[mobglob-discuss] Fw: Media Democracy Day (fwd)

[Paul Browning]

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> From: Seth Klein <seth at bcpolicyalternatives.org>
> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:10:23 -0700
> Subject: Media Democracy Day
>
> Dear CCPA-BC Members and Friends,
>
> The CCPA-BC Office is co-sponsoring Media Democracy Day in Vancouver again
> this year. MDD is Saturday, October 18. Details about the public workshops
> and panels scheduled for the day follow below. The line-up looks terrific.
> Please feel free to forward the announcement below to your lists.
>
> Thank you,
> Seth
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> Media Democracy Day 2003 presents: ³Veterans of the Vancouver Sun² talk
> about the hollowing out of staffing, morale, standards, and commitment to
> the public interest in newsrooms. Join David Beers, Ben Parfitt, Deborah
> Jones and others atS
>
> Media Democracy Day
>
> SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 2003
> 11:00am to 8:00pm
> Vancouver Public Library (Central branch, 350 W. Georgia)
> FREE
>
> Independent Media Fair: Vancouver's largest gathering of media
alternatives
> (11:00am to 5:00pm)
> Multi-Media fair: Independent video productions, documentaries and more
> (noon to 4:00pm)
>
> Workshops: Discuss the issues, learn new skills
>
> 11:00am to 12:30pm
> Web Publishing: From blogging to the lessons of Indymedia
> No Logo Media Education: Taking action on the commercialization of schools
>
> 1:30pm to 3:00pm
> Future Focused Journalism: Making sense of the choices, reporting the
> solutions
> >From Talk to Action: Media activism in Vancouver, and how to get involved
>
> 3:30pm to 5:00pm
> More Voices, Better Media: How Co-op Radio makes diversity work
> Challenging Mega-Media: Toward a democratic response to corporate power
>
> Keynote (6:00pm to 8:00pm)
>
> Veterans of the Vancouver Sun: On the hollowing out of mainstream
> journalism, and what might fill the vacuum
>
> Organized by the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom
> Sponsored by: Vancouver Public Library, Information Policy Committee, BC
> Library Association, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA),
> Institute for Media Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS), Adbusters, SFU
School
>
> of Communication, SFU Faculty of Applied Science, BC Government and
Service
> Employees¹ Union (BCGEU), Communication Energy and Paperworkers¹ Union
> (CEP), FM 102.7 Co-op Radio, Vancouver Independent Media Centre, Canadian
> Union of Public Employees (CUPE), College Institute Educators¹ Association
> (CIEA), BC Teachers¹ Federation (BCTF)
>
> More info: 604-602-1204
>
> -------------------------------
> Seth Klein
> Director, BC Office
> Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
> seth at bcpolicyalternatives.org
> tel. (604) 801-5121   1400 ­ 207 West Hastings St.
> fax. (604) 801-5122   Vancouver, BC  V6B 1H7
> CCPA webpage: http://www.policyalternatives.ca
> caw 3000
>
> The CCPA is a non-partisan, non-profit research institute dedicated to
> producing and promoting progressive economic and social policy research
> of importance to Canadians and British Columbians.
>
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