I HIGHLY recommend that you listen, read, and watch Bill Moyers speech. I think it's a serious historic milestone. A turning point in the mainstream understanding and action behind the cause of media reform. I hope the whole world gets a chance to hear it. -Brian R. audioactivism.org
> I recommend subscribing to this list by going to the freepress.net website > (not .org) > > I also recommend joining this organization. > > > > -mm > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert W. McChesney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Listen to Bill Moyers' historic speech > > > > > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=1&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/> free press > > > Dear : > > In an historic speech on Sunday, legendary television journalist Bill > Moyers > blasted Kenneth Tomlinson of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB) > for launching a partisan witch hunt at PBS and called for a series of town > hall meetings across the country. > > "I simply never imagined that any CPB chairman, Democrat or Republican, > would cross the line from resisting White House pressure to carrying it > out > for the White House," Moyers told a packed room at the National Conference > for Media Reform. "And that's what Kenneth Tomlinson has been doing." > > You can now watch or listen to Moyers' entire speech on the Free Press Web > site: > > An audio recording can be downloaded at: > www.freepress.net/conference/audio05/moyers.mp3 > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=2&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/conference/audio05/moyers.mp3> > > Or you can watch the video at: > www.freepress.net/conference/audio05/freepress-closing40515.mov > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=3&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/conference/audio05/freepress-closing40515.mov> > > Transcript online (as soon as it's available) at > www.freepress.net/conference > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=4&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/conference> . > > In his first public statement since the controversy at PBS emerged, Moyers > endorsed a call by media reform groups for a series of town hall meetings > nationwide so that Americans can speak directly to station managers and > policymakers about what they want and expect from public broadcasting. > > More than 50,000 Americans have already signed the Free Press petition > calling on Kenneth Tomlinson to resign and demanding that the public be > put > back into PBS. > > Please add your name to the petition by clicking > www.freepress.net/action/pbs > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=5&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/action/pbs> . > > "That great mob that is democracy is rarely heard, and that's not just the > fault of the current residents of the White House and Capitol," Moyers > said. > "There is a great chasm between those of us in the business and those who > depend on TV and radio as their window to the world. We treat them too > much > like audiences and not enough like citizens. They are invited to look > through the window, but too infrequently to participate and make public > broadcasting public." > > Please support Bill Moyers, public broadcasting, quality journalism and > democracy by signing > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=6&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/action/pbs> the petition and passing along this > message to everyone you know. > > Onward, > > Robert W. McChesney > Free Press > www.freepress.net > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=7&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net> > > P.S. The conference was a rousing success. Visit > www.freepress.net/conference > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=8&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/conference> for audio and video recordings of the > sessions, new episodes of "Media Minutes" and news reports. New content is > being added daily. > > _____ > > You ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) are receiving this message as a subscriber > of > the Free > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=9&url=h > ttp://www.freepress.net/action/signup.php> Press E-Activist list. To > discontinue receiving messages, please visit > www.freepress.net/action/unsub.php > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=15356248&url_num=10&urlhttp://www.freepress.net/action/unsub.php> > . > > <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/TrackImage?key=15356248> > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
