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http://www.counterpunch.org/sellmemo.html

» Are KPFA and WBAI For Sale?
Counter Punch article that discusses a memo by Pacifica board member Michael Palmer encouraging the sale of Pacifica Stations WBAI in New York and KPFA
http://www.counterpunch.org/sellmemo.html

http://www.current.org/radio/radio0115p.html

» As Foes Slam Pacifica, Their Targets Cry Foul
Current magazine articles dealing with tactics employed by free speech activists and Pacifica's efforts to discredit them.
http://www.current.org/radio/radio0115p.html

http://www.weeklyplanet.com/2001-07-05/cover.html

» Broadcast Blues
The national news program Free Speech Radio News has been heard every night on WMNF. This is the first sustained attempt at creating an alternative to the daily news radio broadcast, The Pacifica Network News. M. Perry in the Weekly Planet.
http://www.weeklyplanet.com/2001-07-05/cover.html

» CPB Chastises Pacifica - Shutting Out Dissidents is an Issue in Ongoing Battle
Article in Current on the Pacifica Radio Network's violation of the FCC's open meetings rule.
http://www.current.org/rad/rad709p.html

» CounterPunch Magazine Stories on Pacifica
Collection of articles about the Pacifica Network.
http://www.counterpunch.org/pacstories.html

» Current.org - Pacifica moves to Washington as the news anchor leaves in dispute
Pacifica moves after protests by many of its affiliate stations and departures of key on-air staffers, including Pacifica Network News anchor Verna Avery-Brown.
http://www.current.org/rad/rad002p.html

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=11817

» Days of outrage - Pacifica Protests Planned to Gemand 'Democracy Now!' Reinstatement
Laura Flanders reports on 'Democracy Now!' and the outcry about the continued harassment by WBAI and Pacifica staff as well as Pacifica's refusal to broadcast the show.
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=11817

http://www.etan.org/news/2001a/08wbai.htm

» East Timor Action Network Open Letter on Amy Goodman and Pacifica
Letter to WBAI and Pacifica on East Timor and Amy Goodman, reporter and host of 'Democracy Now!', challenging attacks on her integrity and rumors that the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor did not occur.
http://www.etan.org/news/2001a/08wbai.htm

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20001113&s=editors2

» For Democracy Now!
Nation Magazine editorial praising Pacifica's Democracy Now! broadcast from WBAI, while Amy Goodman's harassment by Pacifica management is described.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20001113&s=editors2

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/01/MN64508.DTL

» Free-Lancers On Strike at Pacifica News Radio
San Francisco Chronicle reports the beginning of the ongoing strike and boycott against the Pacifica Network News.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/01/MN64508.DTL

http://www.current.org/radio/radio020pac1.html

» Goodman Embroiled in Pacifica Conflict
Article in Current on difficulties Amy Goodman, of Pacifica's Democracy Now!, is encountering. She alleges a "poorly disguised attempt at censorship".
http://www.current.org/radio/radio020pac1.html

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=11741

» I want my Democracy Now!
Laura Flanders on WorkingForChange.com in support of Amy Goodman and Democracy Now!, broadcast from WBAI in New York. The article details harassment by Pacifica and U. Leid Interim General Manager of WBAI..
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=11741

» Idealism: A Viable Alternative in Today's Media World?
Norman Solomon on a Nation magazine article. After repressive actions at WBAI, The Nation, published a editorial that didn't denounce Pacifica management, contrary to what seemed to be in line with The Nation's pronouncements.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2147

http://www.salon.com/june97/media/media970613.html

» Is the Troubled Progressive Radio Network Drifting to the Right?
Article on the efforts by the Pacifica management to remove progressive content from its airwaves. From Salon.com.
http://www.salon.com/june97/media/media970613.html

http://www.etan.org/news/2001a/09hortadn.htm

» Jose Ramos-Horta on Amy Goodman and Santa Cruz Massacre
Nobel prize winner Ramos-Horta in support of Pacifica's Amy Goodman. Ramos defends the 'Democracy Now!' host against slander by WBAI management personnel.
http://www.etan.org/news/2001a/09hortadn.htm

» Let Us Now Praise 'Unfamous' Journalists
Norman Solomon on the integrity of Amy Goodman and Jeremy Scahill, award winning Pacifica journalists. Fair Media Beat.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2345

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20010903&s=editors2

» More Democracy-Now!
Editorial by The Nation on the banning of A. Goodman from Pacifica's airwaves. The Nation's coverage of the Pacifica crisis has been increasingly condemned Pacifica radio activists.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20010903&s=editors2

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20010212&s=mcchesney

» Pacifica - A Way Out
Article by R. McChesney in The Nation delineating a proposal to solve Pacifica's crisis through a temporary National Board comprised of progressives.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20010212&s=mcchesney

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/22/DD78344.DTL

» Pacifica Radio - The Rise of an Alternative Network
Review in the San Francisco Chronicle of the book 'The Rise of an Alternative Network' written by Matthew Lasar.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/22/DD78344.DTL

http://www.vote.com/magazine/editorials/editorial2841424.phtml

» Pacifica Radio's Uncivil War
Article by Randy Baker co-producer of 'Fear and Favor in the Newsroom', a documentary on self-censorship in the press, posted on vote.com.
http://www.vote.com/magazine/editorials/editorial2841424.phtml

http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/25/06/gonzalez2506.html

» Pacifica's Pacific Coup
Juan Gonzalez for In These Times about the "Coup" at WBAI. He concludes: "As Berkeley showed, in this war it's the listeners and donors who will have the last word."
http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/25/06/gonzalez2506.html

http://www.mediachannel.org/views/dissector/amy.shtml

» Saving Amy: "The Exception To The Rulers"
Media Channel article by Danny Schechter on Pacifica and its program 'Democracy Now!'. Host Amy Goodman asserts being harassed by Pacifica.
http://www.mediachannel.org/views/dissector/amy.shtml

» Staffers Protest Pacifica Transfer of News Chief
Article in Current, a magazine covering public broadcasting, about Pacifica's ouster of National News Director Dan Coughlin.
http://www.current.org/rad/rad921p.html

http://www.counterpunch.org/pacifica.html

» The Neutering of Pacifica
Article in CounterPunch outlining some of the changes within Pacifica that have been points of disagreement between the National Board and media activists.
http://www.counterpunch.org/pacifica.html

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/12/berry/index.html?CP=YAH&DN=110

» There's Something About Mary
Management problems and divisive racial politics have followed Mary Frances Berry from the U.S. Civil Rights Commission to the Pacifica Radio Network. Salon.com.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/12/berry/index.html?CP=YAH&DN=110

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/main/doc/000000078889003.html?MAC=bb06b7d58cdd805ab2ce47d334705990&QIID=000000078889003&FMT=FT

» WMNF May End a Station Staple
WMNF took an active role in a dispute over issues between former and current employees and Pacifica management. WMNF might not renew its contract with Pacifica and is airing Free Speech Radio News instead of PNN. St. Petersburg Times.
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/main/doc/000000078889003.html?MAC=bb06b7d58cdd805ab2ce47d334705990&QIID=000000078889003&FMT=FT

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A27501-2001Nov1

» Wash Leaves Top Post at Embattled Pacifica
The Washington Post on Bessie Wash's dismissal from her position as the executive director of the Pacifica Radio Network.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A27501-2001Nov1

» Workers Charge Pacifica With Union-Busting
Pacifica hired a labor relations firm, which the AFL-CIO says is a union buster and has given its three unionized stations new labor contracts that could sap the bargaining units. Current Magazine.
http://www.current.org/rad611.html

http://www.zmag.org/CrisesCurEvts/progpacif.htm

» ZNet Pacifica Crisis
Archive of online articles about the network, particularly the past struggles for control and free speech.
http://www.zmag.org/CrisesCurEvts/progpacif.htm