Category Archives: Media Reform

National Columnist Agrees with Blog for Iowa About Media

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Trish Nelson

National Columnist Agrees with Blog for Iowa About Media by Donald Kaul Did you see those pictures of Michelle Obama sashaying around Europe–Spain I think it was–and staying at that fancy hotel? I mean, who does she think she is, … Continue reading →

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Mainstream Media Worse Than Fox, Limbaugh, WHO-Radio

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Mainstream Media Worse Than Fox, Limbaugh, WHO I'd like to follow up today on Dave Bradley's great post yesterday about the problem of the broken mass media (corporate media). Here is a classic example of how the mainstream media, in … Continue reading →

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Iowans Must Plan a Media Strategy

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Iowans Must Plan a Media Strategy by Dave BradleyMany of you endured a series of articles I wrote giving a brief overview of how those on America’s right wing slowly and steadily took control of nearly all media in this … Continue reading →

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressive Radio:  This Week On The Fallon Forum Monday – Thursday from 7:00-800 pm, join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com. Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in … Continue reading →

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressive Radio:  This Week On The Fallon Forum “Saying you want to help the poor by giving the rich a tax cut is like saying you want to feed the sparrows by giving the horses an extra scoop of … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality and Rural Iowa

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Net Neutrality and Rural Iowa by Paul Deaton “…the management of network discrimination (how packets of data are prioritized) on routers owned by large corporations is a matter in the public interest. Most of us have not questioned how this … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Growing Local Community Radio Movement

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Iowa's Growing Local Community Radio Movement  by Dave Bradley The Local Community Radio Act has been winding its way through the obscure black box called the Senate as the the hourglass of time continues to trickle down. In a Senate … Continue reading →

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Rachel Maddow: Items in Media Smaller Than They Appear

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Rachel Maddow:  Items in Media Smaller Than They Appear Rachel Maddow did a great, must-view segment on the tea party in the media, one of our favorite topics. Check out Blog for Iowa's previous posts.  Tea Party “Movement” Biggest Mass … Continue reading →

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Iowa Talk Radio Research Discussed on Fallon Forum

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Iowa Talk Radio Research Discussed on Fallon Forum by Dave Bradley Trish nelson and I were guests on the Fallon Forum Thursday evening. While we were returning home, we agreed that we would both put down our impressions of the … Continue reading →

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BFIA and Fallon Forum Team up to Take on Right-WingTalk Radio in Iowa

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Dave Bradley and Trish Nelson will be guests tonight on the Fallon Forum, broadcast live from 7-8 pm. Join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com. Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK … Continue reading →

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