Chicago Media Action (CMA) is a group dedicated to analyzing and broadening Chicago's mainstream media and to building Chicago's independent media.
Chicago, IL, USA
Joined November 2011
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Steve Macek of Project Censored along with Kevin Gosztola of Shadowproof (& Guests) Discuss Censored 2020 at @QuimbysBooks , October 17th, 7PM: chicagomediaaction.org/news.…
Read at reelchicago about the bungled auction sale of Chicago public tv ch. 20 and efforts to keep its license - and hope for a new second public tv provider in Chicago - alive. "WYCC sold for over $100 million less than its worth" by Scott Sanders tinyurl.com/yd29ajyh
Inadequate notice given for closed 2/22 CAN TV board meeting. Lingering "technical difficulties"? Pls stand by. tinyurl.com/j72ogvk
A useful recap of the likely telecom policy changes in a Trump Administration and Congress. It's not pretty. benton.org/blog/changes-noth…
Facebook's fake news problem is bigger than fake news; its information distribution model is ripe for explotation vox.com/policy-and-politics/…
Trump Says He Wants Roe Overturned; Media Ignore The Resulting Draconian Effects mediamatters.org/research/20…
Did Trump's scorched-earth tactics mortally wound the media? (Danger: normalization ahead) cjr.org/special_report/trump…
Could Trump bring back the Fairness Doctrine? Not very likely. politico.com/tipsheets/morni…
Controversial Chicago surveillance firm Geofeedia cuts half its staff. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/…
Want to blame someone for fake news? Blame the media. medialifemagazine.com/blame-…
View CAN TV's undemocratic by-laws & SIGN A PETITION to give voting control to its volunteers and donors. bit.ly/2hg1fYW
Give voting control of Chicago's leading community media provider CAN TV to its volunteers & donors (entry 725 12/6) bit.ly/2h4Tj09
True story: How fake news skews our impact models and what we can do about it mediaimpactfunders.org/true-…
"82% of middle-schoolers couldn't distinguish between an ad labeled 'sponsored content' and...real news" benton.org/headlines/most-st…
Trump has selected two anti #NetNeutrality advisers to shape future policy strategy at the @FCC. thinkprogress.org/bye-foreve…
Facebook, in Cross Hairs After Election, Is Said to Question Its Influence benton.org/headlines/faceboo…
"I think it is arguable that the more recent media do not have the resilience of stone or baked clay." cacm.acm.org/magazines/2016/…
"In San Mateo County, btw. San Francisco & Silicon Valley, 25% of Latino families cannot afford a home computer" smdailyjournal.com/articles/…
Google Has Quietly Dropped Ban on Personally Identifiable Web Tracking propublica.org/article/googl…
McNewspapers are gobbling up small-town America washingtonpost.com/blogs/eri…