Category Archives: Media Bias

Bring Progressive Radio to Eastern Iowa

Posted on May 16, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Bring Progressive Radio to Eastern Iowa! By Sam Garchik This came to me from the Johnson County Dem list-serv. It's something that could be very important for the future of Eastern Iowa Progressives. In the interests of fairness, … Continue reading →

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Iowa Blog Roundup

Posted on May 13, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Iowa Blog Roundup By Sam Garchik A sad week in Iowa for progressives. The Iowa Blogosphere has done a first rate job of covering the Maytag closing and loss of 4,000 jobs. For those looking for national perspective, check out Iowa Progress' … Continue reading →

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Help Bring Air America Radio to Cedar Rapids-Iowa City

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Trish Nelson

Help bring Air America Radio to the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor Hey, radio fans, are you tired of Rush Limbaugh and the right wing lies, distortions, and propaganda every time you turn on the radio for news? Well, … Continue reading →

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This Week In Media

Posted on February 13, 2006 by bfiaarronwings

This Week in Media PATV.TV You Don't Know What You Got Til' It's Gone… Public Access Television is facing a number of battles in the House and Senate. Today, February 13, is the last day for submitting your concerns to the … Continue reading →

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Iowa Radio Stations Implicated in Payola Abuses

Posted on February 11, 2006 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Radio Stations Implicated in Payola Abuses FreePress The FCC and New York Attorney General’s office are now investigating reported payola deals at large recording labels. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has subpoenaed the records of the nation's biggest radio station … Continue reading →

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This Week in Media

Posted on February 6, 2006 by bfiaarronwings

It is a Movement By Steve Macek & Mitchell Szczepanczyk, Zmag.org “The media business,” they used to say, “was a license to print money,” wrote the TV trade journal Broadcasting and Cable in 2001. As media mogul Barry Diller put … Continue reading →

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Big Media Has Big Plans for Privatizing the Internet

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Trish Nelson

Big Media Has Big Plans for Privatizing the Internet The Nation by Jeff Chester The nation's largest telephone and cable companies are crafting an alarming set of strategies that would transform the free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Local News

Posted on January 30, 2006 by bfiaarronwings

Goodbye to Local News MediaCitizen By Timothy Karr In a final act of defiance, the anchor at Honolulu Fox affiliate KHON-2 gives management a piece of his mind, before they pull the plug. THE BIGGEST THREAT to the type … Continue reading →

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YOU Can Bring Air America Radio to Iowa!

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Trish Nelson

YOU Can Bring Air America Radio to Iowa! Air America Radio is coming to Iowa! Well, that is, if you follow this easy recipe. There are just a few ingredients you need to bring progressive talk radio to your … Continue reading →

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Bush Job Approval Ratings Take Another Dive

Posted on January 28, 2006 by Trish Nelson

Bush Job Approval Ratings Take Another Dive American Research Group, Inc. If it's not on TV, is it real? You would never know this if you get your news from television, but “W” is not doing so well with the … Continue reading →

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