Iowa Media Reform Group Up and Running!

Blog for Iowa would like to announce the formation of a group of citizen-activists, Iowans
for Better Local TV.  Check out their
brand new website at www.IBLTV.org.
 

IBLTV is a group of concerned citizens fighting the negative
effects of media conglomeration on local communities in Iowa.  Part of IBLTV’s mission is to raise awareness
and educate Iowa communities on
the dangers to democracy and the harm done to people when local broadcast
stations are owned by huge corporations. 

Some of the problems resulting from corporate ownership include: views tend to be one-sided, reflecting
corporate interests and opinions, not those of average Iowans; disappearing
local news coverage; loss of civility in the public discourse; and programming
which in general does not serve the public interest but instead serves the
company’s interests and political agenda.

IBLTV is concentrated in eastern Iowa,
but would like to expand.  If you live in
a community in Iowa within a
broadcast area of a local TV station owned by a remote corporation (hint,
hint..), contact us at feedback@IBLTV.org.  
We will be happy to give a 
presentation to your group about 
the corporatization of our local media, the harm it causes our
communities, and what you can do about it.

Find out more by coming to our next meet-up, Tuesday, May 24, 6:30 pm at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room B.

Iowans for Better Local TV (IBLTV)

“ Working to bring civility and public service back to local
broadcasting”