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ABOUT IWTNEWS
Independent World Television is building the world’s first global independent news network. Online and on TV, IWTnews will deliver independent news and real debate from professional and citizen journalists -– without funding from governments, corporations or commercial advertising. Using the web to organize and raise funds across borders, IWTnews is building an international movement for democracy.


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______________________FOUNDING COMMITTEE_____________________


Paul Jay (Canada), founding Chair of IWT news. He was Creator and Executive Producer of CBC Newsworld's debate program counterSpin. He is also an award winning documentary filmmaker and founding Chair of Hot Docs!, the Canadian International Documentary Film Festival. www.jfilm.org

Laszlo Barna (Canada), CEO of Barna-Alper Productions, Chair of the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association and a past board member of the Canadian Television Fund.

Odelia Bay (Canada), a freelance journalist, radio broadcaster and CBC television news producer.

Medea Benjamin (USA), Leading peace activist, cofounder of the human rights group “Global Exchange” and the women’s peace group “Code Pink.” Helped form the “United for Peace and Justice” coalition. Her work focuses on unfair global trade policies and promoting "fair trade" alternatives.

Tony Benn (UK), for fifty years a Labour MP, served as Cabinet Minister and Chairman of the Labour Party. Benn is Chair of the UK anti-war coalition and spoke at the massive London rally against war in Iraq. www.tonybenn.com

Phyllis Bennis (USA), author and fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C. and the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. www.ips-dc.org

Charles Benton (USA), Chair of the Benton Foundation. A former Chair of the National Commission on Libraries and Information and the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. www.benton.org

George Biggar (Canada), Vice President of Policy, Planning and External Relations for Legal Aid Ontario.

Larry Birns (USA), Director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, a research group that has monitored U.S.-Latin American relations, since 1975. He is a former defence researcher and member of the Institute for Strategic Studies in London, and public affairs officer for the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America. www.coha.org

Robert Blair (Canada), President of Photon Control Inc., he is past Chair of Nova Corporation, Husky Petroleum and Foothills Pipeline and was appointed as an Officer (1990), and subsequently Companion (1995), of the Order of Canada.

Val Blokowski (Canada), former CBC Newsworld's Business Manager, Executive Director of the Education Network of Ontario and IWTnews planning study consultant on Business Models.

Jack Blum (USA), lawyer, as Senate attorney investigated BCCI and Lockheed Aircraft's overseas bribes. He is a consultant to the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations and the UN Office of Drug Control and Crime Prevention.

Salih Booker (USA), Executive Director of Africa Action, he directed the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies Program, served on staff at the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the US Congress, and was an Associate Director for the Catholic Relief Services' Southern Africa Office. www.africaaction.org

Tanja Bosch (South Africa), station manager of Bush Radio in Cape Town, Africa’s oldest community radio station. She completed her PhD in Mass Communication as a Fulbright Scholar at Ohio University with a dissertation on community radio and community identity in South Africa.

Helen Caldicott, MD (Australia), pediatric physician and President, Nuclear Policy Research Institute. Recipient of the Lannan Foundation 2003 Prize for Cultural Freedom. Named as one of the most influential women of the 20th Century by the Smithsonian Institute.

Ben Cashdan (South Africa), author, lecturer, documentary filmmaker, was an economic advisor in the office of President Nelson Mandela. He produces films for SABC, BBC and Channel Four.

John Cherian (India), journalist and Deputy Editor of Frontline, India's largest English language national magazine. www.flonnet.com

Jeff Chester (USA), Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy in Washington DC. Chester created Ralph Nader's Teledemocracy Project on cable TV reform, and co-founded the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression as well as the Center for Media Education. www.democraticmedia.org

Afsan Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Director of Advocacy and Human Rights at BRAC in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Development work and journalism with UNICEF, BBC, CNN, and Deutsche Welle. He studied the impact of satellite TV with the Media South Asia Project.

Jeff Cohen (USA), founder of FAIR, the New York-based media watch organization. He has been a commentator on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, and senior producer on MSNBC's "Donahue." He is an IWT news consultant on developing its carriage campaign.

John Connolly (USA), national president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. His thirty-year acting career includes appearances in television, feature films, and Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre.

Mark Cooper (USA), Director of Research at the Consumer Federation of America. He has published numerous articles on telecommunications and the media.

Paul Copeland (Canada), lawyer, is a Bencher (director) of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1990, is currently a director of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted, a member of Law Union of Ontario, and was a member of the International Commission of Jurists.

Mary Cornish (Canada), senior partner in a leading Canadian public interest law firm. As an international consultant, she has advised the World Bank, European Economic Community and Swedish and New Zealand governments.

Brad deGraf (USA), an entrepreneur and strategist at the intersection of digital media, international finance and social change. Besides founding two seminal digital animation studios, he is the founder of Media Venture Collective, and advises international aid agencies on digital animation in developing countries.

John Duncan (Canada), lawyer, represents domestic and foreign television and film producers in all aspects of development, production and exploitation, with particular expertise in the areas of international co-production, production financing and rights acquisition.

David Fenton (USA), founder and Chair of Fenton Communications, developing public relations campaigns for public interest groups. Formerly director of public relations at Rolling Stone magazine, he was named “one of the 100 most influential P.R. people of the 20th Century” by PR Week.

Bob Fertik (USA), President of Democrats.com. He is the co-founder of the Pro-choice Resource Center, Eleanor's List, Political Woman Newsletter, Women Leaders Online, and the Women's Voting Guide. www.democrats.com

Larry Fink (USA), has been photographing for over 40 years and shown widely since the early 1970s. He has had one-person exhibitions at major venues including MOMA (1979) and Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC (1997) and internationally, as well as receiving two Guggenheim fellowships and two NEA grants.

Laura Flanders (USA), Air America radio host and journalist. She is the author of Real Majority, Media Minority: The Cost of Sidelining Women in Reporting. Flanders was the Founding Director of the Women's Desk at the media-watch group FAIR. www.lauraflanders.com

Bill Fletcher Jr. (USA), President and Chief Executive Officer of TransAfrica Forum. Bill was formally the Vice President for International Trade Union Development Programs for the George Meany Center / National Labor College of the AFL-CIO. www.transafricaforum.org

Linda Foley (USA), President of The Newspaper Guild, Vice President of the Communications Workers of America, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO's Department for Professional Employees and Vice President of the International Federation of Journalists.

Janeane Garofalo (USA), Air America radio host, comedian, actress, activist and political commentator. Film credits include Reality Bites, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Larger Than Life and Mystery Men. She is a member of Win Without War, MoveOn.org, and the Policy Think Tank 18to25.com. www.airamericaradio.com/shows/majorityreport

Lila Garrett (USA), was So. Ca. Chair of the Kucinich Campaign for President and has been President of So. Ca. Americans for Democratic Action. She hosts political radio talk show Connect The Dots on Pacifica’s KPFK and is an award-winning TV writer, producer, and director. In 1996 she received the Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement Award.

Amy Goodman (USA), host and Executive Producer of Democracy Now!, a TV and radio show she helped launch in 1996. She began her career in community radio at Pacifica’s WBAI in New York and produced their Evening News for ten years. www.democracynow.org

Ferial Hafferjee (South Africa), editor, Mail & Guardian Newspaper, and a leading political commentator.

Ron Haggart (Canada), was Co-Executive Producer on Face Off and counterSpin for CBC Newsworld. He worked as a Vancouver Sun reporter, columnist with The Globe and Mail, and Executive Producer of Local Informational Programming for CityTV and Senior Producer of the fifth estate on CBC.

Adrian Harewood (Canada), a Toronto based writer and broadcaster. He hosts the television programs The Directors, Literati and The Actors and was a host of CBC Newsworld's counterSpin.

Buzz Hargrove (Canada), National President of the Canadian Auto Workers Union. He is also Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress executive committee and co-author of Labour of Love: The Fight to Create a More Humane Canada.

Sheri Herndon (USA), served as News Director at KCMU Public Radio in Seattle, and is co-founder of the Independent Media Center in Seattle. There she developed the Indymedia network's communications and governance structures and managed internal policy development, legal and network collaboration projects.

Roger Hickey (USA), co-director of the Campaign for America's Future. One of the founders of the Economic Policy Institute and the San Francisco Public Media Center. Former media director for the National Center for Economic Alternatives.

Jesse Hirsch (Canada), founder of the Media Collective, TAO (tao.ca), and director of Openflows.org, a professional services firm specializing in free software for open source intelligence.

Tom Hurwitz (USA), documentary director of photography. Films he has shot have won four Academy Awards, over a dozen Emmy Awards and the Camera D'Or at Cannes. His credits include Harlan County USA.

Zane Ibrahim (South Africa), Managing Director of Bush Radio, “mother” of community radio in South Africa.

Janine Jackson (USA), Program Director of the national media watch-group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) and co-hosts and produces FAIR's syndicated radio show, CounterSpin. www.fair.org/counterspin

Peter Jenner (UK), President of Sincere Management and Secretary General of the International Music Managers' Forum. After lecturing at the London School of Economics, he managed many music acts including Pink Floyd and Billy Bragg.

Mark Karlin (USA), founder and publisher of BuzzFlash.com, a pro-democracy news and commentary Internet site that draws up to 5 1/4 million visitors a month. www.buzzflash.com

Allan King (Canada), acclaimed filmmaker whose films include Warrendale and Dying at Grace. Formerly the President of the Directors Guild of Canada.

Naomi Klein (Canada), journalist and author of the best-seller No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies and Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate. She writes syndicated columns for The Globe and Mail, The Guardian and The Nation magazine. www.nologo.org

Dr. Tawana Kupe (South Africa), Head of Media Studies at the Wits University's School of Literature and Language Studies. Taught Media and Communication Studies since 1993 at the University of Zimbabwe, University of Oslo, in Norway and at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, in South Africa.

Lewis Lapham (USA), editor of Harper's Magazine, has several books of essays to his credit including Money and Class in America, Hotel America and Waiting for the Barbarians. www.harpers.org

Avi Lewis (Canada), broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker (The Take), host and producer of counterSpin on CBC Newsworld, where he presided over more than 500 televised debates.

Stephen Lewis (Canada), the United Nations' Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. From 1984 to 1988 he served as Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, and he is the former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF. He heads The Stephen Lewis Foundation, dedicated to easing the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Joanne St. Lewis (Canada), assistant law professor at the University of Ottawa and founding Director of the Law Faculty's Education Equity Program. A Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and was co-chair of the Canadian Bar Association Working Group on Racial Equality.

Mark Lloyd (USA), Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and teaches communications policy at the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute. A communications attorney and former broadcast producer at NBC and CNN, he co-founded the Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy.

Hanadi Loubani (Canada), a PhD candidate and teaching assistant at York University, Toronto. Her creative and critical essays are published in Fuse Magazine, Anthology of the Poetry of Arab Women in North America, and the Women and War Journal.

Paul Maslin (USA), pollster and strategist for “Dean for America”, internet-based fundraising consultant and pollster for IWTnews’s planning study.

Robert McChesney (USA), founder and President of Free Press, an American non-profit, media reform organization. He is a Professor at the University of Illinois and the author or editor of eight books on the media and democracy. www.robertmcchesney.com

Judith McCormack (Canada), adjunct law professor and Executive Director of Downtown Legal Services, a clinical education program at the University of Toronto. She is a former Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board. Recipient of the Ontario Law Society Medal for outstanding service in the highest ideals of the profession.

Nicco Mele (USA), Howard Dean's campaign webmaster and internet strategist. Was webmaster at Common Cause and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. Named one of America 's "best and brightest" by Esquire magazine in December 2003.

Jyoti Mistry (South Africa), filmmaker and senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and Head of Television at the Wits School of Arts.

Andre Morriseau (Canada), broadcast journalist, Aboriginal Voices Radio Network (AVR), and producer/host, Nation 2 Nation. Former chair for the imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival, world Indigenous film festival.

Mishuk Munier (Bangladesh/Canada), filmed throughout South East Asia as a news and documentary cameraman for BBC World Service, ARD1 and Fox/StarTV. Head of News Operations for the first private terrestrial network in Bangladesh, Ekushey TV (ETV) and taught broadcast journalism at the University of Dhaka.

David Newman (Israel), professor of Political Geography and a Senior Research fellow at Ben Gurion University in Israel, where he founded the department of Politics and Government. Editor of the International Journal, Geopolitics, and former columnist for the Jerusalem Post.

John Nichols (USA) – Washington correspondent for The Nation, associate editor of The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin, and co-founder of Free Press. Nichols has covered four U.S. presidential elections, along with elections and political activism in Britain, Ireland, Israel, India, Palestine, El Salvador, Jamaica and South Africa. He is the author, with Bob McChesney, of It's the Media, Stupid and Jews for Buchanan.

Debbie Nightingale (Canada), runs a Toronto production company. She was Assistant Programmer at C Channel, Canada’s first cultural pay television station. She was also Special Projects and Development Officer at the Ontario Film Development Corporation and founding Executive Director of the Hot Docs! documentary festival.

Maureen O'Donnell (Canada), was Director of Communications for the Toronto International Film Festival and Director of Television Publicity for the CBC and is an expert in strategic communications planning and marketing.

David Ostriker (Canada), was Head of Business Affairs for counterSpin, on CBC Newsworld. Ostriker served on the executive committee of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and is a past Chair of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus.

Greg Palast (USA), author and investigative journalist (New York Times bestseller The Best Democracy Money Can Buy) and broadcast journalist with BBC's Newsnight. www.gregpalast.com

Leo Panitch (Canada), Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and a Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto. Author of Global Capitalism and American Empire.

Robert Parry (USA), a renowned investigative reporter who exposed the Iran-Contra scandal while working at Associated Press, founder of the Internet's first investigative Zine, Consortiumnews.com, and author of four books, including Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq.

Francine Pelletier (Canada), independent documentary filmmaker and screenwriter, former host of CBC's flagship current affairs show, the fifth estate.

Sharmini Peries (Canada/Venezuela), foreign policy advisor to the President of Venezuela, former Director of Justice International, Managing Director of Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Network and covered economic and political issues for Frontline India.

Greg Philo (UK), professor of communications and Research Director of the Glasgow University Media Group. Co-author of the books Bad News, More Bad News, Really Bad News on media issues such as television coverage of the developing world and audience reception of television news. www.gla.ac.uk/departments/sociology/units/media.htm

Anne Pick (Canada), independent producer, director, was with CBC, was a founding member of Hot Docs! and spent ten years on the executive board of the Documentary Organization of Canada.

Sarah Pillsbury (USA), is co-founder of the Liberty Hill Foundation and Development Director for the Center for Nonprofits and Voting. She serves on the board of directors of Artists for a New South Africa and the advisory board of the Center for Creative Voices in Media. She is an Oscar- and Emmy-winning producer whose credits include Desperately Seeking Susan, River’s Edge and How To Make An American Quilt.

Chellie Pingree (USA), President of Common Cause, a non-partisan citizen activists group with nearly 300,000 members and supporters and 38 state organizations. She is a former member of the Maine Senate. www.commoncause.org .

Michael Ratner (USA), President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in New York. Taught at Yale Law School, lectured at Columbia Law School, and was President of the National Lawyers Guild. www.ccr-ny.org

Elliot Richmond (Canada), Chartered Accountant, leading the entertainment practice at Horwath Orenstein in Toronto, where he is a partner.

Bill Roberts (Canada), President and CEO of VisionTV. Previously was Secretary General of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), Senior Director-General of International Affairs of TVOntario and managed the secretariat of the World Broadcasting Unions.

Kenneth Roth (USA), Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, a post he has held since 1993. The largest U.S.-based international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch investigates reports on, and seeks to curb human rights abuses in some 70 countries. www.hrw.org

Michael Saykaly (Canada), President and Research Director of Optima Research, served as Vice President of CROP, Le Centre de recherches sur l'opinion publique, is the author of The Guide To Public Opinion Research and is advising IWTnews on its Planning Study.

Danny Schechter (USA), Founder and Executive Editor of MediaChannel and founder and Vice President/Executive Producer of Globalvision, Inc. A journalist on CNN and ABC, is the author of The More You Watch, The Less You Know, and Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception (book and film). www.mediachannel.org

Jonathan Schell (USA), writer and journalist, Peace and Disarmament Correspondent for The Nation magazine, a fellow at the Nation Institute, visiting lecturer at the Yale Law School, was a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine from 1967 to 1987, author of The Fate of the Earth, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

Stephanie Schriock (USA), National Finance Director for the Howard Dean Presidential Campaign, and previously served at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as Director of Campaign Assistance. She is lead consultant for IWTnews on fundraising issues.

Andrew Jay Schwartzman (USA), President and CEO of the Media Access Project, a public interest telecommunications law firm that promotes the public's First Amendment right to hear and be heard on electronic media. www.mediaaccess.org .

Peter Scowen (Canada), Ideas editor, Toronto Star, was Editor-in-Chief of two weekly alternative newspapers (Hour and The Mirror, both in Montreal), and covered Quebec's National Assembly for CBC Radio. Author of Rogue Nation: The America the Rest of the World Knows.

Dimape Serenyane (South Africa), a principle in Herdbuoys McCann-Erickson, one of the most dynamic forces in the local advertising industry.

Monique Simard (Canada), heads Productions Virage, Vice-President of Cinémathèque Québécoise 's Board of Directors, and President of the board of directors for Alternatives, an international action and solidarity organization.

Norman Solomon (USA), author and syndicated columnist, including Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You. He is Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts in the US, and an associate of the media watch group FAIR.

Kim Spencer (USA), President and co-founder of LINK TV, a 24-hour non-commercial, viewer-supported television channel in 25 million US homes. He has made documentary films and TV specials on global issues, and was a coordinating producer of ABC News Prime Time Live.

Jim Stanford (Canada), economist with the Canadian Auto Workers, author of Paper Boom: Why Real Prosperity Requires a New Approach to Canada's Economy and regular columnist with the Globe and Mail.

David J. Theroux (USA), founder and President of the Independent Institute in Oakland, and publisher of The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy.

Jenny Toomey (USA), Executive Director of the Future of Music Coalition, activist, musician. Co-ran Simple Machines independent record label. Former writer for The Washington Post, Village Voice and CNET.

Siddharth Varadarajan (India), journalist and commentator and Deputy Editor of The Hindu, was columnist with The Times of India. After studying economics at the London School of Economics and Columbia University, he taught at New York University for several years before joining The Times of India as an editorial writer in 1995.

Gore Vidal (USA), author of twenty-two novels, five plays, many screenplays and short stories, more than two hundred essays and a memoir. In 1993, a collection of his criticism, United States: Essays 1952-1992, won the National Book Award. He has written many films including the classics Ben-Hur (1959) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). He received an award from the Cannes Film Festival for best screenplay for The Best Man.

Kenneth Walker (South Africa/USA), owner of Lion House Productions. Previously the Africa Bureau Chief for National Public Radio. Covered the White House for the Washington Star and ABC News and anchored USA Today: The Television Show.

Patrick Watson (Canada), a writer, director, actor, TV host and interviewer, was co-producer of the CBC series Close-up and produced and hosted CBC's flagship show This Hour Has Seven Days. Watson is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a former Chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Celia Wexler (USA), Vice President for Advocacy for Common Cause. A former journalist, Wexler has played a key role in developing Common Cause's lobbying and grassroots strategies on media reform.

Haskell Wexler (USA), has earned five Academy Award nominations and two Oscars for Best Cinematography. He was the fourth cinematographer to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Wexler also writes, directs, and produces his own films, including 1969’s Medium Cool, a controversial look at the strife surrounding the anti-war movement and the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Bill Zimmerman (USA), political consultant who produced all advertising commissioned by MoveOn.org in 2004. www.zimark.com

Howard Zinn (USA), professor emeritus at Boston University, historian, author of numerous books including the classic A People's History of the United States and The Zinn Reader.

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BOARD

Paul Jay (Canada), IWTnews Chair. Creator and Executive Producer of CBC Newsworld's debate program counterSpin. Award winning documentary filmmaker and founding Chair of Hot Docs!, the Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.

Laura Flanders - Public radio host, journalist and author

Judith McCormack - University of Toronto law professor; former Chair of Ontario Labour Relations Board

Mishuk Munier - Helped establish Bangladesh’s first private terrestrial network, Ekushey TV (ETV); taught broadcast journalism at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

David Ostriker - Former Head of Business Affairs for CBC Newsworld’s counterSpin; past Chair of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus

Anne Pick - Award-winning independent producer, director and writer

Michael Ratner - President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Jonathan Schell - Award-winning journalist and author

STAFF
Paul Jay, Chair
Creator and Executive Producer of CBC Newsworld's debate program counterSpin. Award winning documentary filmmaker and founding Chair of Hot Docs!, the Canadian International Documentary Film Festival. www.jfilm.org
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Val Blokowski, Business Manager
Val Blokowski served as Business Manager at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Newsworld channel for eight years. His expertise includes new media content and Internet applications, TV broadcasting and film production. He holds an MBA from Queen’s University.
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Anna Isacsson, Project Coordinator
Taking leave from Doctoral studies in Social and Political Thought at York University, Anna has worked as a documentary film researcher / coordinator and has published on film and gender. Her responsibilities include project management and assisting the Chair.
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Saira Peesker, Project Coordinator
A print journalist and former city news reporter, Saira has been searching for an independent network since completing journalism and political science at Montreal's Concordia University. Her responsibilities include media contacts, project management, and assisting the Chair.
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Matt Thompson, Producer & Internet Director
A writer and former CBC producer, Matt’s responsibilities include web strategy & content, editing the IWTnews blog, and managing outreach with online partners. He also advises on network branding and programming.
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CONSULTANTS
Stephanie Schriock, Sr. Fundraising Consultant - National Finance Director for the Howard Dean Presidential Campaign. Former Director of Campaign Assistance at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Nicco Mele, Online Strategy Consultant - Howard Dean's campaign webmaster and internet strategist. Former webmaster at Common Cause and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. Named one of America's "best and brightest" by Esquire magazine in 2003.

Jeff Chester, Transmission / Carriage Consultant - Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy in Washington, D.C. Created Ralph Nader's Teledemocracy Project on cable TV reform. Co-founded the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression and the Center for Media Education.

Mark Cooper, Transmission / Carriage Consultant - Director of Research at the Consumer Federation of America. Has published on telecommunications and the media in trade and scholarly journals including recent law review articles on digital society issues.

Jeff Cohen, Transmission / Carriage Consultant - Founder of FAIR, the New York-based media watch organization. Has been a commentator on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, and senior producer on MSNBC's "Donahue."

Paul Maslin, Market Research Consultant - Pollster and strategist for the Howard Dean Presidential Campaign.

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[kwolf68]

1. But But But

If we have a "Liberal media" why go to these lengths?

I say Hell yea to this...There is hope.

[bryant69]

2. Damn strait.

If they have a media that presents a distinctly COnservative point of view, where is the harm in our side having the same thing?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[kwolf68]

6. And that is how we prove there is no liberal media

Lets face it...The Republican Party, their corporate masters and individual donors have plenty of money to start a "Conservative News" channel.

They don't do it. Murdoch did it with Fox News, but if the Rest of the media was truly Liberal the right would be aligning their powerful and wealthy interests to "rebut" the Left-wing slant of CNN, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, etc.

They don’t

Meanwhile, Liberals are ACTING. We aren't just bitching about a media controlled by our opponents; we are showing there is real exigency in this problem by trying to get an ostensibly non-Conservative viewpoint focus on the news.

We have this thing and we had Al Gore out there trying to get a channel started. That’s the proof.

The Repukes have done nothing about the “Liberal Media” except bitch about it. If it was a real problem they’d have acted by now, just as the right always does. However, the media is BETTER for their cause because so many are brainwashed that its Liberal that anything negative about Republicans can be dismissed as “biased”. It’s a form of subtle, covert propaganda.

Everyone who watches FoxNews knows it’s a right-wing propaganda ministry. Ergo, it’s NOT effective. However, if “Liberal” CNN promotes right-wing talking points they must be true because the Liberal media wouldn’t just do “that”, without those talking points being factual.

[caledesi]

14. Donated. Very excited about this. nt

[Melodybe]

12. Big Kick, I watched the video, I took the survey and I'll send $50

when I have it.

[oasis]

26. Amy Goodman appeared at the L.A. Times/UCLA Book Festival in April

gigantic Royce Hall was packed to hear her and other leftie panelists.

Lefties will overwhelmingly support this endeavor.

[BrendaStarr]

120. No corporations backing this?

Of course they are and they will mold it.

We are already complaining about Air America being too watered down.

The most liberal shows being shunted to less popular hours.

We really only ourselves have to rely, to get the real news to each other and to the rest of America.

[rman]

125. Which corporations are backing IWT?

regarding AAR: i don't think they have taken a principal decision against being funded by corporations.

[Eric J in MN]

131. Air America Radio has ads. IWT is not planning to have ads.

It's a different model.

[Douglas Carpenter]

134. I am sure IWT will not be perfect

But IWT is not only about what we can watch--It will be a way to get a different view out to the rest. They are NOT being backed by corportions. If we do not create media alterntives...democracy will die..

[Douglas Carpenter]

135. .

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[blondeatlast]

137. Good lord--we beg for a piece of bread and then complain

it sin't pure enough?

I'll take ANY LW alternative. I've never been a fan of political purity over pragmatics.

[Douglas Carpenter]

140. you're right

sometimes there is just a little be too much political purity (from a a small minority) and too little pragmatism

[blm]

3. Our last chance to save democracy at this point.

On board.

[Cha]

35. They know what we know..

this is the answer! :toast:

Our message has been garbled too long by wolf blitzer, candy crowley, carol linn, bill schnieder, brian williams, all of fauxsux, and all the others who are slaves to their corporate masters and care nothing for the PEOPLE OF The United States Of America.

[Just Me]

4. Nominated. I've pledged my commitment to support this endeavor.

"The people" need this network.

[politicaholic]

61. Perhaps this $50 donation will do more than in their hands than the UN...

I usually donate to the UN every month, but their complete lack of movement over Sudan and Zimbabwe has really worn thin on my support. I think from now on I'll divert the funds to this network.

Even though I don't watch television, perhaps this network will spotlight their foot shuffling and snap them back to the reason why they exist.

On top of that, you're right, not only the American people need this network, but all people.

[AmBlue]

5. I am only too happy...

to hear about this and to give it a third nomination for Greatest. GREAT NEWS!!!

[Douglas Carpenter]

112. please E-mail everyone you know and spread the word

Everywhere....

[understandinglife]

7. Fully supportive.

WATCH IT; SPREAD IT http://www.bushflash.com/right.html

Peace.

www.missionnotaccomplished.us - How ever long it takes, the day must come when tens of millions of caring individuals peacefully but persistently defy the dictator, deny the corporatists their cash flow, and halt the evil being done in Iraq and in all the other places the Bu$h neoconster regime is destroying civilization and the environment in the name of "America."

[Senior citizen]

8. Okay, but can I watch online streaming with my dial-up?

I don't have cable, so I only get seven stations on my TV. I spend most of my time online and sometimes listen to AAR. And if I can't access it, would most people in the world be able to? I'm a very low income American, and that still puts me in the top 10% of world wealth because I do have a TV, a computer, running water, electricity, etc. There are a whole lot of people with one TV for the entire village, and only a generator to run it. If they had to choose between us and Al Jazeera for the hour or two they can afford the fuel for the generator, why would they choose us? That's a very impressive list of sponsors, but superficially, it doesn't look all that diverse to me.

(And I'm still supporting IWT, but I think my questions are legitimate.)

[mom cat]

11. I agree with your concerns, but they have to start somewhere.

[ananda]

49. my concern exactly..

.. because I have dialup too.

I didn't take the survey or donate because of that.

Sue

[Douglas Carpenter]

92. well, personally--I think...

building a progressive media and saving our country is very, very, very, very important...We have to start somewhere and IWT does not have 1 billion dollars like Rupert Murdoch

[Douglas Carpenter]

107. but their long-term plans does include extending it to cable

and hopefully making it as available as any cable networt..It may take some time--but it has to start somewhere..

[Eric J in MN]

116. You can probably watch their videos by downloading them

(right-clicking, saving them to your machine, and then starting them from there.)

With regard to Al Jazeera, that is primarily intended for an Arabic speaking audience while IWTNews is primarily intended for an English speaking audience.

[Sid Demo]

9. If we can get 25,000

DU'ers to give the $50.00 they are asking for then we would comprise 5% of the money needed to get the station up and running!!

That's exciting.

[Douglas Carpenter]

78. that is so true

also, DU can play a lead role in spreading the word everywhere..I hope everyone E-mails lots of people with this info and blast it across the blogosphere, cyberspace and everywhere

[glitch]

10. Excellent! - I hope it gets on basic cable, otherwise like FSTV I'll only

be able to see it on the public access channel in the middle of the night.
:cry:

[Douglas Carpenter]

58. this will also be available around-the-clock by webcast

http://www.iwtnews.com/

[Eric J in MN]

123. It will probably be available as pay-per-view but

it isn't going to be on a basic cable channel like MTV.

You can watch it on the internet, though.

[brindis_desala]

13. Excellent!

[d_b]

15. I long for the day

of being able to turn on a 24 hours news network and witnessing a anchor say "My next two guests will be debating the legality of the Iraq war. Please welcome Ann Coulter and Noam Chomsky."

[dissent1977]

88. There is no way in hell that Ann Coulter would debate Noam Chomsky

She knows that Chomsky would actually call her on her lies and she can't handle that.

[mod mom]

16. GREAT news! but:

Shouldn't all news be liberal:

liberal

adj 1: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" 2: having political or social views favoring reform and progress 3: tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition 4: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" 5: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" n 1: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties 2: a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

[frictionlessO]

24. That is a great friggin argument!!

I will be using this little definition for this argument from now on, thanks Mod Mom!!

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

48. Huh?

2: a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

Isn't that a Libertarian?

[dissent1977]

89. It could be either

Liberal is kind of a strange word in a sense, and that is why I don't really care for it to describe myself. When you are talking with an economist the word "liberal" means someone who supports a hands-off free-market approach to trade. When you are talking to a political scientist it could very likely mean somebody that is opposed to free trade policies, and instead wants strong protections for workers rights and the environment over profit.

These are two very different meanings, and that is why the word "progressive" is really a much better term than "liberal" to describe many people on the left.

[dalaigh lllama]

56. Absolutely correct!

This looks to be a news source that would expose the warts on any powers-that-be, regardless of their political base. How wonderful it would be to have a news station that really is "Fair and Balanced."

[nikraye]

17. Fills a desperate need in this world...

Great video and important survey. Anyone who cares about balancing the whorish media of the U.S. needs to support IWT News.

[Extend a Hand]

18. Thank you for posting this

I just watched the video, took the survey, and joined. This is great news!

[Shredr]

19. Woo-hoo!!

[katinmn]

20. kick!

[mod mom]

21. Stupid question: When logging in, what is realm? nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

22. Check this Out--Tentative Programming

A primary source of international news, IWTnews Nightly will draw on reports from our own reporters and the world's best print and online journalists. The focus is on context -- today's events in light of root causes and historical perspectives. IWTnews also covers stories that don't make the news elsewhere, about the people and forces changing our world

________________________possible schedule_____________________________





Criticize This! is a lively, balanced debate show on the day's major news story -- and how it was covered by the world’s media. Journalists, experts, and a studio audience from across the continent debate the quality, accuracy and depth of coverage –- including our own.



Citizen journalism from around the world. Citizen reporters upload video to our media center, where our professional editorial board vets their work. The best appears online and on TV. JPop pays for accepted pieces, develops emerging talent, and amplifies the growing citizen journalism movement.



Organize This! tells the stories of people fighting for their political and social interests. From across the political spectrum -- from workers, to environmentalists, to conservative think tanks -- this is a behind the scenes look at how and why people get organized.



Environmental issues treated with the clarity, urgency and real science they deserve.



Issue-focused debate, stretching the limits of public discourse



Feature length documentaries that combine journalism, art, and emotional impact in the way only great documentaries can.



The real stories behind global economic and trade policies -- and how real people are being affected by them



Recent and classic films with social & political themes



Stories from the developing world, as told by local film-makers, journalists and citizens.



Pop culture developments from around the world, featuring artists from the world's best theatre, film, music & visual arts.

[EVDebs]

23. I'd like to see Democracy Now! also on the cable. Right now it's on at

midnight on PBS local station...It needs better scheduling. Is Amy Goodman a part of this effort ? Good to see Palast and Parry aboard !

[Eric J in MN]

27. Amy Goodman is listed in the Orignial Post (nt)

nt

[EVDebs]

36. It was a really long list (whew !) glad you caught that. Thanks !

[Douglas Carpenter]

41. On the 15 minute version of the Video Amy gives her support

I suspect most people have watched the 5 min. version--I found the full 15 minute version to fill-in a lot more. It can be downloaded or streamed with Quick Time. Here is the link:

http://www.iwtnews.com/birthofanetwork

[Douglas Carpenter]

42. I usually catch Democracy Now--streaming online-available 24 hours

This is the link in case you don't have it:

http://www.democracynow.org/streampage.pl

IWT will also be available online--anyway--we've got to start somewhere:

http://www.iwtnews.com/

[AmBlue]

51. OMG, I just read that and thought it said...

COULTER CULTURE!!!! LOL scared me there for a sec!!:rofl:

[Douglas Carpenter]

84. and remember to..

http://www.iwtnews.com
Independent World Television is building the world’s first global independent news network. Online and on TV, IWTnews will deliver independent news and real debate from professional and citizen journalists -– without funding from governments, corporations or commercial advertising. Using the web to organize and raise funds across borders, IWTnews is building an international movement for democracy.

http://www.iwtnews.com/


http://www.iwtnews.com/

[Sperk]

25. Freedom has a price.....50.00!! So affordable!!

n/t

[La Coliniere]

28. It's About Time

I'm smiling from ear to ear. $50.00 would be $50.00 well spent IMHO.

[dave502d]

29. This will be the best thing i could do for 50.00 dollars.Thank You.n/t

[NightOwwl]

30. Hallaluleh!

I just contributed and will donate more when I'm able.

This is outstanding!

:applause:

[Junkdrawer]

31. LOL - I see you took frictionlessO's advice...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3979384&mesg_id=3985712

[Douglas Carpenter]

40. yes indeed.

It may not usually be my style..my Aunt Betty would be shocked. :blush: .

But I recall, Randi Rhodes once saying that on the radio there are two speeds; bombasitc and boring.. I guess it's the same with the blogosphere..

Oh well it's for the cause of freedom O8)

[Junkdrawer]

52. One more suggestion: Edit the list of names a little...

I'd say ten BIG names and a few links would serve to make the post more readable for most...

Otherwise, keep up the good work. :thumbsup:

[Douglas Carpenter]

66. thank you

next time I post on this subject..I'll do that. I just wanted to demonstrate to everyone how broad the coalition is ...thanx
also.I have no more connection with IWT than anyone else here. I hope others will post on this subject..thanx again

http://www.iwtnews.com/

[LightningFlash]

32. Bring it ON!!!!!!!

:applause:

[Cha]

33. And I've met one of the

Founders in person!

Bob Fertik..I met him at the Protest in New York City on Feb 15,2003.

He and his friend had this big ol' banner that said Democrats.com and I walked over with my sister and told them how much I liked their website(the old one, remember?)..Bob introduced himself and I said Whoa..I started gushing like he was a Rock Star..and I had seen him on bo so I recognized him right away.

Bob Fertik (USA), President of Democrats.com. He is the co-founder of the Pro-choice Resource Center, Eleanor's List, Political Woman Newsletter, Women Leaders Online, and the Women's Voting Guide. www.democrats.com"

I recognize so many wonderful names on this list..Are we excited or WHAT? :patriot: :bounce: :toast:


:popcorn: :D :yourock:

[Douglas Carpenter]

104. Please keep spreading the word

that is what is need now..


http://www.iwtnews.com
Independent World Television is building the world’s first global independent news network. Online and on TV, IWTnews will deliver independent news and real debate from professional and citizen journalists -– without funding from governments, corporations or commercial advertising. Using the web to organize and raise funds across borders, IWTnews is building an international movement for democracy.

http://www.iwtnews.com/


http://www.iwtnews.com/

[cascadiance]

34. When can we get it on Dish Network?...

Looking forward to that day!

[GreenPartyVoter]

60. Me too!

[bpilgrim]

37. wooHoo!

:toast: :bounce:

the M$MWs must be shitt'n all over themselves

peace

[David Zephyr]

38. Kick!

:thumbsup:

[checks-n-balances]

39. This is really exciting NEWS!!

This is one of the few greatest things to happen since The Fairness Doctrine was dismantled.

:kick:KICK!!:bounce:

[Douglas Carpenter]

43. Recent Press Coverage of Independent World Television

link to original article:

http://www.iwtnews.com/press

La Presse (Montreal) June 22, 2005 L'information à but non lucratif
"Une nouvelle chaîne d'information internationale est en gestation. Au nom de l'intégrité journalistique et de la «vraie» information, elle ne sera financée ni par les grandes sociétés ni par les gouvernements, mais par les téléspectateurs eux-mêmes."

Variety June 22, 2005 Vidal keen on news
"It was a tight squeeze inside agent Paul Alan Smith's BevHills high-rise for 'An Evening With Gore Vidal.' Some 200 guests, including
Mace Neufeld, Roger Corman, Haskell Wexler and George Schlatter, crammed in to hear Vidal talk about what ails the world and how a few Canadians could make a difference."
Variety June 22, 2005 New TV news net gets coin:
Upstart taps online resources to raise funds
"Independent World TV (IWT), a new TV news network, is poised to launch in a bid to provide independent and unbiased reporting around the world."

Hollywood Reporter June 21, 2005 Nascent IWT net would rely on subs
"In the next few rounds, Paul Jay is taking on such U.S. news-gathering giants as Fox News and CNN by launching in 2007 Independent World Television, a global news network funded by supporters, not corporations or commercial advertising. He was in Los Angeles Monday to attend a donor party hosted by Gore Vidal at the home of agent Paul Allen Smith."

Guardian Unlimited June 20, 2005 An antidote to corporate television "Independent World Television (IWT) plans to create a news network that will counter a corporate media culture that has become infamous for placing profits above the public interest. The mission is to convince an ‘internet army’ of half a million donors to contribute $50 each to secure the $25m that the network needs to fund its first year of broadcasting. It is a big ask. The network will take no commercials, sponsorship or government funding."

MIT Technology Review June 17, 2005 DIY TV
"Most discussions of citizen journalism assume that the Internet is the best medium for people who want to come together to produce news stories. But a new media company has a vision that's more, well, visual: it hopes to bring the concept of citizen journalism to television."

Eye Weekly (Toronto) June 9, 2005 News without borders
"The fundamental problem with news is that the most obvious hypocrisies are covered as if they're proper news stories," says Paul Jay, a documentary filmmaker and television producer who is out to radically change TV news. "There's a lack of real substantive content in all of our broadcast newscasts."

Toronto Star May 30, 2005 Idealist's grail:Network TV beholden only to the public.Paul Jay intends to "change the economics of journalism." The Toronto producer is a man on a very big mission.... He's "running to meetings, raising dough, making allies" — all to build Independent World Television, "the world's first global independent news network," to beam it out to the English-speaking world.... Jay's mantra? "No corporate ownership. No corporate underwriting. No government funding. No commercial advertising."

[LibertyorDeath]

44. WOW! This is Fantastic ! There is a lot of Amazing talent there.

[Douglas Carpenter]

45. Absolutely right

It would be very hard to get such a cross section of media and fund raising talent working together on the same project..This is the most exciting news I have heard in a long time

SPREAD THE WORD!!!! :applause: SPREAD THE WORD!!!! :applause:

http://www.iwtnews.com/ http://www.iwtnews.com/


SPREAD THE WORD!!!! :applause: SPREAD THE WORD!!!! :applause:

http://www.iwtnews.com/ http://www.iwtnews.com/

[Douglas Carpenter]

46. HERE IS THE IWT PLAN

Our Plan
With your help, IWTnews is well on the way toward launching a worldwide fundraising campaign in 2006. For the plan in detail, see our Development Plan (PDF) document.
Start-Up
Establish Board & Founding Committee
Secure seed funding
(from MacArthur, Ford & Phoebe Haas Trust Foundations & Canadian Auto Workers Union)
Establish non-profit companies in Canada & the United States

Produce detailed planning study & business plan

Launch IWTnews web site
Launch IWTnews web site
Premiere “Independent World Television: Birth of a Network” video
Launch IWTnews Blog

Build an online community of supporters
Grow an email list of IWTnews supporters
Spread the word through emails, blogs & meet-ups
Begin producing short news reports & regular web content
Launch first show: Criticize This!
Launch Worldwide Fundraising Campaign
Launch a world media event in 2006
Host concerts & events with celebrities, community leaders & media figures in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Dublin, Berlin, Sydney, New Delhi & Johannesburg
Generate international media coverage combined with grassroots organizing
Put out the call worldwide: “Tell the world you have a right to know! Help build Independent World Television!”
Inspire half a million people to contribute around $50
GO ON AIR!
Launch IWTnews programming on satellite, digital cable, public stations & the web in 2007!

[seeker4ever]

47. American News..

"American News, none of the information money can deny."

[Democracy White]

63. Where did you get that picture?

Are the Abu Gharib torture pics out now? Where can I find them?

Dee

[Eric J in MN]

118. That is an old Abu Ghraib photo (with Bush added) nt

nt

[Uncle Joe]

70. We need to get compassionate conservative in there somewhere n/t

[confludemocrat]

50. I'm saving up now for when they want that big contribution

This could be the beginning of a new era, one where the corporately compromised media begins to feel some heat. And hopefully brought down it would be justice for their complicity in lies for war and the attempts at destruction of hope for millions around the world.

[Douglas Carpenter]

53. Please remember that IWT does not have 1 billion $ like Rupert

So, please it's not going to be perfect...but we have to start somewhere---this is only one of the greatest breakthroughs for the progressive cause in history...so PLEASE let's give it a chance..

:bounce:

[melissinha]

54. What I thought to be very compelling was..

J-pop:
Citizen journalism from around the world. Citizen reporters upload video to our media center, where our professional editorial board vets their work. The best appears online and on TV. JPop pays for accepted pieces, develops emerging talent, and amplifies the growing citizen journalism movement.

Now, people who study and train to be journalists can create real journalism. This sounds like it will give aspiring independent reporters a chance based on the content and truths.... What a wonderful opportunity it will be.... And most of all it will allow for a good variety of scope.

[geckosfeet]

55. took poll,, made donation & kicked; this fabulous.

It must happen.

Even though I do not watch television I believe in this. That last bastion of liberal media, NPR, has gotten so watered down that they go out of their way to be "fair and balanced." The problem - they get funds from the CPB and the government.

The media needs to be truly independent in order for it have any shred of credibility.

One note though: Can this post be made shorter, maybe links to the info on the original sites?

[Douglas Carpenter]

57. Complete plan on PDF file

With your help, IWTnews is well on the way toward launching a worldwide fundraising campaign in 2006. For the plan in detail, see our Development Plan (PDF) document.

Here is the link: http://www.iwtnews.com/plan

[Talismom]

74. This is so effing exciting!

It's the best news I've gotten since November 2000!!! I've just watched the video, filled out the survey, emailed it to 12 people and sent in $50. Can't wait til it gets going!:D

[go west young man]

59. Great site and great news!

I just sent $20. Lets go DU'ers! Kick it up! Lets put O'Reilly, Hannity, Scarborough and the rest of those Rightwing bums out of a job.

[Democracy White]

62. I wonder if DirecTV will pick this up

I hope so as I have noticed that they put an all-gay channel from MTV on there called LOGO. I was so excited.

Would anyone be able to tell me if DTV will pick this up?

Dee

[Eric J in MN]

82. IWT plans to be carried on the LINK TV channel (nt)

nt

[Democracy White]

83. Cool, at least we have that

I just wonder what time they will be on.

Dee

[LongTomH]

64. Anywhere on that site to send a resume?

I'd like to work for this service!

[Douglas Carpenter]

65. Here is some contact info I got from the site

contact page

http://www.iwtnews.com/contactus

For more information on Independent World Television, contact us at [e-mail].

Independent World Televison
P.O. Box 53, Station B
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2T2

[Douglas Carpenter]

67. send E-mails to everyone

Here is a link to invite your friends:

http://www.iwtnews.com/invite

[Rainscents]

68. GREAT NEWS!!! I just donated $50.00

[theboss]

69. I don't want a liberal news network

I want a news network that tells the truth. The truth is not liberal or conservative.

[Quixote1818]

71. I agree. I felt the part about harnessing the strength of those against the

war in Iraq showed too much of a bias even though I am in that camp. I worry it will end up being a network that just preaches to the choir and middle of the road people and conservatives blow it off as biased. I plan on giving money but I am going to write them about that.

[Uncle Joe]

72. I agree if we can just get a news network that is committed to telling the

truth and leveling with the people, no matter the political or commercial pressure, then the rest will be fine no matter what label you put on it.

[Douglas Carpenter]

77. I agree

Since we don't have that now--we need a network free of corporate control. I am sure it will not be perfect. Obviously, IWT will have a liberal/left slant. But it is still a great leap forward.

This is a very big opportunity--If we don't develop alternatives--democracy will die.. We cannot let that happen.

[McCamy Taylor]

73. Start now with one hour a night on Sundance or IFC.

[Eric J in MN]

99. They're planning to have some programming in 2006 before

the full schedule in 2007.

[Douglas Carpenter]

75. Sign up for E- Mail Updates frow IWT

Here is the link:

http://www.iwtnews.com/wc_signup

[ooglymoogly]

76. none to soon and about time i say...damit

[Douglas Carpenter]

79. Donate, Please this is a big chance to save our country

Here is the link to donate:

http://www.iwtnews.com/contribute

Also,In the U.S., Independent World Television is registered under federal 501(c)(3) charitable status. U.S. donors will receive a tax receipt.

[Douglas Carpenter]

80. be sure to check out their blog

here is the link:

http://www.iwtnews.com/blog

[Douglas Carpenter]

81. be sure to watch their full 15 minute video

Here is the link--you can stream or download:

http://www.iwtnews.com/video

[Ice4Clark]

85. If the 60,000 DU members were to give $50 each, we could raise

nearly 3 million. I'm very excited about this. Real news, just imagine it............i can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

[Douglas Carpenter]

95. that is absolutely true...and

If 60,000 DUers sent E-mails to everyone and posted the info about IWT on every other blog they are involved with...We could make it happen...

[GetTheRightVote]

86. Man, this is great news, literally great news, our own true news channel

No more lying to us about the reality of our world.

:kick:

[Douglas Carpenter]

94. I cannot imagine anything more important

please, everyone spread the word....

[CitySky]

87. two comments

1. Best news I've heard in a LONG time. This is how to do it.

2. They need to get BILL MOYERS. Bill Moyers. Bill Moyers.

Will watch the video and take the poll at home this weekend. Thanks!!!!! :bounce:

[Douglas Carpenter]

93. looking at the list of people involved

I am sure Bill Moyers is interested in IWT and he did make remarks about "leaving the rocking chair and returning to the anchor chair".

Maybe he just needs a little push

[napi21]

96. That would be GREAT! I'd love to see him back!! n/t

[Lindacooks]

90. I watched the Al Franken Show on Sundance tonight

It was SO UNBELIEVABLY REFRESHING to hear the truth spoken on the tube; just a breath of fresh air. Joe Conason was the guest, talking about how Bliar and chimpy have lied about the DSM.

[smurfygirl]

91. They can have my 50 bucks

I am really happy to see this. It's about time.
:applause:

[napi21]

97. Will they be able to get a spot on cable TV in the US?

I realize the article said it would be available on TV & the net, but just how hard is it to get a spot on most cable networks?

I think I've read some people on DU get broadcasts of a Canadian network, but I sure don't! My provider is Charter, so we aren't talking about some small town operation. Just curious.

[Douglas Carpenter]

98. I know there initial plans include..

Digital cabal, Satellite/Link TV and over the Internet. They certainly are working to expand it much more beyond that. A large part of that, of course, is a matter of funding. The more they can raise they more available they can make themselves...The point is, this is a huge opportunity. And we have to start somewhere.

[lonestarnot]

108. What about just reg. cable?

[Eric J in MN]

117. They are hoping their shows will be shown on LinkTV and Free Speech TV.

nt

[TrueAmerican]

100. Where's the big names?

Did I miss the list of the big names on board?

Laura Flaunders? Please.

[Douglas Carpenter]

102. the list is a who's who in progressive media, fund-raising and other

very media-savy people like Gore Vidal or the Editor of Harpers or Howard Dean's web-master or the President of American Federation of Television and Radio Artist or British MP Tony Benn or historian Howard Zinn.. Granted--most of these people are behind-the-scene operatives. That is what is needed most.

I simply cannot imagine a more important project right at the moment.

If we don't build a REAL news media--democracy will die.

[Eric J in MN]

119. Who would you like to see on the list? nt

nt

[TrueAmerican]

128. How about

Ted Turner?

[Eric J in MN]

129. The concept is for small donattions to fuel the shows,

not a millionaire.

[blondeatlast]

138. Greg Palast? Janine Garofalo? Naomi Klein?

Were you looking for Redford, maybe? :eyes:

[LifeDuringWartime]

101. Bad News by Tom Fenton

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/sim-explorer/explore-items/-/0060797460/0/101/1/none/purchase/ref%3Dpd%5Fsxp%5Fr0/002-4652019-1813656

I bought this book based on the title. i'm only 4 or 5 chapters in but its astonishing.

[Douglas Carpenter]

103. yes, it is so depressing--what has happened to the media

Granted, it was never fantastic.. But. it has gotten so much worse.

Please spread the word about the IWT project. This is soooo important.

[Eric J in MN]

105. If you can't give $50, then give $10 so they know that

people are responding to the concept.

[Douglas Carpenter]

106. exactly--this is so very, very, very important

And along with whatever you can afford to give whether $10.00 or a lot more (donations are tax deductible in the U.S. by the way) spread the word- :applause: -spread the word-:applause: -spread the word--- :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:



http://www.iwtnews.com

[FreedomAngel82]

109. I'm personally very excited!

:bounce: I'm very excited about this network. It looks like a great thing that's going to happen! I hope it'll be added on cable networks so I can watch it on my tv. Even if not they're going to make it available on the web which would be nice.

[Eric J in MN]

127. Do you get LinkTV? It should be shown there. (nt)

nt

[evolvenow]

110. This is Fabulous! kick the Mock out o Demockracy!!! Mockingbird-bye-bye!!

[Douglas Carpenter]

114. please keep us all informed about anything new...

http://www.iwtnews.com
Independent World Television is building the world’s first global independent news network. Online and on TV, IWTnews will deliver independent news and real debate from professional and citizen journalists -– without funding from governments, corporations or commercial advertising. Using the web to organize and raise funds across borders, IWTnews is building an international movement for democracy.

http://www.iwtnews.com/


http://www.iwtnews.com/

[realcountrymusic]

111. totally cool

Someone should make sure they are hip to the need to provide dial-up users with low bandwidth content (maybe audio only, podcasted mp3 etc). It would be PC and smart as well. But they seem to be very serious and I imagine they've considered it.

Yahoo/SBC is offering very cheap DSL these days, by the way. 1.5 Mbs for something like $22 a month, about what you pay for a lot of dial up. If you can get it in your area (and it runs on standard phone lines) give it a look. I just talked Earthlink into offering the same deal for my mom, by the way. (She didn't want to change her email address but needs DSL to watch lefty online media, since we all know what's on cable tv.)

Anyway, I like the look of this, there are great people involved, and I think it's a good use of $50 or whatever one can spare.

And is it just me, or is Laura Flanders freaking gorgeous? Sorry to wax sexist, but using her as the first talking head in the video was smart.

rcm

[symbolman]

113. This makes me a little sad

I know a bunch of those people on the list and no one invited me to be involved.

I hope that doesn't come off the wrong way, but I've been extremely active in the progressive scene with animations, video, tv, radio, Hollywood award, etc and I'd love to be involved in something like this.. this is all I've been fighting for for many years.. at Takebackthemedia.com

Makes me feel like Rodney Dangerfield,

Maybe if I send them $50 I'll get some respect :)

otherwise it's wonderful and much needed.

[Eric J in MN]

115. Symbolman- email them

and tell them what you're interested in doing:

[e-mail]

[symbolman]

132. Thanks EricJ

I got the email for the big dog there and sent him Takebackthemedia.com's resume - sheesh, we've been doing this work for years!

And basically either for free or for donations (from some very fine folks, including wunnerful DU'rs right here) to make our costs back :)

Appreciate the tip!

[NewJeffCT]

121. Sounds great, but can they sustain it via the $50 donation?

There is a lot of talent on board, but can they last long term if they raise money via $50 donations?

[Eric J in MN]

122. They're hoping to raise $25 million in 2006 to pay for 2007.

Presumably, they would need to raise at least as much in 2007 to pay for 2008.

[NewJeffCT]

124. would they take money from a Soros or Buffet?

Or, other wealthy folks who have contibuted to progressive causes?

[Eric J in MN]

126. I think the concept is to be based on small donations (nt)

nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

130. this little note from the IWT site

In the U.S., Independent World Television is registered under federal 501(c)(3) charitable status. U.S. donors will receive a tax receipt.

So I can assume that they are hoping for some large donations also

[Eric J in MN]

133. They don't have a maximum donation limit (nt)

nt

[mom cat]

136. We CAN do this...I'm sending money on Independance Day!

[Douglas Carpenter]

139. and keep spreading the word

http://www.iwtnews.com/

ABOUT IWTNEWS
Independent World Television is building the world’s first global independent news network. Online and on TV, IWTnews will deliver independent news and real debate from professional and citizen journalists -– without funding from governments, corporations or commercial advertising. Using the web to organize and raise funds across borders, IWTnews is building an international movement for democracy.


http://www.iwtnews.com/


http://www.iwtnews.com/

SPREAD THE WORD!!

http://www.iwtnews.com/

[Douglas Carpenter]

141. BuzzFlash interview with the founder of Independent World Television(IWT)

Here is the link to the full article:

http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/05/07/int05027.html

BuzzFlash Interviews

July 5, 2005


Paul Jay, Creator of Independent World Television, Intends To Challenge Corporate Broadcasters at Their Own Game

A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW

What we think is, if you don't do it on TV, it doesn't break through. But if we break through with it on television, then it makes it much more difficult for the rest of the television media to simply ignore these stories.

What television is doing, and to some extent the big-media print press -- is they're treating propaganda as news. They're allowing political forces and corporate forces to create a façade of how the world looks. And they're reporting on the façade as if it's real. I liken it to professional wrestling, about which I made a film. Wrestling press can talk about wrestling theater as if it's something real, even though everybody knows it's theater. Well, the same thing's happening here. If you try to step outside that as a journalist, they call you partisan.

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When we heard of Paul Jay's project to start an international television news network supported by viewer donations, we said to ourselves, "Now here is a guy who is truly BuzzFlashian!" After all, BuzzFlash was started in May of 2000 with sweat equity, and it has been supported ever since by its readers -- 5 million monthly, these days, although in the first month of our online existence, we only had 34 readers a day. When we met Paul Jay, we became convinced he's got the professional expertise and righteous indignation to maybe pull this idea off. After all, we did, on the Internet. So, we have joined his advisory committee, and BuzzFlash is fully supporting his efforts. After all, he's a kindred spirit who cherishes democracy, the free flow of ideas, and social justice. You can find out more about his vision and unfolding plans at the Independent World Television web site: http://www.iwtnews.com/

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