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Want to stay plugged in during the National Conference for Media Reform on June 6-8?

Whether you are in Minneapolis or just watching at home, you can get the latest updates right on your cell phone by entering your information below. Join the mobile action team so you'll know what's happening and where you can be to make the biggest impact.

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Average: 3.1 (7 votes)

I am producing a documentary film about the current state and future evolution of television. It is a critical examination of how the broadcasting industry has been steadily corrupted by the influence of media consolidation, greed and mismanagement.

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Average: 4.7 (3 votes)

Hi folks! We are all getting psyched up for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform happening in just two weeks in Minneapolis! Check out the latest installment featuring speakers at NCMR on this week's episode of Media Minutes...

Listen here to Media Minutes: May 23, 2008.

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Average: 5 (3 votes)

It's already clear that is election isn't going to be like others so we need to think about how to cover it differently. I'm not talking about replacing what's out there, but at least adding to it.

An army of community bloggers can give snapshots of how their hometowns see the election. And enough of them together can present a fuller picture of the campaign. Check out Patchwork Nation and my blog on the site.

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Average: 5 (1 vote)

My name is Garlin Gilchrist II, and just like you, I am deeply concerned about the future of our media.

That's why I'm attending the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis. There are so many issues that the corporate media won't cover honestly and in depth.

Now more than ever, we need more independent and diverse voices, better election coverage, more local radio, and an equal, open Internet for everyone.

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Average: 4.2 (5 votes)

Throw a rock in the air and you’ll hit someone who uses the Internet. Throw the same rock again and you’ll hit someone who has no idea what Internet neutrality is. That’s the thing with people. No one cares how it works as long as it works. But with some issues, caring only when the machine breaks down cannot and will not fix anything. Imagine that you’re living on a space station looking down at the Earth below, and your every breath is provided by machines pumping air into the little tin can you call home. You have instruments that tell you when there’s a problem, but you ignore them because you figure someone else can deal with it. You only start to notice something’s wrong when suddenly you can’t breathe deeply. You can only hold your breath so long. Without the Internet as a neutral playing field people plugging into the matrix will find a much different experience than they have known before.

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Average: 5 (3 votes)

The media still refuse to cover the outrageous Pentagon propaganda scandal.

We need your help to place this ad in Washington news outlets by Friday so we can force all 535 members of Congress, their staff and other D.C. influentials to hear this message:
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Your vote:

Average: 4.2 (5 votes)