Author: Paul
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When Video Becomes a Crime
Wes Brain, a videographer at Southern Oregon University, reports that he was arrested by Ashland, OR police for videotaping a peace demonstration there. The cops charged him with disorderly conduct, apparently for recording such events as: “This footage shows some of the things not reported by the local mainstream media like the SWAT team that…
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FCC Commishs hear more than 3 hours of real public testimony in Seattle
The public hearing on media ownership held last Friday in Seattle was probably the one most deserving of the modifier “public” so far. I listened for a good portion of the afternoon to the Seattle IMC’s live ‘net feed, and presented a choice 20 minutes of public testimony on Friday’s mediageek radioshow. Of course, it’s…
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Friday’s mediageek radioshow now on-line
Friday’s edition of the mediageek radioshow is now online and available for listening in mp3 and ogg vorbis. It’s not yet added to the radioshow page, but will be there in a few days (note to self — maybe making that page a blog would make it easier to add shows). Listen/download: 64kbps mp3 (~13…
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For the Media Economics Trumps Democracy
The LA Times has an interview with Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau Chief W. Kenneth Ferree, the man charged with writing the new media ownership rules that the FCC Commissioners will decide upon. In sum, it looks like Ferree is leaning towards using “hard number” metrics and some of the same formulas used by the…
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DIY DVD ASAP
Last night I made a 22minute DVD is less than an hour, from capture to final burn. And I am amazed. This experience serves as another reminder to me that it’s important to have good entry-level media creation tools if we’re seriously going to democratize the media. A person shouldn’t have to spend weeks in…
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Radioshow Archives Back In Order
I’ve finally got the mediageek radioshow page updated to be completely current. The 2002 shows have been moved onto their own archive page. Programs are available in two flavors of mp3 (16kbps for low-bandwitdh connections like modems, and 64 kbps for braodcast-quality over higher-bandwidth) and Ogg Vorbis, the high-quality open-source audio format. The Ogg files…
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City Council Ahoy!
DIYMedia notes that a former Tampa, FL pirate broadcaster is running for city council in that city, even using his acts of civil disobedience as a campaign asset. Hey, if George Bush can pirate a presidency, then at least a radio pirate should be able to win an election fair-and-square.
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Info From Today’s Mediageek radioshow
The mediageek radioshow’s resident Zine-queen Aj Michel makes another appearance on today’s show to discuss some upcoming happenings in the ‘zine world and talk about some new ‘zines to hit the scene. Here’s references to the stuff she’ll talk about: Zine Events Zine Slam 2003 at the UC-IMC, Saturday March 15, 4PM to 6PM at…
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Who Is the FCC’s Public?
The Washington Post reports on the rough makeup of the attendees at the FCC’s “public forum” on media ownership rules held yesterday in Richmond, VA: “By midday, 195 of the People had made their way to the convention center here. One hundred nineteen of them were white men in suits; many of those men were…
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The FCC’s Public Farce
John at DIYmedia.net accurately sizes up the “hearing” on media ownership rules that the FCC is throwing in (at?) Richmond, VA today: “The ‘hearing’ has become a ‘forum,’ with an hour-long introductory performance, three 50-minute panel discussions and an hour for lunch. The panels are packed with “experts” – scholars, media executives, professional journalists, and…