http://www.leftoutfront.com/2007/bill-moyers-on-fire-burn-with-him/ Connecting the dots of political news stories that whip me into a screaming frenzy, while fighting the rise of extremism and reinforcing the necessity of community. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:22:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.leftoutfront.com/2007/bill-moyers-on-fire-burn-with-him/#comment-107 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:17:28 +0000 http://www.leftoutfront.com/2007/bill-moyers-on-fire-burn-with-him/#comment-107 [...] What does it take to get people moving? I’m going to venture back to the idea that we learn and pass on knowledge through story and say that we need a good story that tells us exactly what can happen when, for example, one media giant owns all local radio stations with no live operator, just a national feed. To get average American people fighting media consolidation, it takes a good story. We have that story in Eric Klinenberg’s new book, Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America’s Media. Five years ago this week a train derailed in Minot, North Dakota leaking thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the air. One person died and hundreds were treated for immediate health problems. The city’s six non-religious commercial radio stations – all owned by Clear Channel – never aired warnings for local residents. [...] […] What does it take to get people moving? I’m going to venture back to the idea that we learn and pass on knowledge through story and say that we need a good story that tells us exactly what can happen when, for example, one media giant owns all local radio stations with no live operator, just a national feed. To get average American people fighting media consolidation, it takes a good story. We have that story in Eric Klinenberg’s new book, Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America’s Media. Five years ago this week a train derailed in Minot, North Dakota leaking thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the air. One person died and hundreds were treated for immediate health problems. The city’s six non-religious commercial radio stations – all owned by Clear Channel – never aired warnings for local residents. […]

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