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Radio Speech is not Free Speech
08/19/2009 Filed in: Media Reform | Talk Radio
August 11, 2009, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, in a unanimous vote, became the first elected body in the United States to stand up to Hate Radio. Their resolution "the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation on hate speech in the media, allowing public participation via public hearings, and asks the NTIA to update its 1993 report on the Role of Telecommunications in Hate Crimes."
For two years, San Francisco's Hispanic/Latino Anti-Defamation Coalition has been trying to get some traction on this issue. They've staged rallies against Michael Savage worked with the Media Alliance, Common Cause and Broadcast Bluesto protest hate radio, and supported the National Hispanic Media Coaltion's campaign to convince the FCC and NTIA to act. But HLADC leader Aurora Grajedas saw she could better effect national change by working with her own city's board of supervisors. Acting locally is a good lesson for all activists.
Read More...For two years, San Francisco's Hispanic/Latino Anti-Defamation Coalition has been trying to get some traction on this issue. They've staged rallies against Michael Savage worked with the Media Alliance, Common Cause and Broadcast Bluesto protest hate radio, and supported the National Hispanic Media Coaltion's campaign to convince the FCC and NTIA to act. But HLADC leader Aurora Grajedas saw she could better effect national change by working with her own city's board of supervisors. Acting locally is a good lesson for all activists.
Broadcast Blues wins Sacramento International Film Festival!
Wow, what a time. Thanks to Winston Jordan, Exec. Director of Cease Spin, and webmaster extraordinaire, we now have a blog!
And thanks to Marty Anaya and the Sacramento International Film Festival, we now have our first "Laurel." They honored us with the "Outstanding Environmental Vision" award.
"Environmental", for a movie about media, you say? Don't forget, media influences every aspect of our lives. When the media weights the few scientists who are funded by oil companies who discount climate change as being equal with the many scientists who are peer reviewed and factually back up climate change, we the people lose. The environment loses. But the broadcasters win, because it is cheap and easy to set up those kinds of arguments and pretend they are telling both sides of the story. Cheap and easy means more profits, but less credible information.
Read More...And thanks to Marty Anaya and the Sacramento International Film Festival, we now have our first "Laurel." They honored us with the "Outstanding Environmental Vision" award.
"Environmental", for a movie about media, you say? Don't forget, media influences every aspect of our lives. When the media weights the few scientists who are funded by oil companies who discount climate change as being equal with the many scientists who are peer reviewed and factually back up climate change, we the people lose. The environment loses. But the broadcasters win, because it is cheap and easy to set up those kinds of arguments and pretend they are telling both sides of the story. Cheap and easy means more profits, but less credible information.