Whose Democracy Is It? Public Radio Stations and Networks to Examine

[Robbien]

BBV interest. They are having a debate on touch screen voting machines--see snipped paragraph

Whose Democracy Is It? Public Radio Stations and Networks to Examine Health Of Democracy in America November 3-9, 2003

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of public radio stations, shows, networks and independent producers across the country and abroad are announcing plans today to ignite a nationwide debate this November 3-9 on the health of American democracy.
From the lingering effects of the Florida vote count to homeland security, from democracy building in Iraq to Wall Street scandals, the health of America's democracy has been in the news and on people's minds. This November, as the 2004 presidential campaign heats up, public radio stations nationwide will ask "Whose Democracy Is It?"

The week of special coverage will examine what's working, what's broken and what can be done to strengthen American democracy, in the words of the people who live it -- from young people, immigrants and housing advocates to Gospel singers, subway artists and "cyber" activists. It will involve more than 60 feature reports, town hall meetings, call-ins, commentaries and cultural programs, as well as documentaries, investigative reports and interactive web tools.

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Whose Vote Counts?, a hard-hitting documentary that explores new voter ID laws that could further disenfranchise lower-class citizens and why the latest high-tech voting machines being installed across the country with federal funds could expand the problems we witnessed in Florida during the 2000 election. (Produced by Minnesota Public Radio's American RadioWorks and the Center for Investigative Reporting.)

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030903/cgw031_1.html

[qb]

1. This should be hot!

American RadioWorks had some kick-ass public interest shows.

[LeftHander]

2. No more funding for Public Broadcasting....

Repukes will see to that....

[JPace]

3. Repug think tanks will be working

overtime (with pay of course/no pay is for
the lower classes).

Their challenge? "How can we keep Americans
from tuning into this topic?"

1) New Lacy Peterson scandals

2) Focus on sharks chomping on people in California

3) Have more color code days and release
names of terrorists on the loose in the country
(Be sure to add that nuclear material is missing
and one of the terrorists was last seen in the
vicinity)

4) Please add your own ideas....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. Iran or Syria present significant threat to national security

and require immediate pre-emptive action to avoid Armageddon.

[damnraddem]

5. Canada is out of control, what with new laws allowing pot and gay marriage

"We must invade! Total Toronto! Onslaught on Ottawa! Manhandle Montreal! Victory over Victoria! Whip Winnipeg!" Or, simply: "On to Ontario!"

And then there are always the Swiss, if we need a war in Europe. Strike up the band!

[AndyTiedye]

6. They'd need something scarier than that

5) :nuke::nuke::nuke: in North Korea