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Infoshop News Podcast The first installment of the Infoshop News podcast, featuring Chuck
Munson as host is now available. News read by Erika. Featuring part one of an interview with Jon Bekken, current editor of the Industrial Worker....
Posted: Thu, Feb 2, 2006 12:56pm PST
How Arab TV Challenged the News: A Look at Al Jazeera’s Origins Over the years, the Arabic satellite television network Al Jazeera has come under intense criticism from governments around the Arab and Western world. Some leaders in the Gulf have objected to Al Jazeera’s presentation of views critical of governments in the region, and members of the Bush administration have claimed that the network is biased against the U.S and its policies. We talk with author Hugh Miles about the origins of the network....
Posted: Thu, Feb 2, 2006 7:50am PST
The Opposite Direction: Al Jazeera Talk Show Draws Fire From Arab & Western Governments We speak with Dr. Faisal al-Qasim, anchor of Al-Ittijah al-Muakis, or “The Opposite Directions.” The political debate show is one of the most popular and controversial shows of its kind in the history of Arabic television and has drawn official protest and complaints from officials. Hugh Miles joins the discussion....
Posted: Thu, Feb 2, 2006 7:50am PST
The Web: Traffic 'toll' contentious Silicon Valley pigs want to charge you more to use the Internet....
Posted: Wed, Feb 1, 2006 2:00pm PST
What happens to www.brasil.indymedia.org ? What happens to www.brasil.indymedia.org ?
Why it does not work right now?...
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 7:57pm PST
Networking: IT training a retention issue Greedy employers refuse to pay for training for workers - they have to pay for it themselves....
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 11:26am PST
Gung Hay Fat Choy! 
Every now and then we need to take a break from the news.
Perhaps read the horoscope?
There is no better fortune teller than Beth, Owl's daughter....
Posted: Sun, Jan 29, 2006 4:29pm PST
Call-out for support: Haiti independent Media Delegation Haiti: Canada's 'Democracy Promotion' Two Years On
A Call-out for Support of An Independent Media Project...
Posted: Sun, Jan 29, 2006 12:45pm PST
Wireless World: Enormous innovation, but big challenges Rapacious capitalists don't think there is enough profit from the Internet....
Posted: Sun, Jan 29, 2006 12:29pm PST
Latest News From Neptune 
News from Neptune is a radio program about the news of the week and its coverage by the media. News from Neptune is hosted by C. G. Estabrook and P. Mueth and produced by J. B. Nicholson-Owens at the studios of WEFT, 90.1 FM, in Champaign, Illinois USA. The show is named in honor of Noam Chomsky, who said, "Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune."...
Posted: Sun, Jan 29, 2006 8:07am PST
Jan 31: New College Media Studies MA Program Open House Jan 31 at 6:30 PM: New College Media Studies MA Program Open House. Learn about New College's innovative media studies education for social change. New College, 766 Valencia St., Room 11B, San Francisco...
Posted: Sat, Jan 28, 2006 8:52pm PST
The New York Times and Alito: Journalistic Schizophrenia By LAWRENCE R. VELVEL...
Posted: Sat, Jan 28, 2006 8:39am PST
Making Sense of "Anna's" Posts A few thoughts on FBI infiltrator "Anna's" posts....
Posted: Fri, Jan 27, 2006 9:05pm PST
Final 'New California Media' Awards Show Spotlights Ethnic Media Just before changing its name to New America Media, the San Francisco-based group put on its seventh annual awards ceremony, celebrating the best journalism in ethnic media statewide on Thursday, Jan. 26 in San Jose....
Posted: Fri, Jan 27, 2006 6:41pm PST
Time for a Search Engine Alternative to Google Linux is an alternative to Microsoft and Apple. Ogg Vorbis is an alternative to mp3. The Wikipedia is an alternative to commercial encyclopedias. Craigslist is an alternative to the Classifieds. Indymedia is an alternative to Commercial Corporate news. Firefox is an alternative to Internet Explorer.
What are we waiting for? It is time for an Open Source, Free Search Engine. Is it possible?...
Posted: Fri, Jan 27, 2006 1:16pm PST
Saving Our Access TV Shows Summary: FCC enters the debate on “local franchising” and could play role in shaping the future of Public, Educational and Governmental TV. Around the country Community Access TV advocates are vocal in opposition to legislation that would harm Access TV....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 6:12pm PST
SF Ch 29 CEO Bans Video Cameras At His Private "Lotteries"-More Privatization Of Commu SF community access CEO Zane Blaney has banned video cameras from recording the "private"
lotteries that he and his rubber stamp board have instituted. It seems a large number of local
community access producers are fed up with the privatization and commericalization of
the San Francisco city supported community access station. It might get on TV....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 5:00pm PST
Klamath River film night in Arcata, this Friday night 
Films to Highlight Struggle to Bring the Klamath Salmon Home
Locals and Tribal leaders to present films, discuss dam removal efforts
Arcata, CA - Klamath River residents are coming to Arcata this Friday as the first stop in a string of multi-media events in California and Oregon to build support for efforts to remove dams and bring the Klamath salmon home....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 2:34pm PST
Left's Silence About Google Is Extraordinary There is a curious and deafening silence about Google's deal with the repressive Chinese government in the Left Alternative media.
Where are the anti-corporate, anti-globalist voices?
What follows is a hurried hypothesis about why this is so. Hopefully some more talented analysts and writers will explore this idea....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 1:32pm PST
Boycott the Santa Cruz Sentinel: Over 500 Anti-Alito Voices Silenced Over 500 letters to the editor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel have been sent, describing opposition to right-wing extremist judge, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. How many letters or articles expressing dissenting opinions about Alito have been published? Zero....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 1:23am PST
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