Free Press: NCMR

Free Press and the National Conference for Media Reform: An Interview with Craig Aaron

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:36 -0700

Craig Aaron is the Communications Director for Free Press. He oversees the Free Press Web site and print materials; writes press releases, op-eds and other articles; and closely collaborates with the outreach and policy teams on numerous issues.

Press and Public Need a Federal Shield Law

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:49:47 -0700

Citizens concerned about the state of the news media begin meeting today in Minneapolis, where the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform proposes to diagnose a number of critical conditions that are changing -- and challenging -- the media business.

Media Critics with a Goal in Mind

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:42:27 -0700

More than 3,000 people are expected in Minneapolis this weekend for the annual National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR) organized by the nonprofit Free Press. The gathering will tackle press coverage, media policy, new media and other topics in over 70 panels.

Donahue Takes On the Powers-that-Be over War

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:33:39 -0700

Phil Donahue was not surprised by former White House spokesman Scott McClellan's "revelation" that the Bush administration waged an aggressive propaganda campaign to "sell" the idea of going to war with Iraq -- or by McClellan's assertion that a "too deferential" media made the deception possible.

Interview: Janis Lane-Ewart, the Breath of Fresh Air Radio

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:54:08 -0700

SPECIAL NOTE - KFAI and the Twin Cities Daily Planet are co-sponsoring the Party for a Media Revolution on Thursday, June 5. For more information, see kfai.org.

Rather and the National Conference for Media Reform

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:49:47 -0700

It has been speculated about before, but today brings fresh rumors — is Jay Leno headed to CNN? This one comes courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times' Bill Zwecker, who writes, "I'm hearing that Leno may be courted by CNN -- perhaps being given a late-night chatfest that could morph into Leno replacing Larry King."

Media Reform: Politics or Democracy?

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:13:05 -0700

There is a widespread and paradoxical fallacy among media reformers that considers the nature of our media as a “second issue” that can and must be harnessed to specific political agendas of the progressive variety.

In fact, media is a primary issue that serves the entire socio-political process, not just the needs of progressive politics.

Conference for Media Reform

Wed, 28 May 2008 05:34:10 -0700

Free Press hosts the National Conference for Media Reform, June 6-8 in Minneapolis. From the press release:

The New (ish) Kid on the Block

Tue, 27 May 2008 05:17:51 -0700

Opening up the front page of the Minnesota Monitor on Wednesday morning, readers saw articles on Abu Ghraib, the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, an analysis of the recently-completed state budget process for this year and a veterans’ political organization’s take on Senator John McCain’s opposition to revamping GI Bill benefits.

Good News for Internet Freedom

Tue, 20 May 2008 08:36:45 -0700

Folks for a net neutrality are celebrating--at least for the moment. Earlier this week, Democrats Rep. John Conyers (Michigan), who is African American, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Rep.