Last week, more than 2,500 people gathered in Boston for the fifth National Conference for Media Reform. The conference, hosted by Free Press, focused on media, technology and democracy and highlighted a number of media policy, media justice and independent media champions.
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Last week, more than 2,500 people gathered in Boston for the fifth National Conference for Media Reform. The conference, hosted by Free Press, focused on media, technology and democracy and highlighted a number of media policy, media justice and independent media champions.
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Show Date: 4-14-11
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2,500 Gather at NCMR in Boston
Craig Aaron: Let’s have a big NCMR welcome: Hello Boston! (crowd cheers)
Last week, more than 2,500 people gathered in Boston for the fifth National Conference for Media Reform. The conference, hosted by Free Press, focused on media, technology and democracy. The three-day gathering included speeches, panels, workshops, music, poetry, parties, films and an FCC town hall. Incoming Free Press President Craig Aaron greeted the crowd on Friday afternoon, and the opening ceremonies kicked off with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.
GRITtv host Laura Flanders was emcee for the evening. She struck a theme that continued throughout the conference: If we want a democra...
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