Dates: TBA Location: New College, Mission Campus in S.F. (call for room number) In this class we’ll review the structures of U.S. media, the disintegration of federal regulation of the media, and the effects of these phenomena on content. We’ll study activists' responses to the corporate-controlled media, including: the media analysis strategy pioneered by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, the movements for cable access televison and microradio, the development of indymedia.org, and media activist campaigns including non-violent direct action. Students will participate in a media analysis project or a media campaign to be determined by the class participants. Instructor: Andrea Buffa is a nationally-recognized media activist, journalist, and media spokesperson. She is the former Executive Director of Media Alliance, now a board member, and has worked for the Pacifica Campaign.