Category Archives: Media Reform

Author of “Dollarocracy” Coming To The University of Iowa

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Trish Nelson

“Dollarocracy is the most important political book of the year, maybe of our times. This is exactly the book every concerned American needs to read, because the process of understanding what exactly is going on and taking America back from … Continue reading →

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Barack To Bill: “They Believe It Because Folks Like You Are Telling Them That”

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Trish Nelson

I don’t always watch videos that are promoted as “watch so-and-so really nail Tucker Carlson” or “watch the liberal crush Ann Coulter,” etc…  It seems like every time I fall for it, it turns out the other way around. Not … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck Admits It Was An “Awful Lot Of Fun” Tearing The Country Apart

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Yes, Glenn Beck actually said this earlier this week. “I remember it as an awful lot of fun and that I made an awful lot of mistakes,” Beck told Kelly of his time at Fox. “I wish I could go … Continue reading →

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Which GOTeaparty Senator Wants To Shut Down The FCC?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Trish Nelson

freepress.net The government may be open for business, but Ted Cruz still wants to shut things down. The Texas senator’s new target? Political ad transparency. Cruz is trying to block a vote on Tom Wheeler, President Obama’s nominee to chair … Continue reading →

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Gov't Propaganda Okay in U.S.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Paul Deaton

From Foreign Policy Magazine: U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans “For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law (the Smith-Mundt Act) prevented the U.S. government’s mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences. But on July 2, that … Continue reading →

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Epic Media Fail: Getting The IRS Fake Scandal Right

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Trish Nelson

In the Rewrite section of The Last Word Monday night, Lawrence O’Donnell exposed the “lazy and compliant” Washington media, including a Salon article that promised a  full accounting.   A member of the committee that is investigating the IRS “scandal,”  Rep. … Continue reading →

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Taking Inventory; Setting Priorities

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Dave Bradley

The week of July 4th seems like a good opportunity to take a little time to see where we are at and where do we want to go. It never hurts to assess what our goals are and therefore where we … Continue reading →

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Apply For An FM Radio License And Bring Community Radio To Your Town!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Greetings, We have four months to go until the application window for community radio broadcast licenses, and you can tell just by looking around our busy office! We have teams of people conducting outreach to groups all across the country, … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Are The Koch Brothers Controlling PBS?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Democracy depends on an informed citizenry and a  free press.  Our free press, now on life support,  is  in danger of being completely controlled by the corporations.  Today, corporations act only in their best interest and will do what they … Continue reading →

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Why Do The Corporate Media Want You To Hate Eric Holder?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Trish Nelson

President Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, has been in the “news” lately.  The corporate media have the left and right calling for Eric Holder’s head. The game is this: Just like the Benghazi and IRS faux scandals, the media run … Continue reading →

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