Media Reclamation Project

Next Media Matters meeting: Thurs Sept 25, 6:30pm
Location: OPIRG-Ottawa, 631 King Edward 3rd floor

Agenda (order to be determined):
- planning for upcoming events (45 min)
- discussion on media issues (45 min)

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Media Updates:

Rabble.ca has launched election coverage at http://rabble.ca/election – but especially see the ‘rabble rouser’ at http://rabble.ca/about_us/about_us.shtml?x=75411 – this is a project of a Media Matters volunteer, and is a project that looks to involved people by having them print and distribute copies of the 2-pg pdf editions every week of the election campaign, all across the country.

An article talking about the lawsuit CanWest is using against some media activists in Vancouver, and about how no-one in the Canadian corporate media is even talking about it.
http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/18899

An article about upcoming Media Democracy Day celebrations in Toronto.
http://ryersonfreepress.ca/site/archives/19

About the media’s role in Bolivia’s current crisis.
http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/18822

Free Radio!
http://counterpunch.org/dunifer09132008.html