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30-Year New Mexico Public Access Center Evicted by Police
Albuquerque citizens along with the staff and board Quote Unquote Inc. showed up to the station at 519 Central NW to find their access revoked by an armed officer placed there by the City of Albuquerque.

Court Challenge to Fleeting Expletives
by Jonathan Rintels, Center for Creative Voices In Media
Update: On June 21st, the Supreme Court overturned indecency penalties against Fox Broadcasting and ABC broadcasting, but declined to overturn the larger indecency regulatory structure initiated in the 1978 Pacifica vs FCC case immortalized by George Carlin as "The Seven Dirty Words". See below a press release from the Center for Creative Voices in Media.

FBI Seizes Riseup Server
On April 18th, the FBI removed a server from the colocated hub in NYC shared by Riseup, The May 1/People First Collective and ECN.

2012 Board Election
by Tracy Rosenberg, Media Alliance
It's that time again. MA members, we need you to vote in our uncontested board election and ratify some bylaws changes.

Al-Jazeera - Under Fire for Distorted Coverage
Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-funded international news bureau, has been accused by it's own editors and reporters of intentionally distorting coverage of conflicts in Syria and Libya.

Tasini vs. Huffington Post
Update 4/9/2012: Huffington Post/AOL won the dismissal of a lawsuit by unpaid bloggers.

India Deports David Barsamian for Kashmir Reporting
On September 23rd, Alternative Radio founder David Barsamian, was deported from India.

Hikers Freed from Evin Prison
http://www.freethehikers.org
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were freed from Tehran's Evin Prison on September 21st after serving more than two years on allegations of spying.

Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Penalty Thrown Out by Supreme Court
by Jorge Rivas, Colorlines Magazine
Former journalist and Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence was thrown out on Tuesday October 11th by the Supreme Court.

Right-Wing Attacks on Pacifica Broadcasts of Al-Jazeera English
Pacifica Radio found itself the target of right-wing attacks after it began airing a daily newscast from Al-Jazeera Engish in major media markets across the country.

A Left Mayoral Forum
MA joined with a dozen Oakland community groups to sponsor an October 11th forum hosted by Wilson Riles Jr. Watch the video!

Turmoil at PBS
by Michael Getler, PBS
PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler discusses the uproar over the Bechtel/Schwab-funded documentary: Turmoil and Triumph: The George Schultz Years.

Toronto Police Give Journalists the Once-Over at G-20 Summit
Numerous reports have been filed on the over-the-top behavior of the Canadian police during the G-20 summit in Toronto. Journalists received a fair share of the punishment.

Ruben Navarette Jr Laid off at San Diego Tribune
by Journalisms, Maynard Institute
Ruben Navarrette Jr., the most widely syndicated Hispanic columnist in the mainstream news media, is being laid off from his job as editorial writer and columnist at the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Friends in Trouble: UC Protests
Two long-time MA friends are among the many facing some trouble for participating in the Education Day of Action on March 4th.

World Day Against Cyber Censorship - March 12th
From Reporters Without Borders: Today 118 netizens are behind bars around the world, while thousands of websites have been shutdown in the past year alone.

Crass TV Show Pulls the Plug on All Student Media at UC-San Diego
by Elliot Spagatt, Associated Press
The University of California, San Diego has halted funding for student media after a TV segment ridiculed black students outraged by a party mocking Black History Month.

Media Alliance Statement on Flashpoints
by Tracy Rosenberg
October 18th, 2009
As longtime advocates in KPFA's struggle a decade ago and the network democratization that followed: here are our thoughts on the appeal put out by Flashpoints after the program was hit hard by budgetary reductions.

National Writer's Union Opposes Google Book-Scanning Settlement
The National Writers Union today announced its opposition to the proposed $125 million settlement of a class-action copyright infringement lawsuit brought by writers and publishers against Google because its massive book-scanning project violated their copyrights.

Media Alliance's Spot.us Tips
Spot.us is an exciting initiative in community-funded journalism that directly connects journalists with citizens who want to see stories told.

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	Tim Redmond Sacked from Bay Guardian After 30 Years
	86 Organizations Petition Congress to Enact Patriot Act Reform to Counter Unconstitutional Surveillance
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	Scripps Reporters Uncover Lifeline Data Leak: Threatened with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
	62 Public Interest Groups Demand Answers on AP Seizures
	AP Phone Records Seizure
	Urban Habitat Suspends Publication of Race Poverty and the Environment
	Google Says To Tone It Down
	Tavis Smiley and Cornel West Show Dropped at Chicago PBS Due to Lack of "Balance"

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1/11: MA Certification - Proofreading

2/1: MA Certification - Copyediting

	District Makes Deal With Hedge Fund Group To Sell KCSM-TV's Public Airwaves To Wireless Companies
	Appeals Court Upholds Washington Faculty Free Speech Case
	Communications Safety Net: Lifeline
	6 Insidious Ways Social Media Can Be Used To Silence Women
	August 26th Meeting with Nancy Pelosi's Office to Discuss Surveillance - UPDATED

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