[Kzyxtalk] Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 1, Issue 43

[doug mckenty]

Thanks for weighing in on this Janie.  I have been waiting to hear from
you, and really appreciate your perspective on this.

Doug

On Friday, February 21, 2014, <nsi at mcn.org> wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> "Janie Rezner" <jrezner at mcn.org<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jrezner at mcn.org');>
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> To:
> <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org');>
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> Cc:
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> Sent:
> Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:36:25 -0800
> Subject:
> [Kzyxtalk] Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 1, Issue 43
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> I'm very sorry to to hear we missed Vandana Shiva last week.  We need to
> hear as many wise women's (and men's too)  words of wisdom at this
> precarious time on planet Earth as we can!   And, we need as many  deeply
> commited and wise women as programmers on KZYX  as well.   We are in for a
> rough ride, and need all the inspiration and good guidance we can muster.
>
> I for one,   have lobbied for the return of WINGS - -Women's International
> News Gathering Service.   Another free program with news from women around
> the world  and their actions against  imperialism in its many forms,  that
> slipped away from our airwaves somehow.    I'm also missing New Dimensions
> . .a view shared by a number of people who have approached me recently,
> wondering what happened to it.  A number of them had written letters to the
> station.  I'm not always crazy about it, but I think it is a good  contrast
> to other programming, especially for older people--and our county has a
> large  number of "those folks."  It was nice to hear on Sunday nights . . .
> I hear it now on Saturday morning on KMUD . . .  . .
>
>  And the stuff that happened to Christina, who is a wonderfully talented
> young woman reporter--was awful.  For her and for the rest of us who
> appreciated her, who were astounded by her being dismissed, because we
> liked her very clear work.  Finally, someone who could almost replace
> Annie.   There were many people in the community that were furious about
> that happening--and for what reason???  I attended meetings--maybe you did
> too  and the people who were upset about Christina  being dismissed were
> treated like third class citizens, rather than the educated, caring people
> they were *who might have a point*.   I was offended by having my
> thoughtful views so rudely dismissed.
>
> And, I hear   people in this instant saying  what they are
> unhappy  about-- and they are simply discounted by the "powers that
> be."  Instead, everybody is so damned defensive.  What happened to
> listening to what folks are saying  (providing it is reasonable, of
> course) and being respectful,  and considering  that they might have a
> point.  What if we lived in a world where concensus had to be reached!!
> Like some indian tribes do . . .
>
>  I  hope there is someway  we can all come together, for all of us.
> We are *all *needed to support our  precious and important gift, KZYX.
> It has been at the heart of important activism through the years, for the
> country, and it will be needed in the times ahead.   We are looking at the
> Navy testing and conducting war games off our coast,- knowing they will
> cause great suffering and death to  our precious whales and dolphins and
> other sea creatures.  Then there is Fracking . . . and drilling for oil,
> and how many other issues  that haven't even emerged yet, in the fast
> moving drama we find ourselves in.
>
> May it be so!
>
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> From: "Karen Knoebber" <nobler at mcn.org<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nobler at mcnorg');>>
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> To: Kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org');>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 12:26:57 PM
> Subject: [Kzyxtalk] Replacing Media Matters
>
> Why did KZYX replace the excellent Fair and Accuracy in Reporting program
> with Media Matters pap? Also, why cut David Barsiamians Alternative Radio?
> He offers this fine program at no cost to broadcasting stations. We missed
> a remarkable interview with Vandana Shiva last week. Luckily we can still
> catch his program on KMUD.
>
> "Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the
> powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."  Paulo Freire
> Justice is love made public.
>                                     - Cornel West, Ph.D.
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