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This Week on GR
by C. L. Cook
This week: An as yet to be named spokesperson from the striking United Steel Workers Union, as UVic's Student Society (UVSS) refuses to consider a living wage for its workers; Jay Mowat of Erin Radio on his station's attempts to thwart a corporate media takeover of Erin's frequency; David Swanson, founder of www.afterdowningstreet.org and director of www.democrats.com on the increasingly bizarre American presidential election; news dissector, Danny Schechter on the unfolding economic disaster.Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
The striking Steel Workers Union that represents those working for the University of Victoria Student Society drags on. Last week I featured a representative of the UVSS, so this week I'll begin the show with a few minutes with a member of the Steel Workers to get the union take on this action as it enters its fourth week.
And; Canada's media landscape is one of the world's most highly concentrated. Whether state, or corporate media, the narrow-casting of information threatens the democracy we all say we want to preserve. Fortunately, there still exists in the homogenous sea of easy-listening muzak and infotainment islands of individuated information delivery. Erin Radio, in Erin Ontario is just such an operation. The 50 watt community radio project has provided an alternative to the anti-democratic media concentration trend for more than six years, but now creeping monopolization threatens its survival.
And; Canada's media landscape is one of the world's most highly concentrated. Whether state, or corporate media, the narrow-casting of information threatens the democracy we all say we want to preserve. Fortunately, there still exists in the homogenous sea of easy-listening muzak and infotainment islands of individuated information delivery. Erin Radio, in Erin Ontario is just such an operation. The 50 watt community radio project has provided an alternative to the anti-democratic media concentration trend for more than six years, but now creeping monopolization threatens its survival.
Jay Mowat is the heart of the station, and he'll join us in the second segment on saving Erin Radio.
And; the political circus surrounding the U.S. elections may have you wondering: "What the hell is going on?" Last week, just hours before the first scheduled presidential debate, Republican candidate john McCain announced an end to his campaign, and said he would not participate in the debate. David Swanson is an accomplished political activist, organizer, and he's the creator of several political activist web sites, including: afterdowningstreet.org, anationdeceived.org, impeachcheney.org, and his own site, davidswanson.org. David Swanson and spiralling towards election day in the third segment.
And; it's on every T.V. screen, and covers the front page of every newspaper beyond the tabloids: the American economic implosion is the story eclipseing all others. Over the weekend, Bush administration press secretary, Dana Perino reiterated president Bush's vow to have a "rescue package" for Wall Street ready before today's opening bell on the trading floors of New York.
And; the political circus surrounding the U.S. elections may have you wondering: "What the hell is going on?" Last week, just hours before the first scheduled presidential debate, Republican candidate john McCain announced an end to his campaign, and said he would not participate in the debate. David Swanson is an accomplished political activist, organizer, and he's the creator of several political activist web sites, including: afterdowningstreet.org, anationdeceived.org, impeachcheney.org, and his own site, davidswanson.org. David Swanson and spiralling towards election day in the third segment.
And; it's on every T.V. screen, and covers the front page of every newspaper beyond the tabloids: the American economic implosion is the story eclipseing all others. Over the weekend, Bush administration press secretary, Dana Perino reiterated president Bush's vow to have a "rescue package" for Wall Street ready before today's opening bell on the trading floors of New York.
Danny Schechter is a media critic, author. some of his book titles include, 'Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception,' Media Wars: News at a Time of Terror,' 'The More You Watch, the Less You Know,' and his latest, the timely, 'Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Subprime Scandal.' Danny Schechter, "the news dissector is also a long-time radio broadcaster and television news producer, documentary filmmaker, and the creator of Media Channel and the Global Vision news network. Danny Schechter in the final segment.
G-Radio is dedicated to social justice, the environment, community, and providing a forum for people and issues not covered in the corporate media.
Some past guests include: M. Junaid Alam, M. Shahid Alam, Joel Bakan, Maude Barlow, David Barsamian, Rhoda Berenson, William Blum, Luciana Bohne, William Bowles, Mordecai Briemberg, Vincent Bugliosi, Helen Caldicott, Noam Chomsky, Michel Chossudovsky, Diane Christian, Juan Cole, David Cromwell, Murray Dobbin, Jon Elmer, Reese Erlich, Anthony Fenton, Jim Fetzer, Laura Flanders, Chris Floyd, Connie Fogal, Glen Ford, Susan George, Stan Goff, Amy Goodman, Robert Greenwald, Denis Halliday, Chris Hedges, Sander Hicks, Julia Butterfly Hill, Scott Horton, Robert Jensen, Dahr Jamail, Chalmers Johnson, Diana Johnstone, Kathy Kelly, Naomi Klein, Brewster Kneen, Anthony Lappe, Frances Moore Lappe, Jason Leopold, Jeff Leys, Dave Lindorff, Jim Lobe, Jennifer Loewenstein, Wayne Madsen, Stephen Marshall, Linda McQuaig, George Monbiot, Loretta Napoleoni, John Nichols, Kurt Nimmo, David Orchard, Greg Palast, Mike Palecek, Michael Parenti, Robert Parry, John Pilger, Kevin Pina, William Rivers Pitt, Justin Podur, Lila Rajiva, Jack Random, Sheldon Rampton, Paul Craig Roberts, David Robb, Paul de Rooij, John Ross, David Rovics, Danny Schechter, Vandana Shiva, Norman Solomon, Starhawk, Grant Wakefield, Paul Watson, Bernard Weiner, Mickey Z., Howard Zinn and many others.
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