‘Boondocks’ May Not Return
Cartoonist Hasn’t Answered Pleas to Resume Comic Strip
By Laura Sessions Stepp
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 26, 2006; Page C01
It’s over for “The Boondocks” comic strip, at least for now. After six years — a remarkably short run for a strip that found its way into 300-plus newspapers, including The Washington [...]
WRKO Boston suspended Talk host John DePetro yesterday and ordered him to apologize for a remark he made Monday morning during a discussion about Matt Amorello – chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority – who has come under intense criticism since ceiling panels in a Big Dig tunnel collapsed, killing a woman.
DePetro said on air [...]
The percentage of minorities working in local television news last year rose to the second-highest level ever, according to a survey released today by the Radio-Television News Directors Association. The percentage of minorities working in local radio news was down.
According to the 2006 RTNDA/Ball State University Annual Survey, minorities comprised 22.2 percent of local television [...]
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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