This inaugural CMJ Podcast comes to you live from Baltimore where CMJ staff members discuss the lasting memories from the Strong Families, Safe Communities Rally; Karlos' love advice for the Facing Race Conference; and an impromptu trip to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore.
As we reflect on the one month anniversary of the Hurricane Sandy, we must applaud the amount of mutual aid, volunteering, and organizing and cultural work being done on small and large scales.
Why are reporters at mainstream television news outlets like CNN simply parroting the talking points of the Israeli government, and not raising critical questions that might help bring clarity to the cause, context, and potential for change in this moment?
Washington DC- Today, at a rally for fair prison phone rates, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn announced that Chairman Genachowski has begun circulating a further notice of proposed rulemaking for a vote. This marked the first step forward in a ten- year effort to make the price of inter-state calls from prison affordable.
Yesterday, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) adopted a resolution asking the FCC to address the high costs of prison phone calls at their annual meeting in Baltimore.
Today, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners will officially vote on a resolution to cap the cost of prison phone calls. We’ll be watching to see what happens and will report the decision as soon as it’s official.
When used strategically, political satire can be a powerful weapon that exploits the weaknesses of the status quo. It can creatively move messages and get the attention of journalists and political figures, driving them to write, comment on, or acknowledge issues that are important to you.
Union busting movie Won’t Back Down is produced by the conservative Walden Media company and financed by Phil Anschutz, a guy who has a long and sordid history of using his big bucks to fund misinformation campaigns. Scared? You should be!
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