Activists Describe Multi-Media Tools For Message
Grassroots activism has become a multiplatform venture, said media panelists at the 2007 Take Back America conference. Collaborations between bloggers, filmmakers, and Web sites combined with the efforts of local activists on the ground were responsible for the spring shutdowns of two presidential debates Fox News sought to host. The debates were controversial for Democrats due to arguments over whether or not Fox News could be an unbiased host, and whether it should be considered a legitimate news source, panelists said.
“The victory you just saw described could not have happened without various groups, sometimes with different agendas, coming together to fight the good fight,” said panelist Robert Greenwald, director of the film “Outfoxed” and creator of Brave New Films, which is currently focusing on the production of political viral videos that have become prominent on YouTube.
The collaboration between Greenwald’s company, MoveOn.org, African-American political organization ColorOfChange.org and Air America created “mutually reinforcing activism,” said Adam Green, communications director for MoveOn Civic Action. “This is what movement activism really is,” he said. -- Sarah Myers
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