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"Oh Dear"-ism

homunculus — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:18:52 -0800

Adam Curtis on the rise of "Oh Dearism" in television news. [SLYT, Via]

To Protest. To Question. To Disprove.

amyms — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:24:23 -0800

Are You Generic? "Giving Brand-America the finger since 2001." The folks at Are You Generic have a few basic demands: "natural, unprocessed foods; ad-free space; trustworthy news sources; a healthy body image; promotion of the independents; and the spread of knowledge." They're getting their message across by means of "culture jams." Their first target was Starbucks in 2002. Some more recent actions are listed here, including Confessions of a Generic Magazine. But they have stuff for sale, so some might argue that they're not that much different than those they mock. Either way, their site does have a great collection of international street art.

Fada'íat 2005

signal — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 19:37:10 -0800

The aim of Fada'íat No Border Temporary Media Lab is to remain as a permanent public media interface, part of the counter hegemonic cyborg that we imagine at the gate of Mediterranean sea. A bunch of media-activists, members of social organizations, artists, video/film-makers, programmers and architects from Europe and North Africa, establish a WiFi connection across the Straits of Gibraltar and do stuff. And there's a java interface of some sort.

Imagine a Bill Moyers and Kenneth Tomlinson showdown at high noon

john — Mon, 16 May 2005 20:27:28 -0800

Sunday the National Conference on Media Reform featured the first public speech by Bill Moyers since he left PBS. "I always knew Nixon would be back, again and again. I just didn’t know that this time he would ask to be Chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting."

sudama — Fri, 01 Dec 2000 12:25:03 -0800

"What can be done by media outlets to help save lives and make a difference? Here are seven ideas to start." Mediachannel.org argues that the media have an important role to play in combating AIDS -- and if you are a weblogger, this means you.