Senators have returned to Washington after a month break back in their home districts. Citizens across the country took advantage of that time to rally their elected representatives to support network neutrality. And now the effort steps up in DC as the Senate considers a sweeping telecom bill that doesn’t yet guarantee internet freedom.
Free Press’ Tim Karr fills us in on the details of the effort to save the internet this fall.
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The fall issue of the radically independent Clamor Magazine has a section taking on American Apparel for its anti-union record, charges of sexual harassment by former employees, and advertising criticized for objectifying women. And while many of these charges have already appeared in the press, American Apparel, which made $120 million last year, has decided to threaten Clamor, whose entire annual budget is $150,000, with a lawsuit over their reporting.
In this edition of the program Jen Angel, founder and co-publisher of Clamor, explains the situation and why it’s important to expose the underbelly of American Apparel.
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John Anderson of DIYmedia.net and Free Press’ Media Minutes is back in the studio to discuss his latest research on FM translator stations, also known as repeaters. It looks like hundreds of thousands of dollars has been made by one Christian radio group by trafficking in free licenses for these stations, and several new Christian radio networks have been set up by groups that bought piles of licenses. Also, the National Association of Broadcasters is making a sneaky bid to get some FM spectrum for AM stations because of interference from so-called HD Radio.
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Home Movie Day is dedicated to the preservation of home movies on film for future generations, not just by transferring them to video, but by making sure the film itself survives. Jimi Jones is one of the organizers behind the Home Movie Day event in Urbana, IL, and he tells us more about why home movies are important, and what we can do to keep them safe.
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This week Paul catches up on the big media news items, including the continuing battle over network neutrality and members of the House calling on the FCC to be more open in its media ownership rules review.
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If you want to get out there and shoot some video, you need a camcorder. But what features do you really need? And is it worth it to go high definition? Video writer Richard Baguley helps sort it all out, and tells us about the newest generation of inexpensive HD camcorders that will soon hit the shelves.
Paul also gives the lowdown on the FCC’s newly opened review of media ownership rules, including how you can send the FCC your comments on the issue.
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The guests for this program are Bill Taylor and Adrienne Bauer from the Primary Communications Project, which works to bring communications technology to indigenous communities in Centarl America. Bill and Adrienne recently returned from Honduras where they are working with Radio Lenca and the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras to build a 1000-watt AM radio transmitter to serve the Lenca people.
In the second half of the program we hear from Rep. Edward Markey and popular electronic musician Moby, announcing a new coalition of musicians and artists to preserve a free internet.
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A big news update this week as the House stalls on telecomm legislation and pressure grows to get Congress to preserve free speech on the internet. Paul also takes a look under the hood at podcasting — is it really just a fancy word for downloading mp3s?
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September 8, 2006 11:17 pm | 
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