"Tomorrow night President Bush will give his seventh State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Last weekend, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave what could be described as an alternate State of the Union before thousands gathered in Memphis, Tennessee at the third National Conference for Media Reform. [includes rush transcript]Sanders is an Independent who was elected to the Senate in November of 2006. He is the country's first self-described socialist to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Before becoming Senator, Bernie Sanders served in the House of Representatives for 15 years where he was the longest-serving Independent in modern history."
Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) talks to Senator Bernie Sanders about the following:
"If You Are Concerned About Health Care, Iraq, the Economy, Global Warming You Must Be Concerned About Corporate Control of the Media"Listen to Amy Goodman/Bernie Sanders Interview HERE.
Watch the interview HERE.
Read the transcript HERE.
(Much thanks to A. Buono for the heads-up).
Photo Credit: Bernie Sanders. (Bernie.org)
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3 comments:
Bernie is a true, for the ages, Mainstream politician. Though he gets called a Socialist, his hallmark is mainstream issues.
Mainstream? Perhaps. But valid, nonetheless.
While Senator Sanders doesn't directly address the specifics, he is addressing an important issue in media ownership rules. I work with the National Association of Broadcasters on this issue and while I understand the frustrations about media ownership, the current regulations are hurting local news channels as they struggle to compete with cable, satellite and the internet.
No one is trying to hand over stations to a few giants to take over the world. On the contrary, we are trying to preserve the ability of local broadcasters to provide FREE news, information, emergency alerts and entertainment. These services could be things of the past if the FCC doesn’t modernize its ownership rules to reflect the realities of the market.
Local broadcasters need to have the ability to compete with cable and online media. They can't do it alone, however if they join with other local stations they can survive and compete for the advertising dollars on which they rely.
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