Bill Moyers on Media Reform 1 / 3

playlist PART 1+2+3 www.youtube.com June 09, 2008 Democracy Now! PART 1 of 3 Bill Moyers on Media Reform: "Democracy Only Works When Ordinary People Claim It as Their Own" Be vigilant. The fate of the cyber-commons is up for grabs here, the future of the mobile web and the benefits of the internet as open architecture. We'll lose that fight without you, because the antidote, the only antidote, to the power of organized money in Washington is the power of organized people at the net roots. So it's up to you to tell the truth about this country we love. It's up to you to tell the truth about what's happening to ordinary people. It's up to you to remind us that democracy only works when ordinary people claim it as their own. It's up to you to write the story of America that leaves no one out. More than 3500 people gathered in Minneapolis this 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. Here are excerpts of the keynote address by legendary journalist Bill Moyers. playlist PART 1+2+3 www.youtube.com