http://www.ustvmedia.org Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:56:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now this is a truly amazing and revolutionary development in making progress towards providing for true accountably amongst power, here and throughout the world. On June 15th, Icelandic Parliamentarians unanimously approved a resolution that contains some of the strongest protection for freedom of speech and freedom of information in the world. ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/media-and-democracy/2010/09/02/icelandic-parliament-strengthens-protections-for-journalists-and-whistleblowers/ An interesting blurb recently reported by The New York Times: News Corp. Donates $1 Million to GOP Governors As John Fund, former Bush speechwriter recently stated: "...While we thought that Fox News worked for the Republican party, it appears that the Republican party actually works for Fox News." Read The Report (and ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/propaganda-and-faux-news/2010/09/01/the-american-pravda/ A near perfect analysis by Andrew Bacevich regarding one's coming to terms with the real nature of American power. Lots of similarities with how my own journey of intellectual understanding has traversed through the decades. As an avid Cold Warrior myself, the fall of the Berlin Wall also marked the ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/america-republic-or-empire/2010/08/30/the-unmaking-of-a-company-man-beginning-ones-education-regarding-the-true-nature-of-american-power/ A must-read expose' for anyone interested in the future of an open and democratically-viable internet. From Bruce Kushnick of the New Networks Institute, who is once-again spot-on (as he often is). Google is not going to be a force that will protect the public interest from the controllers of the wires, ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/media-and-democracy/2010/08/26/google-and-verizon-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-for-the-future-of-the-internet/ Many of you have probably been seeing the headlines recently echoing the Obama administration's triumphant declarations regarding the withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraq. This ranks as possibly the greatest line of PR spin since "Mission Accomplished" was declared 7 years ago. Actually, this is worse, since then at ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/war-in-iraq/2010/08/20/us-withdraws-troops-from-iraq-and-other-newspeak-illusions/ TED (Ideas Worth Spreading) presents this excellent interview with Julian Assange of the increasingly famous organization WikiLeaks (or infamous, depending on what side of the disinformation wall you are standing on, and whether one is trying to scale that wall or garrison it). In it Assange discusses why their work ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/media-and-democracy/2010/08/18/why-the-world-needs-wikileaks/ Making The Injustice Visible By Andy Valeri Communication is arguably the most important process involved in defining our humanity, the way in which we experience the fundamental value and meaning of our own lives and those whom we share them with. It is why its deprivation through such means as prolonged solitary ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/media-and-democracy/2010/08/12/making-the-injustice-visible/ This is a wonderful initiative from the human rights organization WITNESS. The Hub is a new website for anyone, anywhere in the world to upload, view, share, discuss and take action on human-rights related media. Part curated, part grassroots-driven, it brings under-reported and urgent human rights issues to a broad ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/torture-terror-and-human-rights/2010/08/10/witness-the-hub-video-in-support-of-human-rights/ In regards to the national efforts to preserve access [such as via The CAP Act], here's an idea: "Go back to Public Access Roots" legally, and expose the FCC "sell out". How about using the very "tool" that is endangered by "producing a show" with the original concepts of "cable television." Originally ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/viewer-commentary-response/2010/08/09/preserve-access-by-preserving-its-original-premise/ This seems to be a very cool project. I look forward to its completion and as widespread distribution as possible. On October 10th, 2010, thousands of people from every nation around the world will film their perspective and contribute their voice to the largest participatory media event in history. The ... http://www.ustvmedia.org/general-topics/2010/08/04/one-day-on-earth-video-project-101010/