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Media Justice: Access and Accountability

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

On this edition, we’ll take a look at Media Justice, and the grassroots efforts to make media more accountable.


Fake News Flap – VNRs and Covert Propaganda

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

On this week’s edition, we’ll take a look at video news releases and the VNR industry.


Reckless Rhetoric: After Four Years of Bush

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004

On this edition, we take a look both at Bush’s words and his legacy after four years in office.


ElectionWatch ‘04: All the News That’s Fit to Buy

Wednesday, July 7th, 2004

On this edition, we’ll take a look at how media companies have failed the public interest by influencing the political process and we’ll hear from media critic and author Robert McChesney, who says the media’s complicity with the government impacts the health of democracy in the United States.


Radio Mobilizing Communities (encore edition)

Wednesday, December 24th, 2003

On this edition, we’ll hear about street children in India making and broadcasting their own radio shows in the marketplace, and a Native American-run radio station at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. We’ll also take a look at low-powered community radio.


A Different Kind of Information War

Wednesday, October 1st, 2003

On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the information war on Iraq. We’ve dug into our audio vault to bring you this special presentation: An exploration of war propaganda through sound clips and soundscapes.


International Internet Activism

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

On this edition, we’ll hear about the successes of internet activism in South Korea, how activists in Egypt and Bulgaria are bridging the digital divide for small non-profit organizations, and how an internet radio station helped to galvanize San Francisco peace activists at the start of the second Gulf War.


Radio Mobilizing Communities

Wednesday, July 9th, 2003

On this edition, we’ll hear about street children in India making and broadcasting their own radio shows in the marketplace, and a Native American-run radio station at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. We’ll also take a look at micro-radio.


Fresh Minds for Sale

Wednesday, December 18th, 2002

On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at private interests and the mental environments of youth.


Breaking the Sound Barrier: Amy Goodman on Media and Democracy

Wednesday, December 4th, 2002

On this edition of “Making Contact,” you’ll hear Amy Goodman as she talks about the amount of control major media outlets exert over public opinion and what grassroots activists and independent media are doing about it.



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