Feb 23 2016 68 mins 3
Edition #993 Today we look at the effects of the media companies shift from producing news content as a public service to ‘infotainment’ and where we’re headed in the world of vertical integration and threats to net neutrality Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill 00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: CNN's 'courageous' move to blur the lines between news and advertising - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 6-12-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: Blur the Lines - The Meeting Places 00:02:19 Ch. 4: Act 2: Michael Isikoff And Cenk Uygur On The State Of The News Media Today - (Edited Interview) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-11-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Free and Equal Speech - Chris Priest 00:14:23 Ch. 6: Act 3: PROOF The Media Is Only For The Rich - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 1-9-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: RazorWire - Chris Priest 00:17:39 Ch. 8: Act 4: The next threat of a mega merger of cable companies - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-11-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra 00:20:39 Ch. 10: Act 5: Why China is Trying to Rewrite Worldwide Internet Rules... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-01-15 Ch. 11: Song 5: North By North - Faded Paper Figures 00:25:21 Ch. 12: Act 6: Net Neutrality is STILL in Danger - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-28-15 Ch. 13: Song 6: Dirty Paws - Of Monsters and Men 00:37:15 Ch. 14: Act 7: A few of the media's failures in covering the election - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-19-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: My Conversation - The Uniques 00:40:26 Ch. 16: Act 8: 40 Years After "All the President's Men," Redford Plays Another Journo Challenging Power in "Truth" - @democracynow - Air Date: 01-26-16 Voicemails 00:48:43 Ch. 17: Thoughts on food activism - Linea from Illinois 00:52:34 Ch. 18: High stakes in rich areas aren't such high stakes - Megan from near Seattle 00:54:02 Ch. 19: Racism, capitalism and private prisons - V from Western New York 00:57:24 Ch. 20: Living now vs 100 years ago - Stephanie from Seattle 00:58:14 Ch. 21: Speaking past each other about Capitalism - Dave from Olympia, WA Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics 01:01:12 Ch. 22: Final comments on the history of telecoms and the lack of universal service Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!
