Independent, Community Media - Wed 6pm

First consolidation put fewer and fewer corporations in charge of more and more media outlets. Then, the economic downturn forced the closure of large and small newspapers across the country. And finally, the relentless drive for profits at any cost has put hundreds of professional journalists out of work. The question is: how can democracy survive when there is no one watching the people in power? The answer, says Amy Goodman, Jim Hightower, Robert McChesney and Bill Moyers is a strong, active, financially healthy, community-based media.

Hear what they have to say about the importance of community and local media like KSER…and stand up and be counted.