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5/24:  Peter Rohloff

5/25:  Free Radio Berkeley Summer Camp

5/26:  Homestead Skillshare Festival

5/27:  Ekatva

5/30:  Disability Capitol Action Day

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Coast is Clear for Low-Power Radio
On March 19th, the FCC released an order clearing the way for the expansion of low-power radio ... more
Prisoner Media Access Bill Would Keep Public Informed
A bill introduced by Sf Assemblyman Tom Ammiano will require the Department of Corrections to ... more
5.9% of AT&T Shareholders Vote for Wireless Neutrality
About 5.9 percent of AT&T shareholders have voted for a proposal calling on the company to commit ... more
MA and National Lawyers Guild CDC File Comments Opposing Wireless Shutdowns
Media Alliance and the National Lawyers Guild CDC (joined by 10 other organizations including Color ... more
SB 1161 - Phone Deregulation Threatens Affordability, Reliability and Safety in CA
In Sacramento, telecom lobbyists are working to strip regulatory power from the Public Utilities ... more
CISPA - SOPA, But Worse
In the parade of dismal cybersecurity bills coming out of Congress, CISPA (passed by the house on ... more
FBI Seizes Riseup Server
On April 18th, the FBI removed a server from the colocated hub in NYC shared by Riseup, The May ... more
Political Ads Come to Public Broadcasting
The Bay Area KTMP-Channel 32 was granted an appeal by the 9th Circuit Court allowing educational ... more
Tasini vs. Huffington Post
Update 4/9/2012: Huffington Post/AOL won the dismissal of a lawsuit by unpaid bloggers. more
KCSM-TV Up For Sale
Update 4/21 - KCSM; Update: The bid documentation has still not been released and MA's Public ... more
 


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Alliance Blog Media News
Religious Websites More Malignant Than Pornsites
by Daniel Ionesco
Religious and ideological websites can carry three times more malware threats than pornography sites, according to research from security firm ..
Community Broadband - What It Is
by Christopher Mitchell
90-second animated piece explaining that broadband doesn't have to come from AT&T or Comcast.
Eritrea Tops List of World Press Censors
by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Eritrea leads the world in imposing censorship on the media, followed closely by North Korea, Syria and Iran, according to a journalism group.
Community Media Rights Are Common Ground
by Autumn Labbe Renault
Davis Media Access director Autumn Labbe-Renault blogs about lobbying Sacramento in opposition to SB 1161
2011 Banned Books List - 70% Female Authors
by Tracy Rosenberg
The ALA list of the top 10 books targeted for removal from schools and libraries is out for 2011. 7 out of the 10 books were written by women.
Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking
In August 2011, 35 ACLU affiliates filed over 380 public records requests with state and local law enforcement agencies to ask about their policies, ..
People of the State of California Vs. Arbitron Settles
The nation's dominant provider of radio audience metrics has agreed to settle a consumer protection lawsuit jointly pursued by the State of ..
Occupy the Media - Free Speech TV
5:00 on Wednesdays (or whenever you feel like it on your computer), Free Speech TV brings the occupy movement to the occupy the media movement. Watch ..
The Insanely Long Guide to Spectrum Deals
We hate spectrum. What could be more geeky-obscure and headache-inducing than the ins and outs of the bands? But it's important. Especially right ..
Underground Libraries Hit Arizona via Libro Traficantes
Nuestra Palabras, a Houston-based alliance of writers, artists and activists (with a show on Pacifica Radio's KPFT) brought a caravan of 1,000 banned ..