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As Verizon Declares Truce with Unions, Labor and Allies Need to Keep Up the Pressure in Contract Fight

22 August 2011 - 12:00am | superuser
by Jason Pramas

Late on August 6th, as their contract expired, over 45,000 unionized Verizon workers went out on strike after management refused to budge on its demands for dozens of concessions from the leadership of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Much grassroots excitement ensued, despite the (unfortunately typical) poor coverage of the labor fight in much of the mainstream news media.

News Corp. Protest Was Good First Outing for Boston Media Reform Network, Better Coverage Needed

8 August 2011 - 11:30pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas

If I was writing a standard Open Media Boston news article on last Thursday’s Rally to Make Fox History, the introduction would read something like this “Over 40 advocates from the Boston Media Reform Network held a rally in front of the Massachusetts State House to demand that Congress hold hearings on the scandal that has engulfed the media conglomerate News Corp. in the United Kingdom and now threatens to spread to the United States.

Join the Boston Rally to Make Fox History, 8/4, 12 Noon

1 August 2011 - 11:23am | superuser
by Jason Pramas

First things first. Open Media Boston encourages all of our viewers to turn out to an important protest this Thursday, August 4th at 12 noon in front of the Massachusetts State House - the Boston Rally to Make Fox History. The event is being called by the new Boston Media Reform Network that your faithful Editor/Publisher has been working rather hard on since its launch in May. The aim of the event is to do our part to pressure Congress to hold hearings on the various criminal activities that media giant News Corp.

OMB Editor Flees City for a Week, Staff Maintains State of Catlike Readiness

16 July 2011 - 11:56pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas

Hot on the heels of a so-called "break" to attend my regular MFA Visual Arts residency in late June, your faithful Open Media Boston Editor/Publisher is now taking an actual week off - a rare occurrence. And one that's increasingly rare for all working Americans, I know. So, yeah, I'm fried. It's been a long time since I've gotten off the workaday hamster wheel, and I look forward to a few days off.

Open Media Boston 2011 Summer Appeal

6 July 2011 - 11:29pm | admin
by Jason Pramas

Over the next couple of months, we’ll be holding some fundraisers for Open Media Boston - in person and online - with the aim of building the new website that we’ve been wanting for round about two years now. We’ve long-since reached the limit of what we can do with this our first website, and feel that we can only grow and continue to present more of the progressive news and views we’ve become known for with a web presence that makes use of the latest technology.

OMB Editor Takes School Break ... Staff Continues to Look Busy

17 June 2011 - 8:57am | superuser
by Jason Pramas

Just a note to Open Media Boston viewers that I'll be taking a break from my editorial duties until after June 26th - while I attend the summer residency of my MFA program at an art school somewhere in a land we call America. Somewhere strange and mysterious where the r is rarely pronounced, and where history mingles with the annoying and largely pointless spectacle of victory parades for archaic northern sports that have long ceased to be enjoyed by anyone within the city limits. But I digress ... anyhow, I'm out like trout. Have fun while I'm away ... well, kinda away.

Mass. Immigrant Advocates Score a Win in S-Comm Fight

8 June 2011 - 10:25pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas

It was nice to see a victory for Massachusetts immigrants this week. Under pressure from a growing coalition of progressive organizations, Gov. Deval Patrick announced his opposition to the controversial Department of Homeland Security Secure Communities plan on Monday. S-Comm, as it was dubbed, would have mandated local police (who are generally not responsible for enforcing federal immigration law) to send the fingerprints of everyone arrested - not convicted, as the Mass.

Another View on the Carson Beach Dustup

31 May 2011 - 11:14pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas

Yesterday, Boston news outlets were aflame with reports of “gang-related” fights breaking out at Dorchester’s Carson Beach. Over 1,000 young people were said to be present. The altercations were even said to have been announced over various social media - especially Facebook. Since most of the “14-19 year old” (which we know because there were clearly teams of sociologists present doing on the spot statistical analysis) kids on the beach were observed to be mostly black and latino, much of the reporting - and especially the public comment on the reporting - was shot through with racism.

Boston Media Reform Network Launched as Progressive Voice in Regional Media Politics

11 August 2013 - 8:05pm | admin
by superuser

Yesterday 30 people - a nice mix of media professionals academics and advocates - founded the new Boston media reform network at a meeting at the encuentro 5 movement space in Chinatown. Sure that may not be the name that the network will end up using. And true we’re not exactly sure what projects we’ll be working on yet. But it’s a good sign that we’ve gotten past the initial hurdle of launching a group that will work on progressive media reform campaigns in Massachusetts. I say “we” because I was chairing the meeting.

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