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FCC Incoming: Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University 5.21 - Public Comment 3-5pm

Here they come again. Two years after the Comcast hearing that recently hit the headlines, the FCC is coming back to Stanford on May 21st to debate a possible loosening of cross-ownership rules on broadcast and print outlets. On hold since 2007 due to the lawsuit Promentheus vs FCC (MA is a co-plaintiff in the case), the DC Courts recently lifted a stay on the rule change.

What Do Women Know?

Only about 1/3 of what men know, according to NPR. The public radio network's ombudsman released a report in early April titled "Where Are The Women?" surveying 104 shows over a 9 month period. Male sources outnumbered female ones 74% to 26%.

Help Needed

Please take a sec and join or renew your membership now. I know money is tight and times are scary, but I also know what happens if we're not here to speak up. A vital, locally-based movement for media change is not a luxury, but a necessity. (And have The Yes Men Fix The World on DVD as your gift from us (with a $50+ contribution).

Road Trip: MA to Orange County and Inland Empire

On April 6th, Media Alliance teamed with California Common Cause and the LA Media Justice Summit crew to visit two Socal House Democrats who questioned the need for net neutrality. In one long day, we stopped at Rep. Joe Baca's office in San Bernardino and then Rep. Loretta Sanchez in Garden Grove. Good conversation ensued and we are optimistic they will reconsider their stance.

Visits are also being planned for Reps. Cardoza and Costa in the Central Valley in the near future. Email me (tracy@media-alliance.org) if you'd like to come!

Friends in Trouble: March 4th Day Of Action

Two long-time friends are among the many facing problems after the militant education protests six weeks ago. Indybay reporter Mark Burdett is facing obstruction and unlawful assembly charges and Josh Wolf, who spent an unprecedented 226 days in jail for refusing to hand over footage from a 2005 anti-G8 protest,, is facing suspension from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for shooting video from occupied Wheeler Hall.

Whose Internet Is it?

There's still time to make a comment on net net neutrality. Do it today! If you're reading this, you know the impact the Web has had on organizing for social change. We have to keep it that way.

Whistle Blowing 2010

Wikileaks (the Sunshine Press), is devoted to highlighting leaked material from corporate America, the military and various national and international institutions. Earlier this month, they presented this classified video shot from an Apache that documented the shooting deaths of 2 Reuters reporters (and six others) at the hands of the US miliary.   

Upcoming Workshops

Succeeding with Facebook and Twitter - starts June 10th

Another Inconvenient Truth

Saturday, April 24th is the 95th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide when up to 1.5 million people lost their lives in the ethnc cleansing of the Ottoman Empire. Lucine Kasbarian sent us this article examining media coverage of the indignant Turkish reaction to recent commemorations of the genocide in the US House and the Swedish Parliament.

Towards peace and justice,

Tracy

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