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Norman Solomon speech: Propaganda Today: The Manipulation of the American Media
Date: 11/1/1989Call Number: JG/ 028AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Author Norman Solomon speaks in Santa Cruz on "Propaganda Today: The Manipulation of the American Media". He co-authored "Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media"
Phone Conversation with Ray Balberan of Mission Mediarts
Date: 7/8/1972Call Number: RP 025Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul Torres interviews ray Balberan of Mission Mediarts about their ongoing struggle against KQED TV. Mission Mediarts produced the series “Mission & 24th Sts. (1971 - 1973), as a grass roots Mission community produced program.
Interview with Sandy Nicholas
Date: 3/1/1997Call Number: SS 011AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Sandy Nicholas on mass media's body construction.
Black Liberation Army - Fact or Fantasy
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: PM 165Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Ron Magee, Rest of the News, Claude Marks, Bruce Soloway, Mark SchwartzProgram: Rest of the NewsCollection: BLA
Interviews and discussion concerning the Black Liberation Army and it’s alleged members. The question is raised as to the actual existence of the group which some claim to be a fabrication of the media and police to justify increased repression of Black revolutionaries. Various criminal trials of black activists are looked at to reveal how the local Police, FBI, News Media, and U.S. Justice System have worked together to pursue a repressive course to combat what they see as a threat to the very structure of American Society. Interviews detail use of police violence and torture to intimidate and demoralize the black radical movement. The cases of the “New York Five”, Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur), and Fred Hilton are described, along with the killing of Fred Hampton and the imprisonment of Muhammad Arif and Victor Cumerbash. Black Liberation Army prisoners (Herman Bell and Gabriel Torres) are interviewed extensively. Family members speak to the violence and repression of the police at a press conference. The murder by police of Twyman Myers is extensively addressed.
Discussion among black women about white liberals, radicalism and solidarity.
Black Women discussing many issues that face them including white liberals and fear, and the media and its outlets.
Redstocking/ feminist interview
Unidentified women discussing the Women’s Liberation Movement and the disappointment in feminist magazines like Ms. They also express frustration for Gertrude Stein and praise for Simone De Beauvoir.
Recording starts in the middle, is choppy and ends abruptly.
W.I.N.G.S- Women’s International News Gathering Service Report
Call Number: JG/ 038AFormat: Cass AProducers: Frida Warden, Kathleen DavenportCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
1989: the first news story, “Abortion goes to court in Canada” is about the latest attack on womyn’s rights in Quebec, Canada regarding a new anti- abortion law. the second story, “U.S womyn organized against Rape” covers the 11th annual National Coalition against Sexual Assault conference in Philadelphia. The third story discusses the leadership of African womyn in “response to disasters.” the fourth story is on a conference, the national assembly of religious women held, titled “risk and resistance in the south.” The fifth story is about the Israeli court of justice ruling that the homes of Palestinians can not be demolished. The last story on this segment, talks about corporate backers taking control of 3 womyn magazines such as MS and sassy.
Interview of Mike Tissong, a white newspaper reporter for a South African white newspaper, about his views on news censorship and the political and social situation in South Africa
Mike Tissong, a white newspaper reporter for a South African Anglo newspaper, is interviewed about his views on news censorship. He speaks about the types of views presented in the news depending on the type of newspaper (liberal, conservative, white, or black),and about the government censorship of black liberation prevalent in South Africa. Tissong also speaks on the dangers of being a white reporter in black townships because that is where the struggle is being waged. He mentions the horrible practice of prison detention of children, and laments the lack of those calling for sanctions (besides prominent people like Desmond Tutu). He comments on the current situation of oppressed people supporting the struggle against Apartheid through armed struggle. He mentions Robert Mugabe’s liberation strategy of a “bullet for a bullet” by killing whites. Tissong speaks about black on black violence in South Africa, pointing out two levels: one of the right wing (IFP - Inkatha Freedom Party), the other from cultural movements in Natal. On political and social movements and organizations, he talks about the Black Consciousness Movement and its call for a stop to violence, and the UDF’s (United Democratic Front) call for violence in the struggle. Lastly, he speaks on the west’s (United States) view of Southern Africa, as they treat it like a game. The west only supports groups like AZAPO (Azanian People’s Organization), but ignores ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union), and only recognizes the ANC (African National Congress), not other South African liberation organizations.
This is what Democracy Looks Like
Call Number: V 122Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Produced by the Independent Media Center, and Big Noise films, with footage shot by over 100 media activists, this is yet another great film on the Seattle/WTO protests. It's certainly the most 'professional' of the videos, with narration by Michael Franti and Susan Sarandon, and music from the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Company of Prophets, DJ Shadow, DJ Moosaka, Jim Page and more.
Panel discussion on the crisis of racism, PART 1
Date: 5/1/1962Call Number: KP 094Format: Cass A & BProducers: Public Affairs Department of WBAI, Pacifica RadioCollection: Black Liberation
A panel discussion moderated by Murray Kempton, James Farmer, William Worthy, and Malcolm X, discussing the crisis of racism in the US. James Farmer, National Director of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), speaks about the problems of hatred, racism, and exclusivity. He says that racism is the misuse of words that mean different things to different people, and is really the belief of the superiority of one race over another. William worthy, an American journalist, poses the question: if a Civil Rights Movement involves white money, does it betray the movement? He speaks about how serious racism is in America, and that whites need a devastating event to get them to overcome their set ways. Next, Malcolm X speaks about how it is impossible for black Americans to realize the same dream as whites. He also speaks about withstanding the racism if it means one could know and fight the enemy. Malcolm X tells the people that it is ok for black people in America to fight back in self-defense because theirs is the most colonized country in the world. The panel discussion ends with a question and answer session about racism and atrocities against blacks fighting for equality.
