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Can American Journalism Be Saved?

post thumbnail Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

The business model of journalism is collapsing. Thousands of journalists have lost their jobs, newspapers are folding, and major dailies are in bankruptcy. This week we hear a discussion about government subsidies and new funding models to save the Fourth Estate.

We’re Not Couch Potatoes: TV Fans Get Politically Active Online

post thumbnail Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

We take a look back at the 2007 writers’ strike, and see how the largest political force in the country, television watchers, helped bring the networks to their knees.

Live From Main Street: Getting Heard this Election Season

post thumbnail Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Live from Main Street takes us to the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota where we explore what it takes to get heard this election year in the era of big media and diminished civil liberties.

Iraq, Iran, Pakistan: Dahr Jamail and David Barsamian in Conversation

post thumbnail Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Independent journalists David Barsamian and Dahr Jamail tackle Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and our relationship to each of these countries.

War Made Easy: Norman Solomon on Media and Militarism

post thumbnail Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Film producers at the Media Education Foundation have adapted Solomon’s book “War Made Easy” into a documentary. Community screenings are also being organized – including a benefit premiere in Oakland for Making Contact.

Women Rising XII: International Changemakers Journalists in the Crosshairs

post thumbnail Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

In this program we profile three independent women journalists, unbought and unbossed.

A Public Eye on the Christian Right

post thumbnail Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

The evangelical right gets a lot of airtime on cable, radio, and television, but what’s really being said behind the scenes? This week, Abby Scher takes us to the “Values Voter Summit” in Washington, DC, where leaders of the Christian right gathered to talk about gay marriage, abortion, and terrorism.

Marketing the Military (encore edition)

post thumbnail Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

The United States military has recently been pouring millions of tax dollars into recruitment efforts in an attempt to counteract well-publicized, Iraq war-influenced, recruitment dropoffs.

Unplugging a Media Giant

post thumbnail Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

A look at how Clear Channel came to be the largest owner of radio stations in North America and the many people fighting against it.

Globalizing Media Reform

post thumbnail Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

On this edition, we’ll hear from activists and journalists speaking at this year’s National Conference on Media Reform in St. Louis, Missouri.

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