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Internet Accessible: Is Broadband Access A Necessity or Luxary?
MediaRights’ Just Media Project highlights the dangers of having a media landscape governed by 7 conglomerates. Moving from the TV screen to the computer screen, internet access is also in the hands of a few large, private companies that are excluding poorer members of the population from enjoying high-speed access. High-speed internet access is not only more convenient but it has become an necessity and for millions of Americans it is an affordable luxury. But what about those who cannot enjoy it? Local municipalities across the country are investigating ways to bring affordable broadband to their areas however private organizations are opposing this public access. As the debate ensues, the heart of the issue is a new Pennsylvania law the restricts cities and states from providing internet access. This law is heavily backed by Verizon and phone and cable companies that are attempting to restrict what municipalities can provide. Alternet posted a transcript of an interview where Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! interviews Jeffrey Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy and Steven Titch of senior fellow for information technology and telecom policy at the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think tank about the internet access debate. READ the entrie Interview!Sustainability Now
If you've watched The Meatrix and Seeds of Hope then you know about the US and global food security crisis. You also…Latino Media Activism
The United States has experienced rapidly changing demographics in the past decade. With an explosion in the Latino population, America is becoming…Going Hungry in the Richest Country on Earth
Struggling to Survive elucidates the minimum wage crisis facing so many Americans: minimum wage is not a living wage. A recent article…Be a Reel Grrl!
Nicole Sobottke's Dedicated to My Family is an amazing personal short about one woman's struggle to stay strong and find community despite…Get Your Media Reform Activist Toolkit!
After seeing the Just Media Project, you may be wondering "But what can I do? How Can I Spread The Word?" To help, Free Press has compiled a Media Reform Activist Toolkit that provides information, ideas, and resources for taking concrete actions for media reform. These are ways to put your knowledge and energy to work. They will mail you a toolkit free of charge—as long as you promise to use it! The Toolkit includes: -Media Policy 101 booklet -Media Reform Action Guide booklet -"10 Things Big Media Don't Want You to Know" brochure -"10 Questions about Media to Ask Every Candidate and Elected Official" brochure -Static-cling media reform 'Warning' stickers for newspaper boxes, -TVs, radios, bus stop ads and wherever your imagination takes you ***Bonus: The first 5,000 orders include a copy of our Mobilizing Media Reform DVD. We hope these resources will help you bring your activism to the next level. Order your free toolkit today.News or Propaganda
How do you stay aware about global and domestic issues today? Is the mainstream news media your sole source of information? How…Consumer Choice for Communications Choice
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