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Topia!: Society: Issues: Business: Media: Public Interest (12)
 Digital Beat and Digital Voices - Analysis and opinions about public interest and broadcasting and digital media. (Part of Benton Foundation site.)
Telecom and Utilities Incex -- Consumer's Union - News,research and positions on telecommunications and utility industries from public-interest and consumer perspective. Media Beat by Norman Solomon - Hard-hitting weekly syndicated column on media and politics, including coverage of media consolidation and its implications. From Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting National Radio Project - Non-profit organization committed to investigative journalism, analysis, civic participation. Produces "Making Contact" radio program available online. Broadcast Public Service 2000 - Website sponsored by trade organization National Association of Broadcasters to publicize public service contributions of broadcast industry. Digital Beat - Reports and analysis of public interest and media, from Benton Foundation. Media Access Project - A non-profit, public interest law firm which promotes the public's First Amendment right to hear and be heard on the electronic media. What's Local About Local Broadcasting? - Survey of broadcast programming finds very little local or community oriented programs. 1998 survey by the Media Access Project & Benton Foundation. Smoke in the Eye - PBS Frontline coverage of the facts behind the movie The Insider, regarding the 60 Minutes self-censorship of the tobacco industry story. Robert McChesney - Website of Robert McChesney, writer,professor and media-access advocate who is critical of corporate concentration and control of media. No Power to the People - Scientific American's section, "Science and The Citizen" paper argues that Low Power FM does not interfere with commercial stations, and asks if dominance of decision making by corporations is in the public interest? Free Press - Media reform organization promoting policies to produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector. Includes how to help, a list of organizations, and a calendar of events.
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