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Free Press
Media reform organization promoting policies to produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector. Includes how to help, a list of organizations, and a calendar of events.
http://www.freepress.net/
Solomon, Norman - Media Beat
Weekly syndicated column on media and politics, including coverage of media consolidation and its implications. From Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=28
National Radio Project
Non-profit organization committed to investigative journalism, analysis, civic participation. Produces "Making Contact" radio program available online. Also attempting yo develop national alternative distribution system for radio.
http://www.radioproject.org/
What's Local About Local Broadcasting?
Survey of broadcast programming finds very little local or community oriented programs. 1998 survey by the Media Access Project & Benton Foundation.
http://www.radiodiversity.com/localbroadca...
Media Access Project
A non-profit, public interest law firm which promotes the public's First Amendment right to hear and be heard on the electronic media.
http://www.mediaaccess.org/
Broadcasters Public Service
Website sponsored by trade organization National Association of Broadcasters to publicize public service contributions of broadcast industry.
http://www.broadcastpublicservice.org/
Smoke in the Eye
PBS Frontline coverage of the facts behind the movie The Insider, regarding the 60 Minutes self-censorship of the tobacco industry story.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sm...
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2006