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May 12, 2005
Audio from Media Consolidation: Opening Plenary & Session 3
I know that our pal Phlegm is having trouble getting his comprehensive audio posted, so I'll try to fill in some of the gap with audio I got on my trusty Hi-MD recorder.
You will find posted to Radio Indymedia audio from Tuesday night's opening plenary, featuring Rep. Bernie Sanders, Naomi Klein and Amy Goodman, and from Wednesday's session #3, featuring Len Hill, Dennis Swanson (Viacom), Paul Jay, Roberta Baskin (Center for Public Integrity) .
Session 3 was fun due to the presence of Mr. Swanson from Viacom, who you would guess isn't very popular at a media consolidation conference. There was a bit of fireworks between him and some of the questioners, including our own Phlegm and Amy Goodman.
I think it's safe to say that Mr. Swanson doesn't quite get it. He's drinking the big media Kool Aid, and he likes it (and that nice house in Connecticut).
Posted by paul at May 12, 2005 10:14 AM