INDEPENDENT MEDIASTATISTICS QUIZ1. By the age of 18 how many
violent acts has a child seen on TV? A. 75,000B. 150,000C.200,00D.
250,0002. How much time does the average american spend watching TV
every day? A.1 hr, 35 minB. 2 hrs,54 minC. 3 hrs, 46 minD. 4 hrs,
40 min3. How many advertisements in the average american exposed to
every day?A. 200B. 500 C. 1,000D. 1,500QuickTime and aTIFF
(Uncompressed) decompressorare needed to see this picture.4. The
average child spends 900 hours per year at school how many hours do
they spend in front of the TV?A. 250 hrsB. 500 hrs C. 1000 hrsD. 1,
250 hrs.STATISTICS QUIZ1. By the age of 18 how many violent acts
has a child seen on TV? A. 75,000B. 150,000C.200,000D. 250,0002.
How much time does the average american spend watching TV every
day? A.1 hr, 35 minB. 2 hrs,54 minC. 3 hrs, 46 minD. 4 hrs, 40
min3. How many advertisements in the average american exposed to
every day?A. 200B. 500 C. 1,000D. 1,500QuickTime and aTIFF
(Uncompressed) decompressorare needed to see this picture.4. The
average child spends 900 hours per year at school how many hours do
they spend in front of the TV?A. 250 hrsB. 500 hrs C. 1000 hrsD. 1,
250 hrs.WHAT IS MEDIA? noun 1. a plural of medium. 2. (usuall used
!ith a plural "er#) the means of communication$ as radio and
tele"ision$ ne!spapers$ and ma%a&ines$ that reach or in'uence
people !idel( The media are co"erin% the speech toni%ht.ad)ecti"e
*. pertainin% to or concerned !ith such means( a )o# in media
research.WHAT IS INDEPENDENT?The independent in independent media
simpl means )ournalism !ithout hu%e economic interests. It is
)ournalism that is free to document and pro"ide an indi"iduals
opinion a#out a su#)ect !ithout ha"in% to please corporate a%endas$
ad"ertisers$ and other interferences that dri"e the mainstream$ or
corporate media$ to produce accurate stories from human
perspecti"es.WHY DOES MEDIA MATTER?+ettin% ,ualit information a#out
the !orld is an important step to!ards #uildin% a #etter one. -hat
!e allo! children to see and do !ill shape their "alues and actions
as the #ecome adults..an of us are attacked !ith information a#out
all the !ar$ crime$ and disasters happenin%$ that !e feel
fri%htened of the outside !orld. -e can also feel po!erless to
chan%e it.WHY DOES MEDIA MATTER?/o! man times ha"e ou seen a
ne!scast that sho!s a "iolent crime$ then politics as usual$ then a
!ar$ then a cele#rit e"ent$ then the stock market$ then the
!eather$ then the sports$ and then empt con"ersation #et!een the
hosts0 /o! man times do !e ha"e to learn a#out the #lood details of
a murder0 -h is a cele#rit di"orce !orth puttin% on local ne!s0 -h
are international issues presented !ithout the needed historical
#ack%round0WHY DOES MEDIA MATTER?(cont.).edia a1ects man parts of
our dail life(2our mood-hat ou think a#out !hen ou3re alone-hat ou
talk a#out in social situations-hat social issues ou consider most
important-hat ou demand from our political o4cials-hat solutions
(if an) ou see to the !orld3s pro#lems-hat stereotpes ou ha"e of
people ou ha"e ne"er met-hat ou see as the 5%ood life6MAINSTREAM
VS. INDEPENDENTHere are some differences in content (what you see
reported about) between mainstream and independent media that you
are likely to find.MAINSTREAM INDEPENDENTStreet Crime Corporate
CrimeGov. and Corp. Sources Independent SourcesU.S. Focus Local and
Global FocusCelebrity News Issues of MeaningCommercials Consumer
ProtectionEntertainment EducationInvesting in Stocks Investing in
CommunityGas Prices Alternative EnergyVoices of the Powerful Voices
of the PeopleMilitary Solutions Non-violent AlternativesCorporate
Profits Sweatshop LaborFads and Fashion Simple LivingTHE POWER OF
MEDIA7adio T8l8"ision 9i#re des .ille :ollines (7T9.) !as a 7!andan
radio station !hich #roadcast from ;
- * radio stations and 1R tele"ision stations. In 1==R$ the
Telecommunications @ct of 1==R #ecame la!. This act dere%ulated
media o!nership$ allo!in% a compan to o!n more stations than
pre"iousl. :lear :hannel !ent on a #uin% spree$ purchasin% more
than FG other media companies$ plus indi"idual stations. ItBs media
o!nership has come to include 12GG stations.:lear :hannel o!ns
Iller .edia$ Uni"ersal Sutdoor$ and .ore +roup Mlc$ %i"in% :lear
:hannel outdoor ad"ertisin% space in 2U countries.S!ns part of
radio %roups in Ee! Healand$ .eWico$ Eor!a$ and @ustraliaS!ns
outdoor ad"ertisin% companies in Kin%apore$ Kouth @frica$
K!eden$K!it&erland$ 7omania$ Moland$ :hile$ Dra&il$
Finland$ .auritius and ItalS!ns 9 X : Sutdoor :omunicacao Nisual
9tda.$ of Dra&ilS!ns the onl airport ad"ertisin% contract in
Kouth @merica.WHAT ARE SOME ALTERNATIVES?Oemocrac Eo!L (OEL) is a
sndicated pro%ram of ne!s$ analsis$ and opinion aired # more than
>GG radio and tele"ision$ satellite(9ink TN$ channel *FU on the
OirecTN) and ca#le TN net!orks in Eorth @merica. Oemocrac Eo!LBs
-ar and Meace 7eport pro"ides it3s audience !ith access to people
and perspecti"es rarel heard in the U.K.corporateAsponsored media$
includin% independent and international )ournalists$ ordinar people
from around the !orld !ho are directl a1ected # U.K. forei%n polic$
%rassroots leaders and peace acti"ists$ artists$ academics and
independent analsts.+oodmanBs ta%line for the pro%ram is$ CThe
IWception to the 7ulersC.Oemocrac Eo!L recei"es no corporate$
%o"ernment or :orporation for Mu#lic Droadcastin% %rants or
fundin%$ statin% that the independence of their pro%rammin% !ould
#e undermined or other!ise compromised.Fundin% for Oemocrac Eo!L is
primaril deri"ed from listeners$ "ie!ers$ and foundations.WHAT ARE
SOME ALTERNATIVES?(cont.)Free Speech TV (FKTN) is a free satellite
tele"ision station in the United Ktates founded in 1==U.D eWposin%
the pu#lic to perspecti"es eWcluded from the corporateAo!ned media$
FKTN empo!ers citi&ens to ?%ht in)ustices$ to re"itali&e
democrac$ and to #uild a more compassionate !orld.FKTN pro%rammin%
includesDeocr!c" No#$L%&ert" Ne#' TVMe(t!) E(*%(eer%(*G!"
USAThe station can #e "ie!ed on 1R* pu#lic access channels
throu%hout the UK@ and on :hannel =>1U on U.K. satellite sstem
Oish Eet!ork. It currentl reaches o"er 2U million U.K. homes.WHAT
ARE SOME ALTERNATIVES?(cont.).ultiple di"isions of the %roup ha"e
pu#lished #ooks and articles !hile others ha"e acted as record
la#elsY less pu#lic splinterA%roups ha"e carried out direct action$
and documentar ?lmAmakin%.:rimethInc as a loose or%ani&ation
represents a "ariet of political "ie!s. @none can pu#lish under the
name or create a poster usin% the lo%o. Iach a%ent or %roup of
a%ents operate indi"iduall. @s !ell as the traditional anarchist
opposition to the state and capitalism$ a%ents ha"e$ at times$
ad"ocated a strai%ht ed%e lifestle (no smokin%$ drinkin%$ dru%s$ or
casual seW)$ includin% "e%anism (no eatin% or usin% of animal
products)$ the total elimination of %ender roles$ "iolent
insurrection a%ainst the state$ and the refusal of !ork.Cr%ethI(c+$
also kno!n as :-: or CCr%ethI(c E,-Wor.er' E,-Co))ect%/eC$ is a
decentrali&ed anarchist collecti"e composed of man cells !hich
act independentl of one another. WHAT ARE SOME
ALTERNATIVES?(cont.).edia centers produce print$ audio$ photo$ and
"ideo )ournalism$ #ut are most !ell kno!n for their open pu#lishin%
ne!s!ires( internet !e#lo% sites !here anone !ith internet access
can pu#lish information. The content of an I.: is determined # its
participants$ #oth the users !ho post content$ and mem#ers of the
local Indmedia collecti"e !ho administer the site.The I(d"ed%!
pro0ect !as started in late Eo"em#er of 1=== to report on protests
a%ainst the -TS meetin% that took place in Keattle$ -ashin%ton$ and
to act as an alternati"e media source. D 2GG2$ there !ere ;= local
I.:s around the !orld spread #et!een *1 countries (plus Malestine)
on e"er continent. D
