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Lectures · Media & Democracy

Take Back the Media: Policy, Protest, and Protecting American Democracy, March 31st

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A lecture by Josh Silver, Free Press: 6:00pm, Tuesday, March 31, 2009 @ The Boston Athenæum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street Josh Silver argues that the media policies made in Washington, D.C. are the cause of corporate programming on radio and TV, fake news that fails to inform, slow, overpriced Internet service, and struggling public media.  His organization, Free… Continue reading Take Back the Media: Policy, Protest, and Protecting American Democracy, March 31st

Media & Democracy · Panel Discussions

The Shrinking World of Print Journalism: A Danger to Democracy? March 25th

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6:00pm Wednesday, March 25, 2009 @ The Boston Athenæum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street For more than two centuries, America’s newspapers have been the public’s primary source of information about our government.  As circulation and staffs shrink, there are significant implications for democracy, which is dependent upon an informed public. Bruce D. Butterfield is an assistant professor and… Continue reading The Shrinking World of Print Journalism: A Danger to Democracy? March 25th