Media Alliance is proud to have joined with Amazon Watch, 350.org, Food and Water Watch, Global Exchange, Amnesty International, Center for Environmental Health, CT Citizen Action, Friends of the Earth, Global Inititative, Greenaction, International Accountablity Project, Justice in Nigeria Now, Marin Interfaith Taskforce on the Americas, Pachamama, RAN, Rights Action and the Sunflower Alliance, in an important 1st Amendment challenge after Chevron filed racketeering charges against the attorneys and advocacy groups working with Ecuadorians on oil excavation in the Amazon. Continue reading MA Joins 17 Advocacy Orgs in Chevron RICO Amicus Brief→
In a decision that pitted anti-violence advocates against web content creators, the Supreme Court struck down a California law prohibiting the sale of violent video games to children under 18.
Before the Bay Area premiere of Broadcast Blues, community members gathered to advocate for an FCC docket and study of the impact of media hate speech.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is being urged to monitor “hate speech” on talk radio and cable broadcast networks.
A coalition of more than 30 organizations argue in a letter to the FCC that the Internet has made it harder for the public to separate the facts from bigotry masquerading as news.
Communities United For a Responsible Budget (CURB) puts out an annual report on how California counties are doing in making strides towards lower rates of imprisonment. This year, every single one got a failing grade, the competition being between a fail, a double fail and a triple fail.
As activism for police accountability, fair wages, just immigration, and more takes center stage — social justice movements of the 21st century are using technology to achieve greater scale and reach wider audiences. But are these digital strategies building power for long-term social change, or helping maintain the status quo?
A report from the Center for Media Justice says the answer depends on the strategy — and offers new approaches and recommendations, from a diverse cross-section of leaders, for building effective social movements in an age of big data and digital technology.
