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NAB Meets Media Democracy: Sounds of San Francisco (II)

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Photo Gallery NAB Meets Media Democracy - Index

The Sounds of San Francisco, 9/20-23, 2000:
Media Democracy Marches On

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RAMarconi Protest: First Vibes  (:37)
The first demonstrators arrive out in front of the Hilton.

RAMarconi Protest: More Noise  (1:03)
The crowd grows in size.

RA Marconi Protest: Police Push Back (1:59)
The cops' batons come out, but they're only used to push.

RA Marconi Protest: Singled Out (:25)
One anarchist gets singled out by the cops as the war of indimidation escalates.

RA Marconi Protest: Freebird! (1:07)
A lighter moment: Lynyrd Skynyrd chants!

RA Encounter With Cop During March (:27)
I almost get run over by a cop on a motorbike as I stop to try and talk to some drivers stuck in traffic.

RA Marching Chant (1:16)
The march gathers steam as it goes from UN Plaza to Union Square.

RA More March Noise (:48)
Stopping to let the demonstrators pass by, some sound from the curbside.

RA Brad Johnson of Partytown Radio (2:04)
Brad lives and breathes radio, and he's one of the dying breed of radio engineers who still cares about quality.

RA NAB Parody Ads (1:02)
"All Commercials, All The Time!"  The truth's funny bone is exposed!

RA Access Denied! (1:28)
Getting hassled over press credentials to cover the NAB conference.

RA David Maxson on LPFM "Interference"' (5:39)
President of Broadcast Signal Lab rubs the NPR Boards's face in the
"interference problem" argument.

RA Patricia Ireland: Anti-NAB Press Conference (3:20)
Sound from NOW's speak-out in front of the convention.

RA NOW Protest Noise (1:07)
Noise from the street as the picketing goes on.

RA Rob BarBaron: More Media Mergers! (1:56)
Another participant in the National Association of Brainwashers spouts off.

RA Helen Grieco: Examples of Sexist Radio (1:25)
The President of California's NOW chapter provides examples of some of the nastier men gracing the commercial radio dial.

RA Mark Adams: Why I'm Here (:34)
This guy kept things moving at the Convergence Center, where activists would get together, strategize, and break bread.

RA Mark Making "Media Monopoly" Cards (1:11)
One of the artists behind the "Media Monopoly" game explains the concept.

RA Patricia Ireland: LPFM's Chances in Washington (:41)
Not a very optimitsic outlook...

RA Howard Speaks to NPR (1:47)
KQED Chief Stward Howard Gellman works for NPR, but tells the big bosses off.

RA Andrea Buffa to NPR: "You guys are the killers" (1:59)
The executive director of Media Alliance (who organized the whole San Franscisco Experience) calls a spade a spade.

RA Pete triDish Buttonholes Kevin Klose (1:47)
Pete began the week with a crusade against NPR, and discusses the results of the effort.