John Downing is Professor of International Communication at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is known for his work on media and race and ethnicity as well as examinations of radical media. He spoke to the Participatory Media Reading Group at the University of Illinois on April 22, 2005. In this talk he shares his background and interest in radical media, and lays out four areas that deserve more study, including indigenous peoples' movements and Indymedia.
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Our guest is Randall Cotton, an area activist who is part of a advisory committee exploring options for expanding public access TV in Champaign-Urbana, IL. We discuss the state of public access in this area and power cities have to negotiate better terms and access from cable companies.
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Our guest is Randall Cotton, an area activist who is part of a advisory committee exploring options for expanding public access TV in Champaign-Urbana, IL. We discuss the state of public access in this area and power cities have to negotiate better terms and access from cable companies.
Paul and Drew get caught up with the media news, including stories about RNC protestors vindicated by indie video, RIAA crackdowns on Internet2 and more DC dishing on indecency. We'll also look back to Sept. 2004 to hear the experiences of one IMC reporter who was arrested at the RNC in New York last year.
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Paul and Drew get caught up with the media news, including stories about RNC protestors vindicated by indie video, RIAA crackdowns on Internet2 and more DC dishing on indecency. We'll also look back to Sept. 2004 to hear the experiences of one IMC reporter who was arrested at the RNC in New York last year.
Media scholar and activist Robert McChesney joins Drew in the studio, along with our friend John Anderson of DIYmedia.net and Free Press' Media Minutes. They discuss the state of the media reform movement, the upcoming National Conference for Media Reform, and McChesney's two most recent books.
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Media scholar and activist Robert McChesney joins Drew in the studio, along with our friend John Anderson of DIYmedia.net and Free Press' Media Minutes. They discuss the state of the media reform movement, the upcoming National Conference for Media Reform, and McChesney's two most recent books.
Some strange force takes over the show, resulting in Bizzarro Paul and Bizzarro Drew doing a new version of the mediageek radio show. Luckily normal Paul and Drew kick them out before the end of the show.
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Some strange force takes over the show, resulting in Bizzarro Paul and Bizzarro Drew doing a new version of the mediageek radio show. Luckily normal Paul and Drew kick them out before the end of the show.