[Dialogue] Any info on El Bayad & Democracy Now

[Gordon Harper]

Indeed, Jan --

Amy Goodman and /Democracy Now!/ are among our national treasures.  I 
know of no other news program that seriously tracks what's happening at 
the grassroots in Latin and South America, Africa and the Middle East, 
to say nothing of the US.  For years, it has been providing independent 
(non-embedded), on the ground coverage of what's really happening in 
places like Iraq and Afghanistan, Venezuela and Bolivia, Palestine and 
Israel--and now Egypt.  We frequently record its programs for showing at 
social justice events in our congregation here in Seattle, most recently 
an hour-long interview with the head of the Al Jazeera English network.

For the past two weeks, we've been glued to the amazing daily morning 
reports from Tahrir Square, where /DN!/  had one of its senior producers 
physically present, interviewing people and videotaping, from the very 
beginning.  (/ABC News/, on the other hand, sent one of its reporters to 
have a friendly chat with Mubarak in the Presidential Palace and only 
now, two weeks on, finally has someone on the ground in the Square.)  
Something very powerful is at work here that has the potential for major 
shifts that will impact all of us.  For the Middle East, this could turn 
out to be the equivalent of our Civil Rights Movement.

Amy is a fierce advocate for independent (not corporate) media, and 
we've watched /DN!/ lead the way over the years in this growing movement 
in this country and abroad.  Her daily radio broadcasts are carried by a 
number of local college and public FM stations across the country (list 
on the website), and the live TV broadcasts are available now on DISH TV 
and FreeSpeech TV, as well as many local public access stations.  All 
else failing, as Jan says, catch it on the Internet.

Now, if we can ever get one of our major cable companies to start 
letting Americans have access to Al Jazeera English news 
broadcasts--well, . . . .

Gordon


On 2/9/2011 6:09 PM, Janice Ulangca wrote:
> Jack Gilles mentioned that watching Democracy Now is a good way to 
> follow what is happening in Egypt.  I agree!
>
> One of our two public radio stations, WSQX, carries Democracy Now 
> Monday through Friday.  Today we had a one-day fund drive to raise 
> $100,000 for both stations and I was on-air asking for contributions 
> during Democracy Now.  In preparation, I took notes the last few days 
> on their coverage. Today it was awesome.  You felt you were in Kahrir 
> Square.  Here's a link to Democracy Now's web site - it has the 
> stories from today.  I know how to use only a few tech things so far, 
> so don't know how to listen to past Democracy Now programs - but the 
> pictures and print stories on the site are good. Some of you may be 
> able to advise us how listen - or maybe you have to buy the program.
>
> http://www.democracynow.org/
>
> Democracy Now is aired on more than 900 stations across the USA,  so 
> you may be able to find it on a station near you.  If that does not 
> work, here's another possibility.  If you can listen to WSQX from noon 
> to 1 p.m. Eastern time, you can listen on your computer.  Click on the 
> link below to access what is being broadcast at this moment on both of 
> our public radio stations. Then find the yellow buttons on the right 
> that say Listen Now, and click on WSQX.
>
> http://wskg.org/radio.aspx
>
> Janice Ulangca
>
> P.S.  Our public radio stations made their goal 40 minutes ago.  It's 
> a hefty goal for a mostly rural 22-county area with a few small cities.
>
>
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