[Boston-wkg-video] A few thoughts on Incite Media

[Andrewmcleod2000 at aol.com]

Greetings:
 
The show last night was unique and wonderful in the sense that one of our  
own was able to call in live from Baghdad.  A new face showed up, Chris  from 
Brazil, and he seems enthusiastic.
 
In the effort of recruitment, I would like to post something to the radio  
list and video announce list regarding our search for new volunteers.  I  will 
also continue to cast a wider net.  May I send you all a draft for  your review 
or can I just send something out?
 
Is anyone available to do a show next Thursday, November 3rd?  We have  a 
guest willing to come from Common Cause regarding redistricting in  
Massachusetts.  I would prefer not to host and this is my main thought for  today that has 
been on my mind.
 
Up until last night, all of the guests that I have interviewed were either  
women or someone of racial diversity or both.  Last night I  interviewed a 
white male.  Here we have a white male, me, interviewing  another white male.  Now 
I regret that I am a white male in the sense that  we are the dominant face 
of news and talk television and radio.  Because of  this I think we should 
think about the race and sex of those hosting shows and  the guests we interview.  
Even on public television the percentage of white  males interviewed is 
extremely high, never mind the race and gender of the  hosts.  As I am helping to 
schedule guests, I would also like to keep this  as a concern if the group 
concurs.  It would even make sense to keep a  record of the guests we have on the 
show so that we don't fall into this  pattern.  But at least if we have a 
white male guest it would be nice to  have a non-white male host so it isn't the 
dominant talking heads that I felt  like last night.  
 
The quality and performance of whoever is hosting should also be included  in 
this dimension.  Just because someone wants to host, whoever it is, we  
should also try our best to give the best production we can and that means  
insuring that hosts are talented or willing to improve.
 
I really enjoy hosting and would like to do more of it.  I'm  particularly 
eager to use the larger studio for special productions in which I  could flex my 
debating skills and abilities to articulate a clear argument and  vision for 
the Left while effectively diminishing the myths and misconstrued  arguments 
of the Right.  I realize this statement is simplistic given the  spectrum of 
left liberal ideologies of this group, but I think you get my point  and my 
dream.
 
Perhaps I'll see some of you Sunday night.
 
Never Surrender,
 
 
Andrew
 
 
 
 
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