Archive for December, 2007
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
In many senses this may appear trivial, particularly if you're not a particular fan of (that particular brand of) celebrity gossip. However, as noted in several places this is a straightforward, clear, example of the power of media oligopolies, and the problems that can occur when one corporation becomes the ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
DIY, Portland is normally broadcast monthly on KBOO. This month, however, the content would risk falling foul of FCC regulation if broadcast over the airwaves - they're focusing on masturbation - so they've turned to the web (for this particular episode). An interesting contrast to other community radio programmers I've ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Bill Weye of WXOJ (Valley Free Radio) learnt an important lesson about community radio recently:Chris reassured us that putting out fires and keeping the latest crisis in check is what running a community radio station is all about, that what many of the people at VFR feel is normal. That was ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
There's been a lot of coverage of the constitutional debates in South America, both in the mainstream and alternative media. Something that hasn't got a lot of coverage has been the tribulations of the various media, as they encounter intimidation and violence from supporters of all sides. A recent IFEX ...
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