Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, It's our Friday media roundtable. This week, we'll mark the one-year anniversary of the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. How are the media keeping the story alive? This week also marks the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Who is connecting the ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan to what happened 25 years ago in Ukraine? We'll be joined by independent journalist Dahr Jamail, Left Turn's Jordan Flaherty and photojournalist Michael Forster Rothbart. He spent two years in Chernobyl, chronicling the lives of workers there. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dahr Jamail, an independent journalist

Jordan Flaherty, a journalist and editor of Left Turn Magazine

Michael Forster Rothbart, a freelance photojournalist

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of President Obama's decision to lift the oil-drilling ban. We'll also talk about coverage of the rescued miners in Chile and the lack of coverage of mining disasters in the U.S. and Mexico. We'll be joined by Left Turn's Jordan Flaherty, the Washington Independent's Andrew Restuccia and independent journalist Franc Contreras. Join us at 11 a.m or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andrew Restuccia, Energy and Environment Reporter at The Washington Independent

Franc Contreras, an independent reporter based in Mexico. He has been reporting for NPR, the BBC, and CBC Radio in Toronto, and Aljazeera Network.

Jordan Flaherty, editor of Left Turn Magazine

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What are the long-term effects of the BP oil disaster?

What are we learning about the long-term effects of the BP oil disaster? On the next Your Call we'll talk about the ongoing recovery of the Gulf Coast in the wake of the BP oil disaster. The long-term impact could be worse than the short-term -- especially for health. How are people and ecosystems of the Gulf adapting to the spill? What could be lost for good? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's really happening in the Gulf? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anne Rolfes, founding director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade
Dr. Chris Pincetich, marine biologist with the Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Cherri Foytlin, citizen activist in Rayne, LA
Gregg Hall, citizen activist in Pensacola, FL

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, the investigative news website Wikileaks revealed 92,000 classified documents on the war in Afghanistan, including evidence of widespread civilian casualties, to the Guardian, the New York Times and Der Speigel. While some are calling it the biggest leak in intelligence history, others say the documents expose nothing new about the war. How did the news media cover the new information? And what is Wikileaks and how will it change investigative reporting? We'll also discuss the latest news on the BP disaster.

We'll be joined by The Guardian's Nick Davies, who reported extensively on the leaked documents, independent journalist Rick Rowley, who just returned from six weeks in Afghanistan, Time's Tim McGirk, and journalist Dahr Jamail, who is continuing to cover the disaster in the Gulf for IPS and others. Join the conversation live at 11am or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Nick Davies, a reporter with The Guardian and bestselling author of Flat Earth News, on falsehood and distortion in the media.

Dahr Jamail, an independent journalist, author, and blogger who currently writes for the Inter Press Service, Le Monde Diplomatique, and many other outlets. He authored Beyond the Green Zone; his stories have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald in Scotland, Al-Jazeera, the Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and the Independent.

Richard Rowley, an independent journalist with Big Noise Films, who just returned from a six-week trip to Afghanistan where he was embedded with a U.S. Marine division in Marjah.

Tim McGirk, Time Magazine's Jerusalem Bureau Chief

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundable. This week, the Washington Post began a series on the secret world of privatized intelligence. What did we learn from their two-year investigation? What was missing? We'll also discuss coverage of the economy, unemployment, and the latest news on the oil disaster. We'll be joined by Tim Shorrock, investigative reporter and author of Spies for Hire, and Andy Kroll, an economics reporter for Mother Jones. Where did you see the best reporting this week? What grabbed your attention? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andy Kroll, a reporter in the Washington, DC, bureau of Mother Jones magazine. He's written for The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and Salon, and is also an associate editor at TomDispatch.com.

Tim Shorrock, investigative journalist and labor activist. He is the author of Spies For Hire: The Secret World of Outsourced Intelligence.

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What can we learn from the Gulf oil disaster?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Exxon Valdez survivor and marine biologist Riki Ott and Texas shrimper-turned-activist Diane Wilson. They've been helping workers in the Gulf organize to defend the environment, their jobs, and their own health. How has the BP catastrophe changed your view of the environment, our economy, and our democracy? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Has this oil spill brought us to a crossroads? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Riki Ott, marine biologist and author of Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Diane Wilson, former Texas shrimp boat captain and author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas

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What role should the environmental movement play in the Gulf?

In the midst of the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history, what role should the environmental movement play? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Carl Pope, former executive director of the Sierra Club. The ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has created a debate within the environmental movement about policies. So how are groups like the Sierra Club influencing policy? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. And do you think they are applying enough pressure on the White House? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Carl Pope is the former executive director of the Sierra Club, and currently its executive chairman.

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How is corporate power shaping American science?

How is corporate power shaping American science? On the next Your Call, we'll replay a conversation with Naomi Oreskes, author of Merchants of Doubt. With corporate dollars driving research agendas, are scientists losing their trust among the broader public? How do you assess the independence of scientists? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Should the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico make us reconsider partnerships like that between BP and UC Berkeley? And how can truly independent science be funded? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:
Naomi Oreskes, professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California-San Diego and an author.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll continue discussing coverage of the expanding oil disaster. Who is writing about vulnerable communities? We'll also discuss coverage of financial reform legislation and the G20 summit in Canada, which is costing Canadian taxpayers more than one billion dollars. We'll be joined by the Washington Independent's Anne Lowery, ColorLines' Brentin Mock and Toronto Star's Olivia Ward. Join us live at 11 or send 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:
Olivia Ward, a foreign affairs writer for the Toronto Star

Brentin Mock, a New Orleans-based reporter who contributes regularly to TheRoot.com and ColorLines

Annie Lowery, an economic reporter with the Washington Independent


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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we continue discussing coverage of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico as the BP CEO goes to Washington. We'll also discuss coverage of Afghanistan and the timing of NY Times' reporting of nearly one trillion dollars of untapped minerals in that country. We'll be joined by Wall Street Journal's Stephen Power, Yahoo's John Cook and freelance journalist Anna Badken. She is just back from Afghanistan. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anna Badkhen, a freelance journalist who has covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Chechnya and Kashmir.

John Cook, a senior national reporter/blogger for Yahoo! News

Stephen Power, staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He covers the Departments of Energy and Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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How is corporate power shaping American science?

How is corporate power shaping American science? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Naomi Oreskes, author of Merchants of Doubt. With corporate dollars driving research agendas, are scientists losing their trust among the broader public? How do you assess the independence of scientists? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Should the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico make us reconsider partnerships like that between BP and UC Berkeley? And how can truly independent science be funded? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Naomi Oreskes, professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California San Diego and an author.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll continue with our coverage of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the targeting of immigrants involved in oil clean up. We'll also talk about coverage of the Gaza-bound Flotilla and California election results. We'll be joined by investigative journalist, Max Blumenthal in Tel Aviv, Color Line's Brentin Mock, and journalist Joe Mathews. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joe Mathews is a journalist and a contributing writer at the Los Angeles Times.

Max Blumenthal is a senior writer for The Daily Beast and contributor to outlets including The Nation, Al Jazeera English, and Salon.com.

Brentin Mock is a New Orleans-based reporter.

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How will the BP disaster affect us long-term?

What are the long-term environmental effects of the BP oil disaster? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the devastation we're seeing, along with the hidden casualties. We're facing months of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, at a rate now close to 100,000 barrels per day, according to scientist Ira Leifer. How will that affect life above and below the surface in the Gulf and beyond?

Guests:
Richard Steiner, a retired marine conservation professor at the University of Alaska
Shaye Wolf, PhD., staff biologist for the Center for Biological Diversity
Carl Safina, ecologist, marine conservationist, and president of Blue Ocean Institute
Riki Ott, marine biologist, activist, and author of Not One Drop: Promises, Betrayal, and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico -- the oil is now close to Florida -- and the escalation of violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We'll be joined by Daily Beast's Rick Outzen and independent journalist Pratap Chatterjee. Join us live at 11 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Rick Outzen, publisher and editor of Independent News, the alternative newsweekly for Northwest Florida

Pratap Chatterjee, an investigative journalist and progressive author.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we discuss coverage of the ongoing oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, rising tensions between North and South Korea and Wall Street Reform. We'll be joined by Washington Independent's Annie Lowrey, Christian Science Monitor's Don Kirk -- he'll be joining us from South Korea -- and Times-Picayune's Chris Kirkham. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Chris Kirkham, staff writer at the Times-Picayune, covering St. Bernard Parish and coastal issues

Annie Lowrey, economy reporter with Washington Independent

Donald Kirk, Korea Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. He is author of Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we continue with our coverage of the expanding oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, US plans to pursue UN sanctions against Iran, and Midterm Election Primaries. We'll be joined by Huffington Post's Marcus Baram, freelance journalist Reese Erlich and The American Independent News Network's editor John Amick.

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Marcus Baram, a news editor at the Huffington Post
Reese Erlich, an investigative reporter, and broadcast journalist
John Amick, an editor with The American Independent News Network

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of President Hamid Karzai's 4-day visit to Washington, the role of money in politics and the ever-growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We'll be joined by Propublica's Marian Wang, National Journal's Peter Stone and Guardian's Jonathan Steele. Join us live at 11 or send 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:
Marian Wang, ProPublica's reporter-blogger.

Peter H. Stone, a journalist covering lobbying and campaign finance issues for National Journal.

Jonathan Steele, Guardian's Senior Foreign Correspondent for the Guardian.

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What does offshore drilling mean to you?

As one of the country's greatest environmental disasters unfolds in the Gulf of Mexico, what do we need to know about offshore drilling? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the country's oil rigs, how they operate, and the long-term human and environmental consequences of oil spills. Who should be held responsible and what are the politics involved?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Will this latest tragedy change U.S. domestic energy policies? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Riki Ott--marine biologist and author of Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Lisa Margonelli--journalist and author of Oil on the Brain: Adventures from Pump to Pipeline

Troy Wetzel--fishing boat captain from Venice, Louisiana

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the upcoming general election in Great Britain, the human and environmental cost of the oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico and the debate about Wall Street on Capitol Hill. And what was done well? We'll be joined by Propublica's Jake Bernstein, Huffington Post's Marcus Baram and Globe and Mail London Bureau chief's Doug Saunders.

Join us live at 11 or send 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:
Jake Bernstein, author, and an investigative reporter for ProPublica.
Marcus Baram, a news editor at the Huffington Post.
Doug Saunders, the chief of the Globe and Mail's London-based European Bureau.

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Your Call 040909 What's the legacy of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill?

Beyond the petroleum scum that still fouls the beaches of Prince William Sound, what is the legacy of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill? On the next Your Call we'll mark the 20th anniversary of the spill by speaking with Riki Ott, author of Not One Drop: Promises, Betrayal, and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Before getting her doctorate in marine toxicology with a specialty in oil pollution, she was a community activist and a fisherm'am in Alaska. The millions of tons of oil released by the Exxon Valdez was a catastrophe for the ecology and the economy of the Alaskan coast. In her book, Ott tells the story of the fight to hold Exxon responsible. Last June, that effort was dealt a terrible blow when the Supreme Court cut the punitive damages award by 90%. Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. San Francisco had a close call two years ago when the Cosco Busan struck the Bay Bridge and leaked a small amount of oil; have we learned the lessons from the experience of our northern neighbors? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Riki Ott in Alaska
A commercial salmon "fisherma'am," Dr. Riki Ott (PhD in marine biology) experienced firsthand the devastating effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and chose to do something about it. Ott retired from fishing and founded three nonprofit organizations to deal with lingering harm. Her previous book on the spill is Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$. She lives in Cordova, Alaska.

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