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This is a truly pivotal time for the Internet, the most powerful and interactive medium humans have ever seen.

He is, for lack of a better word, mangy. Unshaved, and his shirt permanently food stained.

by David Edwards; June 14, 2007 Published on ZNet
As we have previously reported* Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has long been demonised by the Western media as a "leftist firebrand" (The Independent), "Venezuela's demagogue" (Washington Post), and as a "militaristic strongman" (Financial Times).

By Harnecker, June 06, 2007, Published on ZNet

In the mid 70s the non aligned countries demanded a New World Information and Economic Order. Some time later, this decision led the United States to withdraw from UNESCO. For many decades only five or so monopolies controlled flows of information. It is only now that the demand to understand information as a human right and to democratize access to the media is being seen as a necessary requirement for building systems that are really democratic. The existence of media like Telesur or Al Jazeera, the proliferation of community radio and television stations, the expansion of computer networks and free software and the efforts states are making to take back control of their airwaves are all part of this effort to democratize the airwaves.

Your TV might have 500 channels, but media consolidation has all but guaranteed that progressive, alternative channels like Free Speech TV are not among them -By MINDY FARABEE -Published on LA City Beat

No media bothered to cover her story anymore. Apparently, Cindy Sheehan only had value to the press when her antiwar sentiments embarrassed the President...