America's Future Now Radio Row: Craig Aaron

Congressman Bob Ney interviews Craig Aaron, the Senior Program Director for Free Press (12:05)
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McCain called a "telephone company whore"

Executive Director of Free Press Josh Silver gives an exclusive interview with Talk Radio News Correspondent Elia Herman about the role of free press, social media and new media, which he says is not substantial enough. Silver says that roughly 45 percent of Americans still do not have access to the internet, and that cable and phone companies control 98 percent of internet access. He concludes by stating Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) support for internet neutrality, and speaks out against the consolidation of media ownership. Conversely, Silver says Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is a "telephone company whore", and that he does what he can to please these companies without question (6:14).
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"Our current media system is failing"

Robert McChesney, author and co-founder of FreePress, emphasizes the need for more local and diverse media in a conversation with Talk Radio News Service Correspondent Elia Herman at the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, MN. McChesney: "[As journalists] we have to be rigorous in our analysis of people in power." (7:44)
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Mainstream media "viciously sexist" and "overtly racist"

John Nichols, The Nation's Washington correspondent and co-founder of Free Press, chastises the mainstream media for its racism and sexism during the Democratic primaries in an interview with Talk Radio News Correspondent Elia Herman at the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis. Nichols also talks about his first job as a reporter and his interview with former Vice President Hubert Humphrey at age 11. (8:29)
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