BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Public Press | June 01 2008- July 01 2008 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081201T204552Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080606T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080606T160000Z UID:http://www.public-press.org/event/national-conference-media-reform-minneapolis/2008/06/06 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.public-press.org/event/national-conference-media-reform-minneapolis/2008/06/06 SUMMARY:National Conference for Media Reform\, Minneapolis DESCRIPTION:

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From the sponsor\, Free Press\:

Do the media cover what&rsquo\;s really happening in your community? Getting the full story? Looking for more choices and alternatives? Will new media fulfill its promise? Is your voice being heard in Washington? The only way to fix the media is to organize and fight for change. People from all walks of life and across the political spectrum are joining the movement for media reform &mdash\; a rapidly growing effort to create a more diverse and democratic media system.

Thousands will gather June 6-8 in Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform. This inspiring event will offer bold visions\, new ideas and concrete solutions to building a better media system. Please join us and add your voice.

Here's a sneak peek\:

Legendary journalists and modern-day muckrakers like Bill Moyers\, Dan Rather\, Amy Goodman\, Maria Hinojosa and Naomi Klein
Amazing grassroots organizers like Malkia Cyril\, Hannah Sassaman\, Rosa Clemente\, Wally Bowen and Malia Lazu
Civil rights leaders and social justice activists like Van Jones\, Kim Gandy\, Alex Nogales and Rev. Lennox Yearwood
Internet visionaries and new media innovators like Lawrence Lessig\, Tim Wu\, Arianna Huffington\, and Jane Hamsher
Music\, film\, and independent media makers like Davey D\, Robert Greenwald\, Greg Watkins and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Political leaders and policymakers including Sen. Byron Dorgan\, Rep. Mike Doyle and FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein
And I haven't even mentioned sessions on media and the elections\, hate speech\, how independent media creates change\, hip hop activism\, new directions in public media and what&rsquo\;s next for the netroots. Or all the hands-on workshops on everything from media literacy and media monitoring to grassroots organizing\, campus activism\, fundraising\, messaging and making change in your community.

There will also be new films\, musical performances\, and thousands of the most incredible media reformers you'll ever meet.

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What are the boundaries of 21st- century public media?

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