Comments for Media-Space-Place-Network http://fredjohnson.mwg.org Fred Johnson- Emerging Media Networks: Communications Space and Place Thu, 13 May 2010 20:45:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on FCC Workshop: Public and Other Noncommercial Media in the Digital Era: “We haven’t talked about PEG yet,” …and the panelist aren’t going to. by Greg Boozell http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=269&cpage=1#comment-32273 Greg Boozell Thu, 13 May 2010 20:45:12 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=269#comment-32273 Beyond arcane and inaccurate, Rubin and Alvarado’s comments smack of an elitism that should bother anyone who believes in social equality. The overarching technological utopianism espoused by many academics, policymakers, and self-proclaimed visionaries is typically uninformed by history or politics. And it’s a view that’s both tedious and dangerous. Why draw from 30 years+ of community media practice? Out with the old and in with the new! (And cede control of hard-won community media resources and bandwidth back to greedy corporations in the process.) They should know better. Beyond arcane and inaccurate, Rubin and Alvarado’s comments smack of an elitism that should bother anyone who believes in social equality.

The overarching technological utopianism espoused by many academics, policymakers, and self-proclaimed visionaries is typically uninformed by history or politics. And it’s a view that’s both tedious and dangerous.

Why draw from 30 years+ of community media practice? Out with the old and in with the new! (And cede control of hard-won community media resources and bandwidth back to greedy corporations in the process.)

They should know better.

]]> Comment on Super Bowl is Surely Some Kind of Crime by Laura Breeden http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=87&cpage=1#comment-20048 Laura Breeden Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:57:43 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=87#comment-20048 The question for me is that since a certain amount of competitiveness and aggression seems to come with the genome, isn't football more acceptable as a social outlet than, say, invading small countries and despoiling them? Of course, we can hope that soccer will overtake football in the 21st century and that, like public hangings and bear baiting, football will recede into the brutal past. However, I will be watching since my partner in life is a fan. The question for me is that since a certain amount of competitiveness and aggression seems to come with the genome, isn’t football more acceptable as a social outlet than, say, invading small countries and despoiling them? Of course, we can hope that soccer will overtake football in the 21st century and that, like public hangings and bear baiting, football will recede into the brutal past. However, I will be watching since my partner in life is a fan.

]]> Comment on Super Bowl is Surely Some Kind of Crime by Jean http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=87&cpage=1#comment-20047 Jean Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:32:51 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=87#comment-20047 The question of the endzone is interesting. Maybe it's the narcotic high from acquiring so much. Of course there's the other side of it requiring more acquisition. I'm not going to any parties. The question of the endzone is interesting. Maybe it’s the narcotic high from acquiring so much. Of course there’s the other side of it requiring more acquisition. I’m not going to any parties.

]]> Comment on OH!Bama — Longer Time Coming Than Some Realize by C http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=85&cpage=1#comment-17105 C Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:16:45 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=85#comment-17105 I think you meant country, not county. I stand corrected, thanks. Fred I think you meant country, not county.

I stand corrected, thanks. Fred

]]> Comment on Honk Festival: Somerville, MA by Jean http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=84&cpage=1#comment-14126 Jean Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:15:55 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=84#comment-14126 Great shooting! Isn't it spelled Somerville? Great shooting! Isn’t it spelled Somerville?

]]> Comment on Economic Fundamentalism Makes Politics of Stupid by Neoliberalism Is Done, Stick a Fork In It http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-13046 Neoliberalism Is Done, Stick a Fork In It Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:03:40 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=77#comment-13046 [...] XHTML ← Economic Fundamentalism Makes Politics of Stupid [...] [...] XHTML ← Economic Fundamentalism Makes Politics of Stupid [...]

]]> Comment on Economic Fundamentalism Makes Politics of Stupid by fjohnson http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-11889 fjohnson Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:24:46 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=77#comment-11889 Neo Conservatism is Neo Liberalism with an army. Neo Conservatism is Neo Liberalism with an army.

]]> Comment on Economic Fundamentalism Makes Politics of Stupid by Jason Pramas http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-11888 Jason Pramas Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:17:13 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=77#comment-11888 Cool. Spot on. Now do one on neoconservatism. ;> Cool. Spot on. Now do one on neoconservatism.

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]]> Comment on Community Media and UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2008 by Community Media: Selected Clippings - 05/04/08 « Clippings for PEG Access Television http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=73&cpage=1#comment-6223 Community Media: Selected Clippings - 05/04/08 « Clippings for PEG Access Television Wed, 07 May 2008 01:53:48 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=73#comment-6223 [...] I said cool water. —> http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=73 [...] [...] I said cool water. —> http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=73 [...]

]]> Comment on Community Media and UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2008 by Sean McLaughlin http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=73&cpage=1#comment-6183 Sean McLaughlin Mon, 05 May 2008 23:01:15 +0000 http://fredjohnson.mwg.org/?p=73#comment-6183 Reminds me of my favorite Article in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights! "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." - Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19 (UN, 1948) Reminds me of my favorite Article in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” – Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19 (UN, 1948)

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