Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. We'll have a conversation with award-winning journalist John Nichols, co-author of The Death and Life of American Journalism. He argues that journalism has been overrun by commercialism and special interests, far from its earlier purpose as a tool for democracy and public service. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will it take to transform the media and who's already doing it? It's Your Call, with me Rose Aguilar and you

Guest:
John Nichols, award-winning journalist and author

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Why is Ramparts Magazine So Important?

How significant is the short-lived Ramparts magazine to journalism today? On the next Your Call, we'll air a conversation Rose Aguilar recently had with Peter Richardson, the author of A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America. Richardson tells the largely untold story of this influential magazine, which achieved many firsts. It's a pre-taped Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:
Peter Richardson, editorial director at PoliPointPress.

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Your Call 041709 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday media roundtable where we bring in reporters from the mainstream, alternative and international press to discuss the week in American media. This week the captain of an American freighter was freed from Somali pirates, layoffs were announced at the Chronicle and Wednesday was tax day. We'll be joined by Pulitzer Prize winning tax reporter David Cay Johnston; Joe Garofoli, media reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and Peter Waldman from Portfolio Magazine. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did it fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joe Garofoli in San Francisco
Staff reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle where he covers media

David Cay Johnston in LaGuardia
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, former New York Times tax reporter and author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) now out in paperback

Peter Waldman in San Francisco
Contributing Editor for Portfolio Magazine

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Your Call 030309 What do you want to hear from NPR during our media crisis?

What do you want to hear from NPR in the midst of media crisis? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Last December NPR announced the cancellation of Day to Day and News and Notes. It also laid off 64 people, and eliminated 21 other positions. How are the cutbacks going to impact NPR's programming? You can join the conversation by phone or by sending us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are your questions or concerns? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Alicia Shepard, National Public Radio's Ombudsman

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