[CIMC-work] [NLGchicago] Fwd: Coca Cola Boycott on Chicago Independent Television (wINDY TV)

[jrfennerty at aol.com]

See The Coca-Cola Boycott on Chicago Independent Television (wINDY TV)

The broadcast premiere of Chicago Independent Television is set for
Sunday, February 8th @ 930 pm on CAN-TV, local cable channel #19.

Produced by Chicago Indymedia's video collective, this television show
aims to provide a true alternative to corporate television news not only
in content, but also in terms of organizational structure. "Profit driven
news shows aren't really interested in informing or educating the public.
They want to manipulate the public for revenue. Imagine if you had the
news delivered to you by people that cared more about providing
information and less about selling information--that would be Chicago
Independent Television," self-quote.

The video collective, a convergence of media activists, filmmakers,
corporate and amateur videographers, came into being because of a common
desire to tell the stories that corporate media marginalizes or ignores.

The lead story in episode #1 documents Chicago activists commemorating the
anniversary of the assassination of Isidro Segundo Gil. (For more
information see http://colombiaactionnetwork.org) Other stories include an
interview with Reverend Jose Landaverde about the Latino Union and
coverage of protests against police brutality and racial injustice that
took place in St. Joseph.

Fittingly, episode #1 is rounded out by scathing criticisms of corporate
media from the likes of Studs Terkel, Amy Goodman, Al Franken and Billy
Bragg from their speeches and performances at the Be the Media Conference
and the National Conference on Media Reform.

There will be a repeat airing on Monday, February 9th at 430 pm. Check out
www.chicago.indymedia for more information about the collective.