Public Interest (Media)

Public Interest further on these related pages:

Media Activism@ Media Bias@ Media Monopolies@ Opinions and Analysis@ Public Access@ Regulation and Policy@

Public Interest Sites:

Media Beat by Norman Solomon Media Beat by Norman Solomon: Hard-hitting weekly syndicated column on media and politics, including coverage of media consolidation and its implications. From Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (Public Interest) http://www.fair.org/media-beat/index.html What's Local About Local Broadcasting? What's Local About Local Broadcasting?: Survey of broadcast programming finds very little local or community oriented programs. 1998 survey by the Media Access Project & Benton Foundation. (Public Interest) http://www.radiodiversity.com/localbroadcasting.html Free Press Free Press: Media reform organization promoting policies to produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector. Includes how to help, a list of organizations, and a calendar of events. (Public Interest) http://www.mediareform.net/ No Power to the People No Power to the People: Scientific American's section, "Science and The Citizen" paper argues that Low Power FM does not interfere with commercial stations, and asks if dominance of decision making by corporations is in the public interest? (Public Interest) http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0004396D-C9D1-1C6E-84A9809EC588EF21 Telecom and Utilities Incex -- Consumer's Union Telecom and Utilities Incex -- Consumer's Union: News,research and positions on telecommunications and utility industries from public-interest and consumer perspective. (Public Interest) http://www.consumer.org/telecom/telecom.htm Media Access Project Media Access Project: A non-profit, public interest law firm which promotes the public's First Amendment right to hear and be heard on the electronic media. (Public Interest) http://www.mediaaccess.org/ Robert McChesney Robert McChesney: Website of Robert McChesney, writer,professor and media-access advocate who is critical of corporate concentration and control of media. (Public Interest) http://www.robertmcchesney.com Smoke in the Eye Smoke in the Eye: PBS Frontline coverage of the facts behind the movie The Insider, regarding the 60 Minutes self-censorship of the tobacco industry story. (Public Interest) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/smoke/index.html Broadcast Public Service 2000 Broadcast Public Service 2000: Website sponsored by trade organization National Association of Broadcasters to publicize public service contributions of broadcast industry. (Public Interest) http://www.broadcastpublicservice.org/ National Radio Project National Radio Project: Non-profit organization committed to investigative journalism, analysis, civic participation. Produces "Making Contact" radio program available online. (Public Interest) http://www.radioproject.org/