It’s pledge drive time at home station WEFT, which means guest John Anderson and I go a little more freeform than usual, assisted by WEFT station manager Mick Woolf. We spare you the hard-sell pledge pitches, and do get to discuss the Justice Dept’s push to get the Supreme Court to rule on indecency and […]

This past week was declared Open Internet Week by a coalition of citizens, public interest groups, tech companies, academics and activists, highlighted by the introduction of the “Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008” (HR 5353). On this edition of the program we hear excerpts from two nationwide press conference calls outlining why and how Network […]

DIYmedia‘s John Anderson joins again to discuss his further investigation into the National Association of Broadcasters’ proposal for the FCC to allow AM stations to have low-power translators on the FM dial. His conculsion: it’s not about radio at all. You’ll have to listen to learn more. Download/Podcast: mediageek 2008-02-08 broadcast quality mp3 mediageek 2008-02-08 […]

Bill Poorman is a seven-year veteran of public broadcasting, having worked as a journalist and news director in both radio and television. Even though he contends that public broadcasting still produces the best broadcast journalism in the US, he has a critique that stems from the system’s reliance on corporate dollars and grants. On this […]

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This week is a big news wrap-up, first looking at a new regulation aimed at controlling media ownership concentration in Canada. Then I review what’s at stake with the internet and net neutrality in 2008, which I think is going to be a big year in determining the future of independent media and communication on […]

Wally Bowen is the Executive Director of the Mountain Area Information Network, a non-profit which has provided internet and information services to Western North Carolina for more than a decade. He believes that a non-commerical alternative to the enormous commercial DSL and cable modem duopolies in most communities is absolutely essential for guaranteeing the future […]

Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad/A Little Bit of So Much Truth is a new documentary covering the people’s uprising in Oaxaca in 2006, focusing on the APPO’s use of media. Jill Friedberg is the filmmaker behind Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad and she tells us more about the film and what she saw happen in […]

On this edition, the last for 2007, we listen to some highlights from 2007 that have continuing relevancy going into 2008. First, we listen to an excerpt of a talk by Google’s Internet Evangelist, Vint Cerf, who talks about the origin of the basic architecture of the internet, highlighting the importance of end-to-end neutrality. Then […]

John Anderson joins again for part 2 of our year-end review. First we tackle the FCC’s decision to all-but-eliminate the cross-ownership rule. Then John updates us on all of the FCC’s enforcement actions against unlicensed stations in 2007. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2007-12-21 broadcast quality mp3 mediageek 2007-12-21 broadcast quality ogg vorbis Listen Now: [mp3]http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2007/mg20071221.mp3[/mp3]