journalism

Many independent media makers say that the MPAA’s multi-million dollar fight against Net Neutrality has little to do with piracy – it’s about controlling Internet content. And the increasing disappearance of editorial from newspapers correlates with the rise of media consolidation.

The MPAA has admitted to using faulty data to make its case that colleges and universities should filter their networks for copyright violations. And Gannett has expressed interest in partnering with Colorado State University's newspaper, the Collegian.

This is part 1 of a talk by citizen journalist and author, Dahr Jamail recorded on October 20, 2007 at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY. Dahr speaks of his experiences over the past 4 years in Iraq and his experiences in general as a blogger and citizen reporter.
produced at the Sanctuary for Independent Media

By Jay Hauben, published on OhmyNews, 2007-11-27

Can the "new media" help an uncensored journalism to emerge? Is there a connection between new media and new journalism? One clue to an answer to these questions is that new media especially the Internet make possible new sources and forms of journalism such as citizen journalism and blogger journalism. But why is a new journalism needed and what would be its mission?

Because media ownership is more highly concentrated in Canada than almost anywhere else in the industrialized world. A handful of big media conglomerates control what Canadians can most readily see, hear and read

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