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PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS, WATCHDOG GROUPS, AND SAVVY ACADEMICS WORKING FOR MEDIA REFORM.

	Know how the media really functions.   KEY PLAYERS IN MEDIA REFORM     Center for Digital Democracy "Commited to preserve and support an internet environment that is open, diverse, and democratic." www.democraticmedia.org     Alliance for Community Media "Assuring everyone's access to electronic media." www.alliancecm.org     Common Cause  "Holding power accountable." www.commoncause.org     Future of Music Coalition "Changing the terms of conversation/transaction between musicians and the music industry." www.futureofmusic.org     Media Access Project "Practicing public interest telecommunications law." www.mediaaccess.org     Consumers Union "Working for a fair and safe marketplace for all." www.consumersunion.org     Consumer Federation of America "Watchdog of rising cable prices and anti-consumer practices." www.consumerfed.org     U.S. Public Interest Research Group "Working to keep the Internet as free and open as our society." www.uspirg.org     Media and Democracy Coalition "News center for media and media reform activities." www.commondreams.org     Media Alliance "Promoting diverse, accountable, and ethical media." www.media-alliance.org                                                              Excellent new books for your interest and research:     "Digital Destiny: New Media and the Future of Democracy," by Jeff Chester, New Press, 2007. Jeff's blog is at www.democraticmedia.org/jcblog/   "The Problem of the Media," by Robert W. McChesney (also author of Rich Media, Poor Democracy.)   "The New Media Monopoly," by Ben Bagdikian, Beacon Press. Ben's website is at www.benbagdikian.com     Also of interest:   "Media Man: Ted Turner's Improbable Empire," by Ken Auletta, Enterprise, 2004. Ken is the media writer for The New Yorker. Access his articles at his website at: www.kenauletta.com