by Glynn Wilson • • Comments Off on What We Need Is A National Day of Rest
“Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day.” – Alfred E. Neuman Connecting the Dots by Glynn Wilson If life imitates art far more than art imitates life, as Andy Warhol and Oscar Wilde both contended, then…
by Glynn Wilson • • Comments Off on On Technological Ch-Che-Change…
Connecting the Dots by Glynn Wilson There is no accounting for taste, or for how people learn and use new technology. While I am an avid student of how people use the Internet, especially, I hate to be called a…
by Ronald Sitton • • Comments Off on Using Social Networks Politically
How do I? – John Gilchrist of Superspade.blogspot.com/ questions the panel on social networking and political change. Between the subject and the occasional bass from a session in an adjoining room, no one slept after lunch at this session.…
by Ronald Sitton • • Comments Off on Taking the Time to Find Hope
By Ronald Sitton MEMPHIS (Jan. 13) – Yesterday’s mists turned into today’s showers, making it hard to see down Interstate 40 as I returned to Memphis after going home to Little Rock last night. While that may seem like quite…
by Ronald Sitton • • Comments Off on How Do You Make It Pay?
Memphis (Jan. 12) – During Friday’s “Building and Sustaining Independent Media” breakout session, the presenters overviewed their individual independent outlets and suggested how the independent media landscape could be strengthened, yet they could only suggest diversifying when trying to answer…
by Ronald Sitton • • Comments Off on Jackson Invokes King’s Memory, Purpose
Continuing the Fight – Rev. Jesse Jackson finishes his speech at the National Conference for Media Reform. Jackson urged participants to continue the fight to keep independent media alive and well. MEMPHIS (Jan. 12) – Rev. Jesse Jackson told a…
by Ronald Sitton • • Comments Off on Looking Forward Rather than Looking Back
By Ronald Sitton Schwag – The conference fees paid for this tote bag, book, magazines and access to a Friday night concert featuring the North Mississippi All Stars among other things. MEMPHIS (Jan. 12) – I’ve just pulled into Memphis…
by Glynn Wilson • • Comments Off on Caring More About Football Than Global Warming
Connecting the Dots by Glynn Wilson TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Jan. 7 – It is 72 degrees in mid-January and still drizzling rain in T-Town. It looks like global warming is taking a toll after six years of being denied and ignored…