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Category Archives: Media
Pacifica’s leadership crisis: Summer Reese shouldn’t hold both of the foundation’s top spots
Download mp3 The Pacifica Foundation is in trouble and the problem starts at the top. The listener-sponsored, progressive, anti-war radio network – which operates five stations in as many major markets and has more than 100 affiliates – is experiencing … Continue reading
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WPFW needs a home, not scare tactics about a corporate takeover
“Clear Channel is not going to interfere with this station.” - Tony Norman Pacifica Radio’s WPFW 89.3 FM has called D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood home for the past 15 years, but it’s not likely to much longer. The City Paper building, which houses … Continue reading
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A discussion on censorship in the age of the Internet and a debate net neutrality
(Video at bottom) Last week, noted First Amendment attorney Robert Corn-Revere gave a talk on censorship in the age of the Internet. Directly following the talk at Reason magazine’s D.C. office, TheFightBack’s Pete Tucker joined Corn-Revere for a wide-ranging discussion on threats … Continue reading
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Voices of the 99% Radio examines local D.C. politics and news coverage
Listen to Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices of 99%: TheFightBack’s Pete Tucker joined Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices of the 99% for a discussion on the Washington Post’s selective scrutinizing of politicians, as well as the paper’s education … Continue reading
Posted in District of Columbia, Gentrification, Media, School Reform
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The Post has favorites and Jim Graham isn’t one of them
The Washington Post has called for the resignation of yet another member of the D.C. Council. And who is the Post going after this time? Is it the longest serving member of the council, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, who chairs the … Continue reading
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Obama and Romney agree, tonight’s debate will be a town hall in name only
Our presidential debates are brought to you by Bud Light. – George Farah, executive director of Open Debates “If any audience member poses a question or makes a statement that is in any material way different than the question that … Continue reading
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Mayor Gray pitches for ‘PFW
“One of the important and unique things about ‘PFW is that it’s commercial free,” D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said over the airwaves of Pacifica Radio’s WPFW 89.3 FM during the station’s summer pledge drive in August. “There’s no appearance of … Continue reading
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Taken for a ride: press coverage of D.C.’s taxi industry is unfair to public and drivers
The Taxi Link airs on WUST 1120 AM. Listen to Sept. 15 show here: Download mp3 “You have one media person interviewing another media person who shares the same biased opinion.” – Tony Norman, co-host of The Taxi Link “I … Continue reading
Posted in District of Columbia, Labor/Jobs, Media, Taxicab
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Is The Informer being blacklisted because of its black readership?
(Cross posted at The Washington Informer and The Urban Revival.) The Washington Informer has a mostly black readership and that appears to be why it was denied a District government contract which instead was awarded to The Washington Times, a … Continue reading
Posted in District of Columbia, Gentrification, Media
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WPFW and NAACP-Alexandria Hold Town Hall
Listen to The Latino Media Collective on Pacifica Radio WPFW 89.3 FM: Download mp3 “We know affordable housing is dwindling in Alexandria,” activist and Alexandria resident Nisaa Harper told the standing-room only crowd at the Charles Houston Recreation Center. “The … Continue reading
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