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

[Marjorie Bangs]

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know I am back from China.

Marjy


>From: Andrewmcleod2000 at aol.com
>To: sofiajt at yahoo.com, boston-wkg-video at lists.indymedia.org,        
>fruitcat at hotmail.com
>Subject: A few thoughts on Incite Media
>Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:54:09 EDT
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>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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