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No Meeting For You Media Alliance was a bit shocked to discover Nancy Pelosi's SF office would not meet with us and other local reps of the Stop Watching Us coalition to discuss surveillance. Not in August, not in September. Not ever. In the meantime, a leaked NSA audit revealed 2,776 incidents of unauthorized snooping in a 12-month period. Read the audit. If your response to all of this is "why should I care?" - then here's a few reasons why you might. Public Television on the Auction Block: KCSM-TV On A Platter Filing public records requests regarding the liquidation of KCSM-TV is becoming an MA way of life. The latest document haul reveals, in the event planned dissolution by spectrum auction fails, the station's license could be forcibly sold to a Christian chain broadcaster, a right-wing talk outlet, or anyone else Blackstone Group subsidiary Locuspoint Networks selects. Global Media Watch: Ecuador You probably heard jibes about Ecuador's media controls after the country was one of three to offer asylum to NSA-whistleblower Edward Snowden. But the snarky comments may be misguided. Ecuador's new communication laws are worth a look if you believe in democratizing the media. Upcoming Classes (a few more to come for fall/winter after dates are confirmed) Spokesperson Training (starts November 13th) MA Certification - Proofreading (starts January 11th) MA Certification - Copyediting (starts February 1st) Incarcerated Nation; FCC Caps Interstate Phone Rates The national Campaign for Prison Phone Justice notched a big victory when the temporarily 3-person Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 to cap interstate phone rates for calls out of prisons, providing some relief to prisoner families long victimized by high commission rates. Join us - Become a Media Alliance Member We'll keep sending the newsletter whether you become a member or not, because we want information out there and to keep showing up when fair communications are threatened. But our ability to do it depends on you. Please consider joining up if you're one of our silent readers. Since the economy is what it is: a professional membership with 52 weeks of the Jobfile Bulletin is reduced to $60. Sign up today. Hooray For The Slowdown Sometimes no action is the best action. Fire Island, NY sure thinks so. A fast-track request from Verizon to not fix phone lines destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and provide residents with only Voice Link wireless service got a slowdown at the FCC - after more than 1/2 of the island's permanent residents objected. Verizon may have to fix it. Community Television; Where Is It? This Democracy Now segment looks at channel guides and how many cable companies deliberately make community television channels as difficult to find as humanly possible. And what we can do about it. 2012-2013 Northern California Press List Available
Pick up a press list and a how-to guide today for everything you need to get your message out with minimal time and money. The Media How-To Guide tells you how and the Northern California press list gives you contact info for print, radio, and television throughout the region - for a pittance. Resources: Everything You Didn't Want To Know About ALEC Normally, we try to feature free downloadable resources to help you in your work and activism. This substantial report from the Center for Media and Democracy may not lift your spirits, but it is eye-opening about the far-reaching impacts of ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council). Towards peace and justice, Tracy Need a job? Thinking about a career transition in this difficult economy? Join Media Alliance! Professional members get 52 weeks of media-related job listings in print, broadcast, digital, film, video, communications and advocacy e-mailed to them weekly. Let us do the hunting for you. Just $1 a week. Sign up now. Media Alliance is a member of a national coalition working for a better communications system and a more just world.
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