Pacifica,
Pacifica! by Michael AlbertProgressive
Alternative Institutions & Resolving The Pacifica Crisis 4/10/99
Znet - a whole section on Pacifica can be seen on Znet
Michael
Taylor, Microradio and KPFK - as the killers of ex-KPFK journalist
Michael Taylor were sentenced, Current looks at the events that led to
his death: his disenchantment with KPFK management which led to his decision
to found a micro-radio station in Los Angeles. 9/98
New
Pacifica News -- updates on the union situation and the gag clause
in the affiliates contract --The Portland Free Press, Nov-Dec, 1997
Pacifica's
Uncivil Wars -- In These Times, November 14, 1997 --by Joel
Bleifuss -- touches on a lot of the points but contains many errors and
unexamined assertions.
Flew
the KOOP -- Pacifica drops KOOP-FM in Austin for airing of disclaimers,
Oct 23, 1997 -- The Austin Chronicle
The
Politics of Public Radio - Panel
discussion from Media and Democracy Congress, New York City, Oct. 17, 1997
-- transcripts and audio
Z
Letters --on Pacifica from WBAI union reps, an ex-KPFK subscriber and
a Free Radio Broadcaster -- Z Magazine, July 1997
Pacifica
Comes to Oakland -- Report on the Pacifica National Board Meeting in
Oakland -- The Portland Free Press, July, 1997
-- July 4, 1997.
Laura Flanders and Steve Rendell interview Belinda Griswold of the SF
Bay Guardian, Scott regime supporter Joe Domanick, and Peter Franck.
Hear
it in Real Audio or read the transcript.
--Salon Magazine,
June 13, 1997. Is the troubled progressive radio network drifting to the
right -- or just cleaning up a worn-out '60s message? -- by Eyal Press
- by Alexander Cockburn--From
the May 5, 1997 edition of his "Beat the Devil" column in The Nation.
He writes, "Pacifica Nightmare...onward with the sagas of repression and
control....
- by Per Fagereng--From
the March, 1997 edition of the Portland Free Press. KBOO-FM joins
the disclaimers action and is briefly threatened with legal action by the
Scott administration, another CPB investigator is fired on the eve of releasing
his findings and Burt Glass disses the KBOO disclaimer.
-Static Interference
by Lee Nichols--February, 1997 In the fall of 1996, KOOP-FM in Austin,
Texas began running an informational disclaimer regarding union-busting
at Pacifica. Pacifica has been pressuring KOOP to cancel the disclaimer
which airs daily. KPFK Manager Mark Schubb paid a visit to KOOP. This article
gives some of the highlights of how he made a fool of himself
- by Michael Albert--From
the February, 1997 edition. Albert calls for an independent commission
to investigate. Plus, a letter
from a reader at WORT -FM.
- by Per Fagereng--From
the January, 1997 edition of the Portland Free Press. This piece
includes the disclaimers run by other grassroots stations in support of
workers as well as a letter from Bill Mandel regarding Pat Scott, the CEO
of Pacifica whose actions led to the present crisis
-
CRN, the
newsletter of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters printed
an editorial by Pat Scott, Pacifica CEO in the October 1996 edition, and
a response from Lyn Gerry, former Staff member and union steward, in the
January 1997 issue.
- by Per Fagereng--From
the November, 1996 edition of the Portland Free Press. This piece
includes an analysis of the difficulty in resolving problems due to Pacifica's
unelected Board of Directors
Following
the Money -- How foundation funds have bought the alternative press,
by Ron Curran, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Oct 18, 1997 -- part
of the Bay Guardian's issue devoted to the subject. This article links
to the Bay Guardian website where related articles on the subject of the
Pew Charitable Trust and the Tides Foundation can be found.
The
San Francisco Chronicle -- excerpt from an article by Chip Johnson
mentioning the union situation and the corporatizing of KPFA/Pacifica,
Oct 4, 1997
KPFA
cave-in -- last week approved one of the
most regressive union contracts in recent memory without putting up much
of a fight. -- by Ron Curran, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Sept
25, 1997 and a letter from some
KPFA staffers in response.
KPFA
Clash -- KPFA Workers reject regressive contract proposals, by Ron
Curran, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, August 13, 1997
Jumping
Ship -- TheSan Francisco Bay Guardian KPFA Manager Marci
Lockwood resigns for controversial appointment as IGC's executive director.
July 2, 1997 - by Belinda Griswold --plus, a
letter from William Mandel on the National Board Meeting
Cracks
in the Armor -- TheSan Francisco Bay Guardian on the
Pacifica National Board Meeting in Berkeley, June 18, 1997 - by Belinda
Griswold --plus, an editorial and a letter from a KPFA board member
KPFA's
Pacifica Under Attack -- TheOakland Tribune, June 17,
1997 -- KPFA's advisory board joins the protest against proposed governance
changes -- by William Brand
Critics rally for
a public meeting, Pacifica Management denies sale rumors ---and a response
to the article by Marianne Torres of Take Back KPFA. - The Oakland Tribune
- April 16, 1997--by William Brand
Rumors of station
sales, resignations of KPFA management and the governance changes the National
Board is trying to force through. - San Francisco Bay Guardian -
April 9, 1997--by Belinda Griswold
An editorial by
police abuse activists, and former and current Pacifica staff and subscribers
condemning Pacifica Management, and calling for their removal - San
Francisco Bay Guardian - April 9, 1997
Addresses the financial
secrecy now practiced at Pacifica and the complaint to the CPB filed for
open meeting violations. This article is part of a special Bay Guardian
issue on corruption in the non-profit industry. - San Francisco Bay
Guardian - March 12, 1997--by Belinda Griswold
- Jeff Blankfort
of Take Back KPFA and Maria Gilardin respond to KPFA General Manager, Marci
Lockwood's letter to the
San Francisco Bay Guardian - June 27, 1996.
"Ruffling
Feathers"... -- another article in the NY Times by Iver Peterson, with
the usual unchallenged and unverified distortions of Pat Scott -- Dec 1997
- Transcription
of a broadcast by Al Huebner, February 10, 1995. He was removed from the
air as a result. His engineer, Neil Connor, was also threatened with suspension
for not cutting Al's mike.
