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Prepare to party at NCMR
Yes, the conference is about important work: learning, sharing, strategizing, making connections. But we gotta have some fun while we're at it! The movement that plays together stays together.
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Read more »Schedule of NCMR panels and workshops now online
Today we're rolling out the agenda of programs and workshops for NCMR -- more than 60 sessions to choose from and nearly 250 presenters lined up.
Among them:
Read more »NCMR video - pass it on
Fantastic panels and workshops lined up
Almost sixty brilliant sessions are in the works. Check out our tentative list of conference panels and workshops here. Get ready for some fascinating discussions!
And this is just the beginning - stay tuned for info on speeches, film screenings, caucuses, roundtables with policymakers, receptions, book signings, and more.
The detailed schedule of sessions listing all presenters will be available in May.
Read more »Stay tuned for updates on speakers and program
We've got a great list of speakers already lined up for this year's National Conference for Media Reform and we're confirming more exciting and inspiring voices as I write this. We'll be updating this site regularly with more info, so please check back often!
This year's conference program will feature more than 60 stellar panels, workshops, and film screenings. Expect more details on session topics in March. This is shaping up to be an amazing event!
Register Now for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform.
Read more »Hip Hop Stands Up for Media Reform
Last week Davey D, the Bay Area deejay and journalist, released his Hip Hop Awards for 2007, including the best and worst moments in hip hop for the past year. At number four on his best Hip Hop moments from 2007 DaveyD discusses the community's involvement in the fight for a better media. He points out the important presence of hip hop artists at two of the FCC hearings this fall.
Read more »NCMR: Got suggestions?
Please contribute your suggestions for conference session topics, presenters, and workshop proposals through our online system: http://www.freepress.net/conference/CFS.
We’ll be collecting input until the new year. Can’t wait to see all your ideas!
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National Conference for Media Reform
Mark your calendar: the next National Conference for Media Reform will be in Minneapolis on June 6-8, 2008. Once again, thousands of activists, media makers, educators, journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens will converge and call for lasting changes to the media.
As we begin to plan for the 2008 conference, we want to hear your thoughts from the 2007 conference and what you would like to see next year in Minneapolis. Please reply to this post (or create your own blog post) to give us your feedback.
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