THIS SATURDAY, HUNDREDS OF MOSTLY YOUNG MEDIA ACTIVISTS ATTENDED THE SIXTH ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY GRASSROOT MEDIA CONFERENCE AT HUNTER COLLEGE IN MAHATTAN FOR A DAY OF WORKSHOPS AND FORUMS TO LEARN THE TECHNIQUES OF INDEPENDENT MEDIAS AND REFLECT ON ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES.
ONE OF THE SESSIONS WAS A PANEL DISCUSSION ENTITLED "LIFE AFTER THE DEATH OF LEFT PRINT JOURNALISM?" IN WHICH REPRESENTATIVES FROM FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN REPORTING, THE NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS ON LATIN AMERICA AND INDYMEDIA, ALL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PUBLISHING A LEFT-LEANING NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE, DISCUSSED THE FINANCIAL DIFFCULTIES THEY ARE FACING AND THEIR QUEST TO FIND A BUSINESS MODEL TO PRESERVE THEIR MISSION THROUGH THE ECONOMIC CRISIS.
WBAI FRED NGUYEN WAS THERE AND HE FILES THIS REPORT:
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