Public broadcasting’s getting plenty of attention these days, nationally and locally. Corporation for Public Broadcasting chair Ken Tomlinson made headlines by applying political pressure to the Public Broadcasting Service to correct a perceived liberal bias in the network (see “What Next,” June 8). That incident and a push by local activists to influence public-radio programming […]
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The sounds of silence
It’s official: Amy Goodman has become a celebrity. Touring the country to promote her new book, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media that Love Them (cowritten by her brother, David), the host of the independent news program Democracy Now! is frequently confronted by thousands of fans. Democracy Now! […]
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‘Democracy’ denied: Why WXXI won’t air ‘DN!’
Standing by their decision to keep Democracy Now! off their airwaves, WXXI officials are maintaining their stance that the show fails to meet the station’s standards for balance and objectivity. City Newspaper placed calls to WXXI Radio News Director Peter Iglinski and Radio Vice President Jeanne Fisher, and our questions were referred to Creative Director […]
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Democracy in the house
There’s good news in the battle for local access to the public-media news program Democracy Now! (see “Democracy… later?” City Newspaper, June 9-15, 2004). You can still listen to the show over the Internet — or you can watch it. Since the first of the year, the television version of the daily program has been […]
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Reader feedback 8.18.04
CASINO, PRO AND CON An American Indian sovereign nation in the middle of Rochester may sound threatening, but actually it completes the full cycle of development of our community. American Indians were the original occupiers of downtown Rochester, and developing a small plot of land to reintroduce them into our region’s rich diverse culture will […]
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Reader feedback 7.21.04
WXXI and ‘Democracy,’ the schools crisis, moving billboards, the Ginna sale
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Democracy… later?
Internet streaming, for the time being, will be the only way Rochester-area residents can watch or listen to the award-winning independent news program, Democracy Now! The show, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, is broadcast on more than 225 Pacifica, National Public Radio, and community stations throughout the country. But WXXI won’t […]
