Melbourne Alt. Media Unity Symposium

The desperate need for community an alternative media to work together in fighting for space in the new technological age has never been greater.

Open Spectrum Australia is organising a symposium in Melbourne entitled Quality//Control on Friday 17 October. It will cover issues pertaining the future of alternative/community media and the possible need for collaboration.

It will involve several guest speakers and workshops to strategise possible ways forward for the media in Australia.


When: 9am-5pm, Friday 17th October 2008
Where: State Library of Victoria Theatrette
328 Swanston Street (corner Latrobe Street)Melbourne VIC 3000
For more information, please contact Open Spectrum Australia, by email info@openspectrum.org.au
Bookings are FREE and can be made here

CIA GOES RECRUITING FOR JOURNALISTS

The history of the CIA in the journalism profession is long and illustrious. The spy agency have played a role in compromising journalism and putting journalists unneccessarily in harms way.

It is therefore unsuprising that the CIA sees journalism conferences as great recruiting ground. Particularly if they can find a way to compromise minority communities by doing so.

Recently, NPR (USA) reported on the CIA's activities at the recent Unity 08 conference. A particularly interesting point in the context of the current media crisis, though it is heartening seeing the resistance of many journalists to the CIA deciding to recruit at their events.

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