NEWS DELAY – War on WikiLeaks – NPR misleads

No mail on Saturday? Americans say OK from True/Slant TOP STORIES Van Jones: ‘I feel like I’m just getting started’ from Grist Civil rights & media justice from Prometheus Radio Ian Tomlinson family waits for answers one year after G20 protests Indebted UC students: Put down the soy lattes by Allison Kilkenny FREE PRESS The [...]

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NEWS DELAY – Radio stories from March

LPFM strategies across the South from Prometheus Radio Exploring the power of participatory radio in the Deep South Raleigh’s racist radio from No Warning Shots Fired Baton Rough Progressive Network gets their radio license back LPFM: Light at the end of the tunnel? from Reclaim the Media LPFM bill poised for passage from Prometheus Radio [...]

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Call your Senator: LPFM, Largest war budget since WWII

TOP STORIES UN investigator cites US neglect of homeless from Project Censored Prometheus Radio asks supporters to prod Senate on LPFM Just 2 in 5 adults now say they read a daily newspaper Obama: I’m a big believer in network neutrality US MILITARISM Obama proposes largest ‘defense’ budget since WWII from Slate Obama defies pledge, [...]

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Blair testifies, Obama gives play-by-play, US clueless

Tony Blair forced to testify on war crimes to Iraq Inquiry by David Swanson OBAMA Jobs plan offered to Congress: $5K tax credit for every new hire Cuts to Fed Govt greenhouse-gas emissions ordered by CS Monitor Obama helps in play-by-play booth for Duke vs. Georgetown game Theory behind Obama’s appearance with GOP by Sharon [...]

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Call your Senators! LPFM expansion has never been closer

Big news from Prometheus Radio… Time to call your Senators! UPDATE: Free Press has an easy way to email your Senators to tell them to vote in support of community radio. The Local Community Radio Act passed the House of Representatives Wednesday evening with a resounding voice vote and now moves to the Senate. The [...]

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LPFM: Good news & bad, Students barricade UCLA

LPFM: Senate Commerce Committee unanimous on Local Community Radio Act LPFM: FCC shuts down folksy station in Stayton, OR Protesting students barricade doors at UCLA Senate Judiciary Committee fails to approve shield law bill from Variety Former Dubya spokesperson Dana Perino named to Broadcast Board of Governors Smart grids drag utilities into the swamp of [...]

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Thursday Radio headlines

LPFM bill passes House subcommittee 15 to 1 from Prometheus Radio Boise Community Radio federal grant match fundraising begins KYRS Spokane going full-power with federal grant Browser is new iPod, mobile app is new CD from Media Futurist

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Digital Crossroads- Radio and Records

Download or listen to today’s 30-minute Digital Crossroads HERE. If you are short on time, but want to know what’s happening , you can also listen to a shorter segment (7:30) highlighting the Local Community Radio Act and ongoing webcasting royalty disputes HERE. Today’s Digital Crossroads includes headlines covering: minority representation lawsuits against Arbitron, a [...]

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In Minneapolis… Days 3 & 4

On the third day, Saturday, I watched Bill Moyers online while waking up, and then hit the convention floor looking for interviews. The first workshop I checked out was Campus Organizing for Media Reform, which was in fact a simple overview of how to strategize your message when doing outreach. It is amazing to me [...]

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Pete from Prometheus, Auction Results, Phase Transitions

Today’s show featured an interview with Pete Tridish of Prometheus Radio Project. Listen to the interview and the entire show HERE. Also, I read through news articles and blog posts for an update on the FCC’s spectrum auction, which concluded this week, including calls for an investigation by the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition. Plus, check [...]

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DC adventures, LPFM expansion

My friends at Prometheus Radio Project invited me to come to Washington, DC and participate in LPFM Lobbying Day 2008. Roughly 30 community radio advocates from around the country gathered in DC Monday and Tuesday to let our elected officials know about the Local Community Radio Act. Introduced by John McCain and Maria Cantwell, the [...]

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