[vox] [OT] (slightly) more apparent "tech blaming" activity locally

[ointmentfly at tuta.io]

You make a great point, Nick.  I credit Jello Biafra for turning me on to this way of thinking back when he espoused a "video taping truth Jihad" or some such (long before digital cameras..) with his line, 'BECOME the media."  Which is the mission of a Community radio station, clearly.  But I lack the free time as yet.  Wish I could be staff there & make shows get honestly aired, honestly.
I did send along a link to my rant here to a couple of their Board Members (in the little Contact Form which they give instead of email addresses.)  Nothing back yet.
My heartfelt thanks go out to the list for putting up with my venting.  Will have to poke around wrt Municipal Broadband too.. we need advocacy on that score as well.



11. Mar 2017 22:35 by nick at schmalenberger.us:


> On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 02:17:50AM +0100, > ointmentfly at tuta.io>  wrote:
>> Just wanted to chime in again, about our beloved Community radio station (which, admirably, runs Linux as I've learned here!)
>> Yet again, their DemocracyNOW! 9AM slot aired a previous episode instead of the day's current one..  but this time it wasn't just the previous day's show.  My presumption is that if one were to call & complain/ask about it, they'd cite "technical difficulties" -- which would be fine (though downloading an mp3 from their website is hardly difficult) but there's a definite pattern--  every time I notice this it so happens to be when there's big news about government/LawEnforcement overreach.  This time: the Vault7 revelations
>>  >> https://www.democracynow.org/2017/3/8/headlines
>>
>> .. what they aired in its place was the show covering the eviction of Standing Rock protestors.  Unsure what kind of curation that amounts to, but honestly have begun suspecting there's person(s) at the station who seem to think the delicate KDRT audience doesnt need to know about their TVs and smartphones listening to them when they think theyre off.  Or secret agencies leaving backdoors open on purpose for extended periods so they can continue to exploit them.  If anyone has info as to the people empowered to make these decisions please do tell, on or off-list.  I feel that this relates to Linux's philosophy of openness & transparency insofar as Net Neutrality is something KDRT has been known to espouse (along with LUGoD folk) and how would such spiking of content be remotely considered Neutral?
>> When she started in about the distressing removal of protestors I flipped over to the fuzzy KPFA signal where the up-to-date show was digging right in to the horrors of Vault7.  Would such minders of a station really think their heavy-handed control would succeed with such a wide array of means to listen to DN!?  Could be, I guess-- there's probably some oldsters or luddites that just listen to KDRT at 9 everyday.  Would that they could be turned on to KDVS' airings at Noon.. but who can say.
>> It just really irks me when admins/etc take such potential actions under the guise of technical SNAFU's ..  such an insult to the technically capable.
>>
>>
>
> I think only those involved with KDRT know the motivations of
> their schedule programming. Luckily there is a much more direct
> way of joining them than emailing LUGOD with speculations. Don't
> just call and complain, volunteer! At KDRT! 
> -Nick
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