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KPFA manager's report (video/quicktime 41.2MB)
Part 1 of manager's report...
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 7:37pm PDT
TODAY: Join the Virtual Sit-In against the MinuteMen
JOIN THE VR SWARM ACTION
ON
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FROM MAY 27th to MAY 29th 2005
JOIN THE ACTION NOW! AND SAY YA BASTA!
To the Minutemen Project
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THEN CLICK *Start.html*
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AND DO THE ACTION FROM YOUR MACHINE!
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Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 11:34am PDT
Tune in to the Critical Mass Radio Network today (audio/x-mpegurl 0.0KB)
The Critical Mass Radio Network presents a coast-to-coast coordinated broadcast on the last Friday of each month. This month's theme is "youth organizing and activism."...
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 10:37am PDT
Berkeley Liberation Radio Needs a Home (audio/mpeg 27.7MB)
Interview with Captain Fred on BLR's eviction and help needed to find a new broadcasting location (better audio version than posting below) (25 minutes)...
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 10:52pm PDT
Fear Sells In The Media
This is an article written to address and expose the mainstream news media's use of fear to sell products and stories, and to keep the public under control....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 3:27pm PDT
Who Should Be Held Accountable For The Media's Mistakes Ahead of the Iraq Invasion?
Last week the White House charged that "people lost their lives" because of an inaccurate Newsweek report on the desecration of the Koran at Guantanamo. Media analysts Norman Solomon and Michael Massing discuss government pressure on journalists and the media's coverage in the lead up to the Iraq war....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 12:56pm PDT
Tell the FCC: stop covert commercial propaganda on TV
On May 25th, Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein gave a rousing speech about the “most pernicious symptoms” of “increasing commercialization of American media,” including product placement and corporate shills in “news” programming.
Email all four FCC commissioners today to require TV stations to make “clear and prominent” disclosure of all covert commercial propaganda, including product placement and corporate shills....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 7:16am PDT
More KPFA Video (video/quicktime 28.4MB)
Interview with Steve Zeltzer (Labor Video Project) on the troubles at KPFA and Quicktime file of the listener feedback portion of meeting. From May 21...
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 11:21pm PDT
Media Matters launches "Hands Off Public Broadcasting" campaign
Since the signing of the Public Broadcasting Act more than 35 years ago, Americans have relied on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), and other public broadcasting outlets to provide quality programs and independent journalism free from political or commercial pressure....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 12:32am PDT
ECR news for week of may 23 2005 (audio/mpeg 27.7MB)
ECR news airs on pirate cat radio 87.9 FM...
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 8:54pm PDT
KPFA board meeting from May 21 (video/x-pn-realvideo 30.9MB)
Listener feedback to KPFA board May 21 05 Berkeley...
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 12:21am PDT
Kent Howie on Different Bits (audio/mpeg 24.5MB)
Kent Howie joins us in the studio for a discussion about Artist Television Access and art in general. approx. 1 hour...
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 12:00am PDT
Hip Hop Historian Davey D on "The Clear Channeling" of America
Over 2,000 people converged in St. Louis, Missouri last weekend for the second-ever National Conference on Media Reform. Among the keynote speakers was journalist, hip hop historian and radio DJ, Davey D of Pacifica Radio station KPFA. He spoke about the "Clear Channleing" of America and the hip hop generation. [includes rush transcript]...
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 9:10pm PDT
Yo! Democracy Now! Davey D Is a Hero!
Like Hip Hop?
The Hip Hop Historian Makes History!
Check Davey D on today's Democracy Now!...
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 11:37am PDT
HARDCORE REVOLUTIONARY HIP HOP!
LIsten to Real NON Comercial Hardcore Hip Hop Here!...
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 5:55am PDT
Berkeley Liberation Radio Needs a Home!!! (audio/mpeg 2.9MB)
An interview with Captain Fred of Berkeley Liberation Radio about their search for a new broadcast location. (20-25 min)...
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 7:52pm PDT
The Web: Video search engines come of age
A story about video search capabilities....
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 11:26am PDT
Wireless World: Evil twins lurk in Wi-Fi
A story about evil twins hacking Wi-Fi networks....
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2005 4:05pm PDT
Live broadcast from KPFA Local Station Board meeting (audio/x-mpegurl 0.0KB)
Sat May 21st, 11am - 3 pm: KPFA Local Station Board meeting at Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA...
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2005 11:58am PDT