I took part in this survey – you can guess how I responded!
-=Tom Crane=-
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MEETING CHANGE FOR 3/14
NOTICE: The FCM meeting scheduled for Saturday 3/14 at 2:00 PM will now be online. The location where we hold our meetings has said all meetings will be cancelled there. An email giving instructions is being sent out for those who wish to attend from home on our FCM email list.
MEETING AGENDA 3/14/20
Mission statement: The mission of Friends of Community Media is to promote non-commercial community-based media of all types, to educate citizens on the nature of the media, and to encourage all media to be responsive to the public in coverage.
Minutes from February – Spencer
Treasurer – Greg Current balance, expenses
Committee Reports
Website committee meeting 2/20 report
Events Committee – report – Craig, Richard – event: Religion and the media All Souls 5/17
Old Business
Event possibility with KKFI – Amy Goodman – Media in a Time of War
ProPublica affiliation possibility – Spencer
Kansas City Press Club collaboration – Spencer
New Business
Do we want to meetings via Zoom in foreseeable future?
Monthly potlucks future?
Prepare for Annual Meeting – Bylaws – first Monday of April
Adjourn
Corporate Media Called to Task!
Article about corporate-media “know-it-alls” love of Biden which also points out that, “Sanders is the antithesis of Trump. He thinks. He reads. He learns. He cares. His pledge to act and serve as a transformative president for the many, not just the few, is transparently sincere.”

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/200309104241632.html
CORRECTION on Meeting Reminder
Friends of Community Media will meet on Saturday 3/14 at 2:00 PM – 39th & Main rear door, upstairs.
Potluck Reminder
Reminder: FCM potluck at Spencer’s – at 4559 Warwick Blvd 508, Saturday, Feb. 29, 6 PM.

CV Exposes Press Kid Gloves on Trump’s Incompetence
Pew Research on Journalism
ARE THE MEDIA GOOD WATCHDOGS?

Yours truly was a part of this survey! It shows Americans are a bit confused.
Singapore has adopted laws against “fake news”

According to the BBC, Singapore has enacted laws to stop the spread of fake news making how “fake news” is determined solely in the hands of the government. Good idea, or appalling? The decision is yours!
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47782470
Next FCM Meeting and Website Meeting
The Next FCM meeting will be on Saturday 2/15/20 at 2 PM at 39th & Main rear door to be followed by a website meeting.