[Boston-wkg-video] Re: Program Polling: 2nd Round

[Andrewmcleod2000 at aol.com]

Hello Gary:
 
In regard to your first point regarding your video collection or archived  
leads; it sounds like this wealth of productions will require volunteer/s to  
investigate and insure certain materials are within the public domain.   I've 
committed to help Incite Media: Discussion & Dissent with volunteer  recruitment 
and coordination.  If you could prioritize the tasks required  and list them 
this will allow me to include this in our list of volunteer  tasks.  Perhaps 
someone will find this sub-project interesting and give it  a go.
 
If we do indeed find that some of these materials are under public domain  or 
could easily be approved for viewing, the process of transferring the data to 
 be aired is another question we touched upon last week.  In the event that  
a separate Indymediaboston.org multimedia webpage is finalized and inserted, 
we  may also be able to archive certain shows that we deem worthy of our 
approval  and dissemination. ( ;
 
I would be happy to help get you the "Urban Warrior" documentary.   Svea is 
the one coordinating our 9-10PM programming and I'll follow up with  her.
 
Your interest in helping with one show regarding legal and legislative  
threats to public access is duly noted.  Perhaps we can add this to the  list of 
subjects for booking in the next few months listed under Program  Polling:  2nd 
Round email.  This is an enormously important subject at  the center of why 
IMC was initiated and exists.
 
Moreover, among conversations with others and my own ideas on how to  address 
this subject of public access television, the laws governing media,  and the 
current problems and opportunities with media reform, I'd like to  throw out 
something for consideration.  Even given the incredible growth in  multimedia 
options and the transformation of communication networks, we cannot  
underestimate the absence of the Fairness Doctrine which was watered down in the  late 
1980's.  
 
My point is to consider the possibility of a local or state Fairness  
Doctrine.  I realize there are certain legal intrastate concerns and other  
complications, but given public access television is all negotiated on a local  town by 
town level, a state or local ordinance with similar purposes could be  
explored.  Hey why not?  Massachusetts has been the leader in a lot of  other laws, 
why not media reform?  Providing some other solutions to this  profound 
conundrum in American society would be wonderful to add to this type of  program 
subject.  In fact, this would be a perfect show to do in the larger  studio.  A 
roundtable discussion special production?  We could prepare  on-the-street 
interviews for roll-in material as well.  
 
Lastly, I don't have cable and can't get public television very well on  
rabbit ears.  But it is this powerful potential of citizen journalism that  
excites me about our IMC activities.
 
Warm Regards,
 
 
Andrew
 
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