"BROADCAST BLUES" San Francisco Premiere

Broadcast Blues wins Laurel at Sacramento International Film Festival!

After winning the "Outstanding Environmental Vision" Award at the Sacramento International Film Festival, this high impact Documentary, 4 years in the making and directed by Emmy Award Winner Sue Wilson, is coming to San Francisco's Victoria Theater after a successful premiere in Sacramento on March 22nd 2009 at the Crest Theater

The San Francisco Premiere will be on June 28th 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

In a film review by Gary Chew in Sacramento on March 15, 2009, he had this to say:

In another effort to describe what happens in a society that vigorously embraces the laisse-faire when it comes to the notion that bigger is always better, northern California independent journalist, Sue Wilson almost bites-off more than she can chew with “Broadcast Blues.” In just under 75 minutes, this new documentary chronicles a long list of the electronic media’s snowballing shortcomings over the last three decades.

Broadcast Blues” tackles corporate media growth and consolidation, deregulation, the Fairness Doctrine, manipulation of news content, indecency, the importance of broadcast Localism, how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) responds to citizens who petition it---and more.

I had the opportunity to preview the documentary and I found it gripping; while Broadcast Blues is about the Media Consolidation, about the abuse and misuse of the privilege we give them to transmit over 'our' airwaves, more than anything else, it leaves you with the awareness of the harm it does to our Democracy, to our well-being and that of future generations, it is about the 'dummbing down of America' in order to acquire more power, more control of politics and policies, a dive to the bottom line of obscene profits - Broadcast Blues is a call to Action to get back what is rightfully ours, for our own sake.

This film is for both, the barely informed people on this issue and for the super informed ones, I highly recommend it - I thank and applaud Sue for another outstanding production of her illustrious filmmaker career.

In addition to the great success in Sacramento, she had the distinction of being targeted and attacked by Rush Limbaugh, who did the right thing in following the suggestion that 'when you have to pick a fight with someone, you always engage your better', way to go "Rush", you just may learn a few things sorely missing in you understanding of what a true Democracy is and what The United States of America is supposed to be, get enlightenment on the principled heights we aim to reach and the Ideals we passionately embrace.

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The Movie the Media Does Not Want You to See!

Broadcast Blues blows the whistle on today's media madness, from the rise of Rush Limbaugh to the court ruling that news does not have to be true. This documentary is everything TV and Radio owners do not want you to know, so Common Cause and the Media Alliance are making sure you get a chance to see it, and find out what you can do about it.

Public Interest Pictures' Broadcast Blues features Danny Glover, Naomi Judd, Phil Donahue, Helen Thomas, Amy Goodman and many others. But it's stories of real people who have been damaged and even killed by reckless broadcasters that steal the show.

This special screening of Broadcast Blues will be held 4 PM Sunday, June 28, at San Francisco's Victoria Theater, 2961 16th Street, at the 16th St BART station. Tickets are $12 at the box office, or $10 in advance at www.commoncause.org/broadcastblues .

Directed by Emmy winner Sue Wilson.

"We the People are taking the media back."

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La película que los medios de comunicación no quieren que usted vea!

Broadcast Blues suena el silbato en la locura que son los medios de comunicación de hoy, desde el ascenso de Rush Limbaugh en la radio hasta a el fallo judicial de que las noticias no tienen que ser verídicas. Este documental es todo lo que los propietarios de la televisión y la radio no quieren que usted sepa, por lo que Common Cause y la Media Alliance se están asegurando de que usted tenga la oportunidad de verla y saber lo que usted puede hacer al respecto.

Broadcast Blues de "Public Interest Pictures", Presenta a Danny Glover, Naomi Judd, Phil Donahue, Helen Thomas, Amy Goodman y muchos otros. Pero son las historias de personas reales que han sido dañados e incluso asesinados por los imprudentes organismos de radiodifusión, los que se roban el show.

Esta proyección especial de Broadcast Blues se llevará a cabo el Domingo, 28 de junio, a las 4 PM en el Teatro Victoria de San Francisco, en el 2961 de la calle16ª, cerca de la estación del BART de la 16 ª. Los boletos son $ 12 en la taquilla, o $ 10 por adelantado en www.commoncause.org/broadcastblues.

Dirigido por la receptora del premio Emmy, Sue Wilson.

"Nosotros, el Pueblo, estamos reclamando los medios de comunicación"

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I present to you the class of 2009... By Karl Frisch

I saw this post and I knew I had to publish it on my blog too.

The ignorance, misinformation, desinformation, et al or the Shock Jocks in Right Wing Media is so out of hand that when I just consider the harm it causes, my head goes reeling and I get a feeling of sadness at witnessing people selling their souls, willing to lie ad infinitum et ad nauseam.

I believe in Free Speech but, the people who are privileged to have a microphone which reaches millions of listeners / viewers, should be held accountable when they abuse it, furthermore, the outlets which hire these Shock Jocks, should answer by having their broadcast licenses not renewed or canceled for failing to live up to the conditions under which these were issued, specifically, one of the clauses is that they provide a public service, lying, misinforming, defaming, attacking members of that public, fosters a climate of intolerance, ignorance and hate, it doesn't affect the population in a positive manner, quite the contrary.

COUNTY FAIR - MEDIA MATTERS

I present to you the class of 2009...

June 09, 2009 9:17 am ET by Karl Frisch

The path here was long. Some said it would never end.

You lost your integrity. You lost your senses. But you did it with gusto!

You lied. You misled. You twisted the truth beyond recognition.

Together, you may not have learned much, but you certainly sounded convincing to the unsuspecting ear. And that's what really matters, right?

History, science, economics, pre-med, pre-law... the degrees you have earned may mean nothing in real life but in the cable news business, well, it's solid gold (and if you need the money, G. Gordon Liddy will gladly sell it for you at 2 a.m. on basic cable for a modest commission.)

Friends.

Family.

Fellow wingnuts.

I present to you, the Conservative Misinformation University class of 2009!