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Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV for $500 Million Dollars Trying to solve their distribution issues with cold hard cash, Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based international news network, has purchased Current TV and announced the launch of Al-Jazeera America. Time-Warner cable reacted by dropping Current TV from its cable channel line-up. While it's early to predict the impact of the full entry of Al-Jazeera into the US news market, Mediachannels Rory O'Connor sketched out the future landscape a bit. Media Consolidation Uproar at the FCC Tens of thousands of comments have been filed at the FCC (proceedings 1-235 and 9-182) objecting to the renewed attempt to slide through a significant relaxation in media ownership rules. You can still pop a comment in. Feel free to check out our comments for inspiration but a simple "stop, we don't want this" will do. Free Speech vs the University A Washington state case (Demers Vs. Austin) discusses the free speech rights of tenured faculty at universities and whether those rights stop at criticizing university governance and university administrators. Now at the appeals court level after the journalism professor lost the lower court case, a decision is expected shortly. The plaintiff discusses the filing of the case and what he thinks is at stake. Upcoming Workshops
This class will cover the basics of framing an issue and developing talking points, give you lots of practice in role playing friendly and not-so-friendly interview scenarios, discuss the art of the soundbite, cover the basics of public speaking, and put you through the necessary friendly fire of evaluating your own on-air performance. Putting Together The Social Media Puzzle - starts March 11th The Internet and digital media are bringing organizations to life in unique ways. From sharing stories about your work or engaging your stakeholders in campaigns to enhance your work: digital media brings people closer while erasing boundaries of time and geography. Review the tools that engage people and generate successful online outreach. Self-Editing for Sucessful Freelancers - starts April 16th Ever wonder what it takes to get ahead in today's super-competitive freelance writing market? Nowadays, editors are more likely to assign top-paying stories to writers who can hand in perfect copy - polished, complete, to spec and on time. But easier said than done, even for seasoned writers. Editors don't want to clean up your style, fix typos, do all your fact-checking, or hear deadline excuses. If you do journalism for professional editors who use Associated Press style, taking this course will make you a better freelancer because you will make their lives easier. If you are an editor, PR professional or beginning journalist, you will also learn valuable tips you're not likely to pick up on the job. Discounted tution for members of the SF Public Press. Low Power Radio Filing Window - Here in no Time! As we hurtle towards the low-power radio filing window this fall, national outreach is crucial to making sure all this infrastructure ends up with real community groups, not astroturfers. Come help! Volunteer training for outreach volunteers on Friday Feb 8th in Davis/Sacramento and Monday Feb 11th in Oakland/San Francisco. Why End The Holidays So Soon? Due to popular demand (and busy schedules) we're extending the holiday special offer Become a Media Alliance member by the end of January at the $50 contributing member level and we'll throw in a year of the Jobfile Bulletin, a great gift for yourself or an out-of-work friend, and a complimentary Media How To Guide, an easy guide to getting attention with little money and less time. That's a $115 package for only $50. Thank you for your support, past present and future. Towards peace and justice, Tracy Media Alliance is a member of a national coalition working for a better communications system and a more just world.
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