NYC Steps Up to the Mic
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A crowd of more than 400 people packed into the Town Meeting on Media Diversity last night in New York City, voicing concerns about greater media consolidation to Federal Communications Commissioners Michael J. Copps and Jonathan Adelstein.
The town meeting lasted hours as dozens — including M1 from hip-hop group Dead Prez and Afrika Bambaataa — lined up to testify about the increasing invisibility of people of color in mainstream media.
The NYC community-organized event was presented by the National Hispanic Media Coalition, National Latino Media Council, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, National Institute for Latino Policy, R.E.A.C.Hip-Hop and Free Press.
Among the panelists that testified before the commissioners were Betty Ellen Berlamino, vice president/general manager, WPIX-TV; Arlene Davila, professor, New York University; Juan Gonzalez, columnist, Daily News; Mona Mangan , executive director, Writer’s Guild of America East; and Anthony Riddle, executive director, Alliance for Community Media.
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