Does corporate media leave you unsatisfied? Do you think something better is possible? If so, come to the Fresno Free Speech Media Conference on Saturday, February 20, where you will find out how to be a part of important changes that are taking place in the local media scene.
The conference will show you how to be part of the Valley's growing independent media movement. There will be panels that give you information about how to become involved with local print and broadcast media, and there will be workshops where you will learn the skills you need to start producing the stories people in this community need to know about.

The workshops will consist of training in video, radio and print. The video training will be given by professionals who are involved in the Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC). CMAC is in the process of establishing a Community Media Center for the Public, Education, and Government (PEG) channels in the Fresno/Clovis area. Soon, the Public Access channel will be on the air and they will need content providers to produce locally originated programming. The training will explain how you can become involved and have your own show on the Public Access channel.

Radio producers from Radio Bilingue and KFCF 88.1 FM, two listener-sponsored noncommercial stations, will conduct workshops that will show how you can become involved in radio broadcasting.

There will be a writing workshop conducted by Conn Hallinan, an excellent writer and teacher from the Bay Area, as well as a workshop on how to conduct an interview and one on investigative reporting.

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