The math is simple. Most of the media we consume on a daily basis is owned by just six corporate media conglomerates. The top one percent of Americans own more wealth than the bottom 90% combined. Media ownership has always been inextricably tied with economic inequality.The inequities in our media system are at once a reflection and a cause of the larger structural inequalities in our society. The 99% is robbed of its wealth and power by the same Wall Street corporations that silence our collective voices through their near total ownership of the outlets of communication. We are denied participation in what stories get told and what constitutes the truth. The heart of the Occupy movement is reclamation of public space (and space that has been privatized from the public), creation of new local communities and methods of cooperation, and opposition to the outrageous injustice of our economic system. Professor Dr. Cornel West refers to this movement as a “radical democratic awakening.” In moments like these, community media can play a powerful role. | Prometheus Radio Project
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