Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson The spring bird migration seems to be over now, the grosbeaks have moved on north and the mosquitoes have finally arrived, along with the dreaded need for air conditioning – a great invention that…
A Meet Up With Bill Clinton Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson It should be no secret that I would rather be photographing birds from a canoe than covering politics. Unfortunately, the state of American politics and the press is…
Valentine’s Day is Wednesday, and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has spurned the public’s love in favor of the largest media companies. It’s time we won back his heart, according to FreePress.Net. The group has created a 40-second Valentine’s Day video…
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.…
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…
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 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…
The newspaper industry is in trouble, and in no measure, it’s because of out of touch people like William Bunch, a senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News who also publishes a blog. His latest misinformed missive was the lead…
Good writing is good writing … it sets you free, if you are an artist. – Anonymous by Glynn Wilson TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Nov. 11 – It is an almost surreal feeling to be standing in the cold fog within earshot…
by Glynn Wilson Turning to the polls online to look for hope or impending disaster on election day 2006, it is surprising to find the online pollsters more optimistic for the Democratic Party than even the national corporate broadcast media…