Public Interest

Broadcasters Public Service - Website sponsored by trade organization National Association of Broadcasters to publicize public service contributions of broadcast industry.

Free Press - Media reform organization promoting policies to produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector. Includes how to help, a list of organizations, and a calendar of events.

Media Beat by Norman Solomon - Weekly syndicated column on media and politics, including coverage of media consolidation and its implications. From Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting

National Radio Project - Non-profit organization committed to investigative journalism, analysis, civic participation. Produces "Making Contact" radio program available online.

Smoke in the Eye - PBS Frontline coverage of the facts behind the movie The Insider, regarding the 60 Minutes self-censorship of the tobacco industry story.

What's Local About Local Broadcasting? - Survey of broadcast programming finds very little local or community oriented programs. 1998 survey by the Media Access Project and Benton Foundation.