Newly reformed CPR/Common Cause Group meets June 4, 2012, 6:30pm at Giovanni’s, 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
Contact CPR President Simon Mayeski at simon@mayeski.com to RSVP so who know whom to expect and also, the location may change
CPR San Diego is becoming an affiliate of the nonprofit Common Cause
Save the Cross Ownership Ban!
If the media reform group FreePress.net is pushing this now (and it is), then you can believe that the Obama FCC is poised to kill the ban on cross ownership of newspapers and TV/radio in large markets, just as the Bush FCC wanted (a court overturned the ban last summer and sent it back to the FCC for further consideration; all this is described in our film Save KLSD: Media Consolidation & Local Radio; Sign the online letter below to the FCC and let your voices be heard.
http://www.savethenews.org/blog/11/11/30/end-big-broadcast-swindle
Media Rapid Response Effort Launched
A new Media Rapid Response effort has been launched in San Diego to expose lies and half-truths perpetrated by right wing propaganda; Anyone seeing a biased, right wing, false or misleading story or account in the San Diego Union Tribune, on local TV or radio, on a flyer, or via other news outlets, or uttered by one of our truth-averse local Republicans — can send along the story, link, quote, etc. directly to Media@sddemocrats.org. Post submitted by CPR’s Jeff Benesch.
Events & News
NEWS (for more, see Jennifer Douglas’s Wonderful World of Media Reform blog)
May 8, 2011: Stacy Taylor hosts again on Saturdays, (1-4pm for now) on KGO/AM810 (SF’s #1 station) Contact KGO (choose the General Manager from the dropdown list) and tell them how much you like Stacy on the air. KGO can be streamed online and also heard on the radio in SD and the western U.S. at night. Stacy provided a sharp progressive viewpoint when he hosted on San Diego’s KLSD/AM1360 then AM1700 several years ago.
April 26, 2011: Keith Olbermann’s new show debuts on Current TV on June 20 5pm Pacific Time, repeating at 8pm. (Channel 251 on Time Warner in San Diego). He’s now a CTV equity partner and chief news officer. Current TV is building a studio in New York for Keith (and other programs): See new interview with Current TV’s Joel Hyatt> Turns out Al Gore offered him a job right after he left MSNBC Jan. 21, 2010. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-gore-offered-keith-olbermann-97680; http://current.com/keith-olbermann/
Dec. 12, 2010: If you live in a radio wasteland like San Diego, there’s a way to get your fix of progressive talk via your smartphone for free. Check out Stitcher radio — it has streaming podcasts, radio shows and news from Stephanie Miller, Mike Malloy, and Bill Press radio shows and audio from the Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann shows and much more. More info at the Wonderful World of Media Reform blog.
Dec. 5, 2010 Video of MSNBC news analyst Richard Wolffe appearing in San Diego, speaking on the need for balanced views on talk radio and a nonprofit model. Interviewed by CPR member Jennifer Douglas for the forthcoming film “Save KLSD” about the demise of KLSD/AM1360 radio and the rise of conservative talk radio. Wolffe spoke at The City Club, on his new book: “Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House”.
Dec. 2, 2010: In a bold move that confirms what CPR and other media reformers have been saying for a long time, FCC Commissioner Copps says journalism is in “grave peril”, calls for new “public values” standards (more local news and public affairs programming) in order for TV and radio stations to retain their broadcast licenses. See New York Times article.
Jan. 4, 2011: President Obama signed the Local Community Radio Act, which will create more low-power FM, community radio stations. LPFM activist group Prometheus Radio applauded the long-awaited action. Background on low power radio.
March 2010: Citizen Groups Ask FCC to Address Diversity in Media Ownership.
EVENTS
CPR (Campaign for Press Reform) Monthly Meeting: Next meeting set for Monday, May 23, 2011, 6:30-8:30pm, 8340 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #105, San Diego, CA 92111-1320.
Feb. 26, 2011: CPR’s Mike Thaller and Mera Szendro Bok attended the 4th Annual Los Angeles Media Reform Conference,
http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/fc/form.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=6099161
April 8-10, 2011 (Boston): Advocacy group Free Press held its National Conference on Media Reform, http://conference.freepress.net. CPR-San Diego’s Chair Mike Thaller and Save KLSD film producer Jon Monday attended.
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