Marketing the Military (encore edition)
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
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
On this edition, we’ll hear from activists and journalists speaking at this year’s National Conference on Media Reform in St. Louis, Missouri.
Media Justice: Access and Accountability
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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.
