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Is the Future of Online Media to Go Offline?

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. April 7, 2011.

The media business is relatively small -- the truly big business is the business of "people connecting and talking to one another on a huge scale."

Health Care Reform Needs Media Reform

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. March 19, 2010.

Why is the US is one of only two countries in the world that permits direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs?

Grand Theft Digital: How Corporate Broadcasters Will Hijack Digital TV

Bruce Dixon, Black Agenda Report. June 13, 2008.

The switch to digital TV is essentially a $70 billion gift from taxpayers to broadcasters. So, what will we get in return?

Pentagon Pundits, Media Reform and Talking Back to Bill O'Reilly

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. June 11, 2008.

For everyone but Fox News, media reform keeps making big gains as a significant issue.

Quick, Progressives Have to Become Players in the Global Media Game Before Corporations Control the Whole Thing

Jeffrey Chester, TheNation.com. June 5, 2008.

Progressives need to step up and invest in global digital media. Here's how they can do it.

Fox News Issues Press Release Against the New York Times Over McCain Story

Chris Bowers, Open Left. February 21, 2008.

It is pretty hilarious to see a "news" outlet issue an attack story on another news outlet for a story that outlet published only three hours earlier.

A Call for an Open Discussion of Mass-Marketed Pornography

Robert Jensen, AlterNet. February 10, 2007.

The fear of anything resembling censorship prevents us from confronting what pornography tells us about the cruelty of our culture, and the white supremacy and misogyny that abounds in America.

Does Media Reform Have a Chance in the Digital Age?

Don Hazen, AlterNet. January 11, 2007.

On the eve of the Media Reform Conference in Memphis, a new book by Jeffrey Chester documents the corporate media's behind-the-scenes efforts to transform our online media system into a powerful marketing machine. Media reformers and elected officials, please pay attention.

Digital Media Marketplace: The Next Frontier for Media Reform

Jeffrey Chester, AlterNet. January 10, 2007.

The future of the progressive movement depends on our ability to harness the power of digital media.

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