Independent Media

Blogger Glen Greenwald and Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman are sharing the first annual Izzy Award for Independent Media. And the Local Community Radio Act will be invaluable to local musicians across the country.

Public interest groups and tech innovators are cheering an FCC report that may clear the way for using empty TV channels to connect millions of people to the Internet. And dozens of small, independent magazines have been forced to shut down their operations.

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Police Misconduct A Threat To Free Speech

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2008

CONTACT: Rachel Myers, (212) 549-2689 or 2666; media@aclu.org

MINNEAPOLIS - Amid charges of police misconduct during the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, the American Civil Liberties Union called for accountability for any unconstitutional actions there.

UPDATE Action Alert: DN! Journalists Facing Charges for Reporting on the
Republican National Convention

Charges against Amy Goodman still hold; Nicole Salazar and Sharif abdel
Kouddous could still be charged with FELONY RIOT

CONTACT THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE - DEMAND THAT ALL CHARGES OR POTENTIAL
CHARGES BE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED:
Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner

Tune into Free Speech for Crashing the Party, live coverage from the Republican National Conventions.

The National Conference for Media Reform: June 6-8, 2008

Thousands will gather June 6-8 in Minneapolis-St. Paul for the National Conference for Media Reform 2008. This inspiring event will offer bold visions, new ideas and concrete solutions to building a better media system. Please join us and add your voice.

An invitation for independent video journalists to get on the bus and a tour of our current facilities.

Fluxview, USA DVD Club

Iraq Winter Soldier Hearings: Victory for Independent Media

Media activists are rallying support in the Senate for the bipartisan Resolution of Disapproval ” to overturn the FCC’s decision to relax media ownership rules. And Radio Arte, 90.5 FM, Chicago's Latino-owned, youth-driven, bilingual public radio station, teaches more than radio skills to young people.