media

RealNews discusses the state of U.S. journalism after decades of corporate consolidation then explores a possible golden future if the profession takes on a non-profit model, like the BBC or CBC. (19:30 min, 2 segments)

RealNews reports - Porter: “The attack on Marja is meant to prepare Americans to accept negotiations with Taliban.” (10:30 min)

We are rerunning this film with the complete higher quality version. This is an excellent bio-documentary on the life and war photography of world renowned James Nachtwey. Enjoy. (80 min)

Mike Wesch, a 2009 National Geographic Emerging Explorer, talks about the future of communication and education, and describes the inspiration behind—and breakthrough success of—his wildly popular video Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/ing Us. (16:50 min)

Thievery Corporation takes us inside their musical empire in Washington, DC, and it’s a completely different side of the Capitol than on your high school field trip. (4 min)

Narrated by Sean Penn, War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the U.S. into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. (70 min, 8 segments)

The Corporation is a 26 award-winning 2003 Canadian documentary film exploring the history and analysis of the modern-day corporation. (145 minutes, 23 segments)

With global media now in the hands of supra-national players peddling their own agendas and internet giants in search of profit and influence. What’s the future for journalism in the age of media empires? (25 min)