Category Archives: Media Bias

Future of Conservative Talk Radio

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Trish Nelson

NYTimes.com Just because we won the election and President-elect Obama would like us all to just  get along, doesn’t mean the fight is over.  Conservative talk radio appears to be alive and well and planning to stick around.  This strange phenomenon … Continue reading →

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Pundits Use GOP Talking Points to Analyze Possible Kennedy Appointment

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Pundits Use GOP Talking Points to Analyze Possible Caroline Kennedy Appointment by Trish Nelson Is anyone else getting a little fed up with the punditocracy’s practice of adopting the Republican argument as storyline?   I’m talking mostly about the cable … Continue reading →

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Our Second Priority: Media Reform

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Trish Nelson

   If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, is there sound? If 300,000 war protesters march on Washington and no one sees it on TV, is there an anti-war movement? As … Continue reading →

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Did Hell Freeze Over When I Wasn’t Looking? What Happened to FoxNews?

Posted on October 11, 2008 by bfialindathieman

Did Hell Freeze Over When I Wasn’t Looking? What Happened to FoxNews? by Linda ThiemanThere is something really weird going on in the country right now.  I’m not talking about the scary economic collapse, the subject of which McCain seems … Continue reading →

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Rural Broadband Story Aler

Posted on August 8, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Rural Broadband Story Alert By Wally Bowen This October, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to complete a rulemaking process that could open the door to solving the rural broadband Internet access problem. Or, this rulemaking could further delay a … Continue reading →

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Senate Votes to Stop Big Media; fight moves to House

Posted on May 16, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Senate Votes to Stop Big Media; fight moves to House By Josh Silver, Executive Director, Free Press Action Fund Just moments ago, by a near-unanimous vote, the Senate stood up to Big Media. They voted to throw out the FCC … Continue reading →

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Benefit Concert for progressive, non-commercial radio May 10

Posted on May 8, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Benefit Concert for progressive, non-commercial radio May 10 By KRUU, FairfieldPlease help spread the word to support progressive, non-commercial radio at the Classical Gala Benefit Concert for KRUU radio station, 100.1 FM, (listen toarchives and ³live streaming² online at http://www.kruufm.com)On … Continue reading →

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Are Progressive Listserves Arbitrarily being Blocked by AT&T?

Posted on February 29, 2008 by bfiacarolinevernon

Are Progressive Listserves Arbitarily being Blocked by AT&T? By Caroline Vernon     A few months back, PACG (Progressive Action for the Common Good) started experiencing problems with our members dropping off our email list.  Oddly, as site administrator, I was … Continue reading →

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“Tell the Truth” Picket & Rally

Posted on September 13, 2007 by bfiacarolinevernon

DFA National Action: Ask the Media to “Tell the Truth” about the War The following Media Advisory was sent to all local media in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas of Eastern Iowa: Scheduled Event — Davenport, IA   Event:        “Tell the Truth” … Continue reading →

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Rove, Romney & Gouliani

Posted on August 14, 2007 by bfiacarolinevernon

Rove, Romney & Ghouliani by Propagandee August 13, 2007 When pro-war Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was asked if any of his five sons had volunteered for military service, he replied that they were showing their support “for our nation by…helping … Continue reading →

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