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June 12, 2008

“Democracy Only Works When Ordinary People Claim It as Their Own”

by Amy Goodman, DemocracyNow!, USA - More than 3,500 people gathered in Minneapolis last weekend for the fourth annual National Conference for Media Reform, organized by the group Free Press. The thousands of participants took part in panel discussions and strategized on efforts to fight media consolidation and democratize the airwaves. We play the electrifying keynote address by legendary journalist Bill Moyers.

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