THE GREAT APRIL-IN-BOSTON MEDIA REFORM ASSEMBLY MEETING!
Joseph Raglione
November 16, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, how do you reconcile the advertising department of a Media company with the News department of that same company? One department is supposed to report almost unbiased and honest News as it happened, in order to attract viewers to look at the other, which is basically creative marketing hype for the purpose of selling products and services, and providing a revenue stream for the company as a whole.
Advertising departments and or/agencies sell space for products in Newspapers and on Television, and they create revenue for the supposedly unbiased News departments. This would be fine and dandy if one did not interfere with the other, but unfortunatley and especially during the last few election years, lines have been crossed.
Commercialism, or yellow-journalism as it was called a hundred years ago, (referring to the Advertising Yellow Pages of the old Telephone Books) is not supposed to interfere with the Freedom Of The Press! Unfortunately, a few unsrupulous company C.E.O.'s decided that because they owned the company, they would control the Media News and the Reporters who worked for them. They would and did slant the News towards the politicians and the commercial end of the spectrum, who gave them the most economic and political benefits, and to hell with fact based reality! As the English Wits used to say.. "A bit of a sticky wicket, what!" ...>
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Dear Joseph,
Just a few weeks ago, tens of thousands of people came out to hear Jon Stewart denounce the 24-hour cable news cycle. Meanwhile, one cable news corporation spent millions on the midterm elections. And more than 300,000 people have stood up to threats to cut funding for public broadcasting.
People everywhere have had enough of media that are corrupt, that fail to inform, and that stifle free speech. But here´s the thing: If we change the media, we can change the world.
Join the media reform movement next April
at the National Conference for Media Reform.
We know you know about the need for an open Internet, better journalism and more independent and community media. You´ve taken action at Free Press before; maybe you´ve even picked up the phone to give Washington an earful. Now get ready to attend the National Conference for Media Reform, where you'll meet thousands of activists from across the country who are working to change the media.
It's time to take our media back.
Register for three jam-packed, exciting days of media reform now!
What: National Conference for Media Reform
When: April 8-10, 2011
Where: Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Together, we can take media reform to the next level — and maybe change the world while we're at it.
See you there,
— Candace Clement and the Free Press Conference Team
P.S. Scholarships and sponsorship opportunities are available. Check out the conference website for more information.
P.P.S. Bring your friends to Boston! Get them to register too by spreading the word on Facebook and Twitter.
Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media. Learn more at www.freepress.net
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Advertising departments and or/agencies sell space for products in Newspapers and on Television, and they create revenue for the supposedly unbiased News departments. This would be fine and dandy if one did not interfere with the other, but unfortunatley and especially during the last few election years, lines have been crossed.
Commercialism, or yellow-journalism as it was called a hundred years ago, (referring to the Advertising Yellow Pages of the old Telephone Books) is not supposed to interfere with the Freedom Of The Press! Unfortunately, a few unsrupulous company C.E.O.'s decided that because they owned the company, they would control the Media News and the Reporters who worked for them. They would and did slant the News towards the politicians and the commercial end of the spectrum, who gave them the most economic and political benefits, and to hell with fact based reality! As the English Wits used to say.. "A bit of a sticky wicket, what!" ...>
Help take our media back
Register for NCMR 2011 today
Dear Joseph,
Just a few weeks ago, tens of thousands of people came out to hear Jon Stewart denounce the 24-hour cable news cycle. Meanwhile, one cable news corporation spent millions on the midterm elections. And more than 300,000 people have stood up to threats to cut funding for public broadcasting.
People everywhere have had enough of media that are corrupt, that fail to inform, and that stifle free speech. But here´s the thing: If we change the media, we can change the world.
Join the media reform movement next April
at the National Conference for Media Reform.
We know you know about the need for an open Internet, better journalism and more independent and community media. You´ve taken action at Free Press before; maybe you´ve even picked up the phone to give Washington an earful. Now get ready to attend the National Conference for Media Reform, where you'll meet thousands of activists from across the country who are working to change the media.
It's time to take our media back.
Register for three jam-packed, exciting days of media reform now!
What: National Conference for Media Reform
When: April 8-10, 2011
Where: Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Together, we can take media reform to the next level — and maybe change the world while we're at it.
See you there,
— Candace Clement and the Free Press Conference Team
P.S. Scholarships and sponsorship opportunities are available. Check out the conference website for more information.
P.P.S. Bring your friends to Boston! Get them to register too by spreading the word on Facebook and Twitter.
Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media. Learn more at www.freepress.net
You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.
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