archive of media emergenc breaking news
lotus ,

posting here for archival purposes.
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Media EmergenC: Diversity & Representation
Vinny Lombardo,

The National Association of Broadcasters, or N.A.B. is the industry group representing commercial radio and TV stations in the US. and is perhaps the most influential lobbying body on Capitol Hill. Last week, as the N.A.B. held their annual "Radio Road Show" convention in San Diego, CA, local organizers with the Independent Media Center held an alternative gathering to assess the impact of increasing media consolidation, and to open up a dialogue about the successes and failures of the media democracy movement. FSRN's Vinny Lombardo attended, and brings us this report
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Anthony Lappe of Guerilla News Network
Vinny Lombardo,

Interview with Anthony Lappe of Guerrilla News Network.
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Media EmergenC / San Diego, Oct 6-9th / A 4 Day Convergence
sdimc,

Media EmergenC - A four day Independent Media Convergence in San Diego, October 6-9, 2004. The National Association of Broadcasters' "Radio Road Show" is in San Diego this year and Media Activists will be there to tell the NAB, "We Want Our Airwaves Back!" Join this convergence in person or virtually on the internet.

Media emergenC website | Listen to the PSA | Print and distribute the Flyer | Listen to live radio coverage | Michael Albert on the Media emergenC | Critical Mass Radio Network Media emergenC coverage
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Media EmergenC--All day conference--photos
onto,

Photos from the Media EmergenC all day conference at the World Beat Center
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AUDIO: EmergenC Reporters at the NAB (1/2)
Media EmergenC,

about half of a piece on independent media journalists and their access at the nab. more over the weekend, and analysis on independent journalists as outsiders at an insider conference.
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March on Media....more photos
onto,

Check out this livejournal link for photos
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Photos of Media EmergenC anti-NAB Demo 10/7
Mark Gabrish Conlan,

Photos of the Media EmergenC demonstration against the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Thursday night, October 7.
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More Pics of the Media EmergenC March
Mark Gabrish Conlan,

More photos of the Media Emergency March on the National Association of Broadcasters Thursday, October 7.
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Join the Media EmergenC Tonight and Saturday!
sdimc,

Things are going great with the Media EmergenC. The March on the Media was awesome. We had Indy Journalist inside the NAB conference all week making media. Please join us this evening and tomorrow!!! Here is a quick recap on upcoming events:
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March on the Media!! pics
onto,

March on the NAB!!! March on the Media, from NBC to the Hyatt. Oct 7th, San Diego, CA. Part of the Media EmergenC conference
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RAW AUDIO: FCC Lead Counsel John Cody/NAB
Radha Vij and Jacob Blumenthal,

An interview with John Cody, lead counsel for Michael Powell, Chairman of FCC. Candid analysis of indecency legislation in Congress, expansion of Low Power FM, effects of consolidation on broadcasting. Raw audio/mp3 format.
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FBI secuestra discos duros de Indymedia
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El FBI secuestra los servidores de los CMI en Inglatierra martes por la mañana, las autodirades de los Estados Unidos aplicaron un orden federal a la Rackspace, ordenandole entregar los servidores web de Indymedia a la agencia que lo había pedido.

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Audio: Indian Reporters at the NAB
Radha Vij, PoliticalStorm.com,

Radha Vij, a NYC resident reporting for KRBS, a Low Power FM station in Oroville, California, took this raw audio of an interview she had with reporters from India. Hope it sounds OK -- email  Radhaonly@hotmail.com if you have questions or would like to find cleaner audio!
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RELEASE: March on the Media Tonight!
Hannah Sassaman, Prometheus Radio PRoject,

The Media EmergenC team will hold a major march and rally this evening at 6pm, to protest the National Association of Broadcasters' crackdown on Low Power FM Radio, the NAB's sponsorship of policies and legislation that keep community voices from using the public airwaves, and to celebrate the wide variety of independent media in San Diego, and all over the world! Award-winning filmmakers, and speakers from as far away as New York, Philadelphia, and Europe will help lead this important march. Read the announcement below for more details, and visit the sites below for more information on this weekend of national resistance to the media powers that be.
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audio from Media emergenC opening event...
lotus,

Media from opening event of Media emergenC
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Media EmergenC off to a great start
jonathan,

Reporting from Voz Alta, the media EmergenC is off to a great start. We showed films and had poets; watched movies and talked about politics. Media activists filled Voz Alta, at least 50 people. Others spilled out on to the sidewalk to talk about upcoming events.
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Media emergenC call for decentralized actions
anarchist,

Although the organizations organizing the Media emergenC conference in San Diego aren't calling for direct action, its apparent to me that direct action is essential at this point in time.
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Meida emergenC Interview on KPFK
lotus,

DJ Lotus and Djette aporetics interviewed on Uprising, Sonali Kolhatkar's show on KPFA in Los Angeles.
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Posters for Media emergenC
friend@know-our-enemy.net,

MAKE NO MISTAKE

 http://www.know-our-enemy.net/make-no-mistake/

A new series of anti-Bush posters for upcoming actions and protests.

Bush policy slogans clash with images of their brutal results.

Reload page for 60+ possible combinations of slogans and images:

 http://www.know-our-enemy.net/make-no-mistake/

Ready to print out on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

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From the creator of the MAKE YOUR CHOICE poster series

(  http://www.know-our-enemy.net/make-your-choice/ )
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Radio Libre Antagonista :: Transmitiendo
afe,

Radio Libre Antagonista :: Transmitiendo
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Media EmergenC - housing/rideshare thread
lotus,

Please use the comment area of this story to post housing and rideshare offers and requests. I know this isn't the most orgainzed way to do this, but it's the easiest way.
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Media emergenC: Interview with Michael Albert
lotus,

DJette Aporetics and DJ Lotus interview Michael Albert about the corporate media, ParEcon and the independent media movement.
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Media emergenC PSA
lotus,

Public Service Announcement for the upcoming Media emergenC conference in San Diego, October 6-9th
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Media EmergenC - Independent Media Convergence
Media EmergenC,

Are You Having a Media Emergency?

Be a part of the movement for change!
Media EmergenC - triage for a system in crisis.
Independent Media Convergence
San Diego, California - October 6-9, 2004

Media emergenC event Saturday night
lotus,

Identity and Difference: Challenging racism in the corporate media and creating our own representative media.
Saturday, 11 September 2004
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Performing Live: Alfred Howard and members of the Third Word Poets
We will also show a film by the Media Arts Center

Location:
Coffee House on Broadway
30th and Broadway
Cost: Donations will go towards the Media EmergenC
Contact: lotus (at) sdimc d0t org



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Get the Scoop - Media EmergenC Workshop Wed.
sdimc,

This workshop will go over some of the history about the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and present what the Media EmergenC Conference has lined up. The Media EmergenC is October 6-9th.
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"Outfoxed" Screening 8/28/04
SDIMC,

Saturday, August 28th - at 7PM - we'll be screening "Outfoxed" at the Voz Alta Project. We had standing room only for "Miami Model" so please come early!
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Media emergenC - preliminary schedule
lotus,

We're totally into full on ramped up organizing mode. We're meeting on a weekly basis now. There is a ton of stuff to be done! Get involved!


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Media EmergenC Kicks Off in San Diego
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

San Diego’s Media EmergenC (pronounced “emergency”), held its kick-off event in association with the San Diego Action Network at the Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest May 28. Media EmergenC was organized by local activists to hold a counter-conference to the National Association of Broadcasters’ “Radio Road Show” convention in San Diego October 6-8.
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