Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss the coverage of the violence in Iraq, the House and Senate health care bill and the future of newspapers. We'll be joined by David Baker of the S.F. Chronicle, The Huffington Post's Danielle Ivory, and The Guardian's Martin Chulov in Iraq. Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting?

You can join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Baker, San Francisco Chronicle staff writer
Danielle Ivory, Huffington Post Investigative Fund staff reporter
Martin Chulov, Iraq correspondent for The Guardian and The Observer

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What Makes Women Prisoners Different?

What makes women prisoners different? California is home to the world's largest women's prison, and the women are the fastest growing segment of the prison population. Why are so many more women going to prison? What is the impact of women's imprisonment on our communities? And are the strategies for cutting women's prison populations different, too?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What makes women prisoners different? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Beverly Henry, longtime member of the California Coalition for Women Prisons and Justice Now, an advocacy organization for women prisoners, who was recently released from prison.

Hafsa Al-amin, development director for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Victoria Law, author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women.

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What's the Best Path to Gay Rights?

Now that the LGBT movement has an ally in the White House, how are activists gearing up to push for real change rather than feel-good rhetoric? What's the best strategy for advancing gay rights today? The state LGBT marriage equality movement seems bitterly divided on whether to challenge Proposition 8 in 2010 or 2012. Are we ready for that fight again? Is there enough money to be raised in a recession? And how would this battle in California affect the push for equality in Washington DC?

Join us live at 11 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's the best strategy for advancing gay rights today? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Rick Jacobs, founder and chair of the Courage Campaign, an online organizing network pushing for progressive change in California.

Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, which works to achieve equality and secure legal protections for LGBT people.

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Has Obama Repaired our International Image?

How is it different to be an American abroad now that President Obama is in the White House? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the experiences Americans have when traveling overseas. The Bush Administration's policies severely tarnished the U.S. image globally. That has changed with President Obama in office and the House has passed a bill to launch a campaign promoting travel to the U.S. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What travel experiences stand out for you? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Mike Barish, a freelance writer specializing in travel

Robert Reid, Lonely Planet's U.S. Travel Editor and spokesperson

John Vlahides, travel writer, co-founder of 71Miles.com, & TV host of National Geographic Adventure

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Manufactured in America?

Can you have a healthy economy without manufacturing? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how recession has accelerated the departure of manufacturing jobs from the U.S. How does that change our economy? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Should restoring manufacturing jobs to the U.S. be a priority? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Bacon, San Francisco labor journalist

Harley Shaiken, professor of labor and global economics at UC Berkeley

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it is our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss the FCC's Ruling on Network Neutrality and the Goldstone report regarding the assault in Gaza. As CNN is airing "Latinos in America," a number of groups are asking CNN to dump Lou Dobbs. Do these campaigns affect coverage? Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting? Join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Matt Smith, SF Weekly Writer

Tim Karr, Campaign Director for Free Press and coordinator of the
SaveTheInternet.com Coalition

Jordan Flaherty, an editor of Left Turn Magazine

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Spreading the Atheist Gospel?

Evangelizing for atheism? You've seen the ads on the Muni buses: "Imagine no religion" and other quotes from famous non-believers promoting the Freedom From Religion Foundation. It's part of a small wave of pro-atheist media that's risen over the past few years. Is the campaign a sign of a broadening public discourse about faith and the lack of it? Or does it insult religious people and widen the divide between people of faith and their non-believing neighbors?

Join us live at 11 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you think of the rise of Athiesm? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Reverend Scotty McLennan, dean of Religious Life at Stanford.

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Will Young People Save the Earth?

What can we learn from the next generation of environmental activists? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with winners of this year's David Brower Youth Awards, which honors young people for their achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. Do you know a young person who's inspired you to do more to protect the environment?

Join us live at 11 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is there a heightened environmental consciousness in the next generation? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Sharon Smith, program director for the Brower Youth Awards & New Leaders Initiative

Robin Bryan, a 21-year-old student from Canada whose project protects 1 million acres of forest in Canada from industrial logging.

Alec Loorz, a 15-year-old student from Southern California, who initiated Kids vs. Global Warming and is the youngest presenter of Al Gore's "The Climate Project."

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What's the State of the Arts in the Arab World?

What's the state of artistic expression in the Arab world? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with three filmmakers at this year's Arab Film Festival. What are the boundaries of free expression in the Arab world and how do they differ from one country to the next? What can we learn about the Middle East through cinematic narratives? Join us live at 11 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What impacts have political and economic change had on what artists can put into the public realm? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michel Shehadeh, executive director of the Arab Film Festival

Ibrahim El-Batout, an Egyptian filmmaker based in Cairo and director of Ein Shams (or Eye of the Sun)

Kalthoum Bornaz, Tunisian filmmaker and director of The Other Half of the Sky

Najwa Najjar, Palestinian filmmaker and director of Pomegranates and Myrrh

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Agenda for a New Economy: Does public housing have a future?

The federal government has destroyed tens of thousands of public housing units in the last decade and is considering a plan that would push more people into the private housing market with vouchers. Why have even liberals turned their back on building housing for the poor? And what are the results for the people who depend on the government for a place to live? You can join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's future of public housing? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Tiffany Gardner, the director of the Human Right to Housing Program at the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative

Ethel Long-Scott, executive director of the Women's Economic Agenda Project

Robbie Clark, organizer with Just Cause Oakland

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it is our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss the coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the healthcare bill and whether California is a failed state. We'll be joined by Gail Chaddock of Christian Science Monitor, McClatchy's Nancy Youssef and Calitics' Brian Leubitz. Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting? You can join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor staff writer

Nancy Youssef, McClatchy's chief Pentagon correspondent

Brian Leubitz, publisher & editor of Calitics.com, a news and commentary site about California politics from a progressive perspective

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What does our food media say about who we are?

What does our food media say about who we are? Is it about great recipes, or something more? Iron Chef, Rachel Ray, The Minimalist, Hells Kitchen, Martha Stewart and Julie and Julia, the Food Network--what do they all mean about our relationship to food, and who we are? Can learning about food take us somewhere beyond the kitchen? If you subscribe to a cooking magazine or watch food shows on TV, what are you looking for? Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does our food media say about us? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Jane Goldman, editor in chief of Chow.com

Lisa Jervis, founder of Bitch Magazine and author of Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Local, Healthy Eating

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What's the best way to break the cycle of gang violence?

What's the best way to break the cycle of gang violence? The U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of Ed recently called for a national conversation on youth violence. We'll look at the "Ceasefire" project that's been implemented in Boston, Salinas, Stockton and Oakland. Can the threat of swift punishment, coupled with promise of job training and social services stop gang violence? And does it get at the root problems that drive young people to gangs?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's the best way to stop the cycle of gang violence? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Julie Reynolds of the Monterey Country Herald.

Victor Rios, professor of Sociology at UC Santa Barbara.

Jose Gomez and Ralph Womack, Stockton Operation Peacekeepers.

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What Do You Want to Know About the Swine Flu Vaccine?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the controversial vaccination. The United States has ordered 195 million doses, and public health officials have to make tough choices about who should be vaccinated. Some states are mandating the vaccine for health workers. Are you planning to take the vaccine?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How should we balance the risks of an epidemic versus individual choice? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Art Reingold, professor and head of the Division of Epidemiology at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Christian Sandrock, assistant professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC Davis School of Medicine

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Your Call 101209 Agenda for a New Economy--Income Gap Widens

How are you coping with the financial crisis? On the next Your Call, we continue our Monday series Agenda for a New Economy by focusing on the widening income gap. Last year, median income fell. How are people managing? Spending less? Moving to cheaper cities? Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you make less than the median income, what changes have you made to cope with the crisis? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Arloc Sherman, a senior researcher at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He is a specialist in the impact of poverty and public policy on child development.

Alissa Anderson, the deputy director of the California Budget Project

Catherine Goerz, a filmmaker and director and producer of the documentary, RE:Invention.

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Your Call 100909 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it is our Friday Media Roundtable. This week marked the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. The Senate passed a $636 billion military spending bill, and as the debate on healthcare continues, more Americans are putting off doctors' visits, to save money. We will be joined from Kabul by freelance journalist Aunohita Mojumdar, McClatchy's David Lightman and freelance journalist Eric Stoner. Where did you see the best reporting this week?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feeback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Lightman, Washington Bureau correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers.

Aunohita Mojumdar, a freelance journalist based in Kabul. She has reported on the South Asian region for the past 18 years.

Eric Stoner is a freelance journalist based in New York, and an adjunct professor at St. Peter's College.

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Your Call 100809 What's a Blue-Dog Democrat anyway?

What's a Blue-Dog Democrat anyway? Democrats call them the biggest impediment to Obama's agenda, but many might support a public healthcare option. So who are the Blue Dogs? How much influence do they have? Are they responding to their constituents or is it about reelection alone? And why are they Democrats?

We'll be joined by Josh Israel and Aaron Metha, political reporters for the Center for Public Integrity, and U.C. Berkeley political science professor David Karol, author of the forthcoming book Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management.

Guests:
Aaron Metha, Political Reporter, Center for Public Integrity.

Josh Israel, Political Reporter, Center for Public Integrity.

David Karol, Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley and author of the forthcoming book Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management.

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Your Call 100709 The Commons: California's Water Crisis

California is running out of water. After three years of drought, is it the day of reckoning for California's water system? How do we get water to California's farms, businesses and houses, and still leave enough for the fish? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. How can we share California's limited water with everyone, and still save enough for the future? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dave Runston in Davis
Policy director with the Community Alliance with Family Farms and the California Agricultural Water Stewardship Initiative.

John Cain in the studio
Director of conservation for flood management at American Rivers. He previously served as the Director of Restoration Programs at the Natural Heritage Institute in San Francisco.

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Your Call 100609 What's on the docket for the Supreme Court?

What's on the docket for the Supreme Court? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the new Supreme Court session and its upcoming cases. The court is scheduled to hear 55 cases in the new term. What are the high-profile cases and which ones could change our lives while we're not paying attention? You can join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feeback@yourcallradio.org. What are the early signs about the role Sonia Sotomayor will play on the Court? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Vikram Amar, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of law at the University of California, Davis School of Law

David Savage, Los Angeles Times Supreme Court reporter

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Your Call 100509 Is cheaper always better?

Is living more cheaply part of the solution to our economic crisis or part of the problem? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Laura Weber, author of In Cheap We Trust. During economic hard times, questions about consumption and frugality become more urgent. Does an emphasis on thrift lead us to a more simple way to live or to Sam's Club? Join us live at 11:00 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Was there ever a time when thrift was the norm in America? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Lauren Weber, journalist and author of the new book In Cheap We Trust.

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Your Call 100209 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week the Senate Finance Committee voted down plans for a public option in health care. The White House announced it might not be able to close Guantanamo prison by January, and there's a renewed focus on the Iranian nuclear program. We'll be joined by Andreas Zumach, who covers the UN for the German daily Die Tagezeitung, Huffington Post's Ryan Grim, and ProPublica's Dafna Linzer. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did journalists fall short? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Ryan Grim, senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post

Dafna Linzer, senior reporter with ProPublica

Andreas Zumach, a journalist reporting on the United Nations in Geneva, for the German newspaper "Die tageszeitung" (taz)

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Your Call 100109 What's ahead for the U.S. in the world?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Noam Chomsky, celebrated linguist and leading critic of American foreign policy. As the U.S. sits down for direct talks with Iran, does Chomsky see a less confrontational foreign policy under Obama? What does the coup in Honduras mean for Latin America?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does a self-avowed anarchist like Chomsky find common ground with one-time coup leader Hugo Chavez? It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.

Guest:
Noam Chomsky, noted linguist and a leading public intellectual.

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