I decided to skip the Bill Moyers plenary and visit the exhibits. Found a lot of new and familiar interesting organizations… Ran into a bunch of familiar faces: Ivan Roman and Joe Torres of the Nat’l Assoc of Hispanic Journalists (their national convention is in San Jose this year); Jen Soriano of the Youth Media [...]

It’s a wet day here in Memphis. And surprisingly not that cold. I’m on my way to the conference. Bill Moyers and Rev. Jackson willdeliver the initial plenaries. Danny Glover is being interviewed on local station WREG about the media reform conference. “We have to be responsible in what we report,” says Glover, “in order [...]

Activist David Swanson, who along with EJS board member John Bonifaz started After Downing Street, answers that question: “The media will not ask or try to answer what Bush means when he says ‘victory.’ The media will not raise the question of what this war is being fought for. “The media will depict the anti-war [...]

I’ll be attending the National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tenn. The conference is for anyone who is concerned about the state of our media and committed to working for change. “This energizing weekend will present ideas and strategies for winning the fight for better media and connect you with thousands of media reformers [...]