Bridging the Media Gap - Wed 6pm

The political establishment determines the boundaries of conventional discourse. The media mostly function as a kind of Hallelujah chorus praising the system of power and privilege but ever quick to highlight the sexual peccadilloes of individual politicians, celebrity sightings and divorces, steroids and sports, extreme weather and sensational crime usually missing children. The trees are closely examined and the forest is totally missed. An independent media free from corporate control can break through the spin and be the span that provides genuine information that links citizens to reality rather than fantasy. Amy Goodman is the award-winning host of "Democracy Now" the daily syndicated radio and TV program. She's the author of "The Exception to the Rulers" and "Breaking the Sound Barrier."