Saturday, August 24, 2002

Good article... A Plea for Public Access Television. The United States Constitution defines a limited government, and the first ten Amendments are a Bill of Rights guaranteeing certain freedoms to the sovereign people. The First Amendment asserts our rights of Free Speech, Freedom of Belief, and a Free Press, as these things were considered by our Founding Fathers to be absolutely necessary to a well-functioning democracy. But consider that most people in America receive 90%+ of their news from traditional media (newspapers, television, and radio owned by for-profit corporations), and you realize that we don't have a free press today, and our republic may be in danger because of it. Today, we have a commercial press, which something really very different from "free", in every sense of the word. There is a power-shift occuring now with alternative media, from Indymedia, Pacifica Radio, and K5. However most people get most of their news from television. Public Access Television was created to help balance the power of the huge monopoly media giants. Unfortunately, most people don't know what it is all about This article presents a history of Public Access Television, and gives information about how to become involved to make your own TV shows. If you don't have a facility in your town, we'll tell you how to get one! [Note: This essay may be a bit US-centric, because this is where I live, and these are the laws which I've studied. However, Public Access is worldwide...] [kuro5hin.org] 7:39:58 PM     I really wasn't intending this to be a political weblog, but certainly the glaring errors in the intelligence community need further dissemination. New tracking item: intelligence gathering. Journalism and Intelligence Spreading Out [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 7:20:55 PM     Science Fiction and Fantasy Available in Electronic Form. Vonda McIntyre pointed out a list of SF & F, available online, maintained at the Science Fiction Writers of America website. Some are free, some are pay. In any case, it's a great way to keep the short story form, where modern SF started, going strong. [More Like This WebLog] 7:06:26 PM

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