independent media

Keith Olbermann wrote to me apropos my F Word on Monday. Following news of a corporation-brokered truce between MSNBC and FOX, I'd written that while the two networks pose as divided - and play up social divides for ratings - they actually stand united when it comes to corporate profits. According to a New York Times report, General Electric, which owns MSNBC, reined in their host Keith Olbermann  as part of a deal to call off Bill O'Reilly's questioning of GE's business. A notable example of corporate interests trumping ratings - several commentators thought - myself included.

The New York State Senate is now back in the hands of Republicans due to two Democratic defections, but the fate of the LGBT and AIDS agendas are up in the air, including a late-breaking story that out gay Sen. Tom Duane is in negotiations with the new Republican-led caucus about bringing the marriage equality bill to the floor. "Gay USA," hosted by Ann Northrop and Andy Humm, offers comprehensive weekly news and analysis by and about the LGBTQ community.

The Coffee House is a monthly, hour-long, cable TV magazine of public affairs and the arts. The program is taped at Montgomery Community Television in Rockville, MD, and airs regularly on eleven cable channels in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, reaching over five million people. Now in its tenth season, The Coffee House has won numerous awards; "it's what public TV is supposed to be." The producer of The Coffee House is Mark Cohen.

A panel discussion on the role of media in creating sustainable communities and movements, with Vera Allen, Kyle Harris, Celia Herrera, Rose Brunnin, and Jeff Campbell.