From Carolyn Byerly
This is an alert to those of you interested in media regulation, and/or the
US media's dismal coverage of the Iraq war, that you may want to watch Bill
Moyers' public affairs program on media and democracy.
NOW with Bill Moyers
April 4, 2003 at 9pm E.T. on PBS
(check local listings at  <http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html>
http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html)

This week NOW with Bill Moyers presents a special one hour focus on the
media and democracy.

Bill Moyers talks to Greg Mitchell about how the war in Iraq is being
covered by the American media. Mitchell has edited several national
magazines and written eight nonfiction books for major publishers and serves
as editor of Editor & Publisher, the authoritative weekly magazine covering
the newspaper industry in North America

As the FCC considers further deregulating corporate media, big media may get
even bigger.  NOW goes inside the debate over relaxing restrictions that
could result in multi-billion dollar media conglomerates gaining more
control over the nation's radio and television airwaves.  Opponents of media
consolidation fear that giving these giants a free pass to let the
marketplace rule could severely affect the ability of journalists to be
independent.  If deregulation does take place, can democracy survive without
the diversity of ideas presented by a truly free press?

And Bill Moyers reports on the stories not being covered by the news.
Those of you who live outside the US can obtain the details about Moyers'
program after it airs at < <http://www.pbs.org> www.pbs.org>