http://clamormagazine.org/blog the official blog of Clamor Magazine. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:48:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good news is better late than never, right? Remember back in September when Clamor posted a notice about The NewStandard's fundraising crisis and potential shut-down? Well, TNS pulled out of it. Thanks to hundreds of people who become members or increased their membership, TNS reached its goal and emerged from ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/news-from-the-newstandard-and-t-shirt-design-contest/ We received the following announcement from Prometheus Radio Project, an amazing media organization based in Philadelphia. Basically, there's a rare opportunity to gain full-power radio stations in some areas of the country. If you know of any organization that might be remotely interested, please forward this announcement to them and urge ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/important-radio-announcement/ In solidarity, Clamor Magazine would like to share the following statement from NYC Indymedia regarding the fatal shooting of journalist Brad Will in Oaxaca. October 29, 2006 New York City Brad Will was killed on October 27, 2006, in Oaxaca, Mexico, while working as a journalist for the global Indymedia network. He ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/indymedia-journalist-brad-will-killed-by-government-forces-in-oaxaca/ We don't have too many things to cheer about these days. Oftentimes, we don't even celebrate -- recognize and reflect upon -- the victories that we ought to. In that vein, TAKE NOTE of what happened in Jersey. Quit thinking of it as the 'armpit' -- be that of big-headed NYC ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/state-sanctioned-unions-jersey-style/ The NewStandard is facing an uphill battle familiar to many of us in the independent media world — the bank account is about to dry up and they're looking for help from readers. TNS set out to prove that you could create uncompromised independent media that didn't rely on the ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/the-newstandard-may-close-doors/ Get ready folks. You're not going to get this time back. Ever. Because we realize that sometimes there really IS nothing better in life than reading an official letter from a corporation's PR office, we invite you to indulge in American Apparel's jeremiad. We only ask that you also take a ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/hey-you-got-your-pr-business-in-my-legal-department/ Well, we've received the official statement from American Apparel’s Media Relations Director, Cynthia Semon objecting to our coverage of American Apparel and its founder, Dov Charney. In it she attempts to bait us into a he-said-she-said battle. We're going to pass on that invite. The boss says the business isn't anti-union. ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/more-on-american-apparel/ Oh man. We've really done it now. Ya see, about six months or so ago, we decided that we were really sick of American Apparel getting a free pass from so many news media outlets for being the long-awaited savior in an industry that is built on the backs of ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/fall-issue-sneak-preview/ For the past year, New Orleans poet/writer/educator/organizer Kalamu Ya Salaam has been sending out post-Katrina dispatches on his e-drum list-serve. He has graciously given us permission to reprint yesterday's powerful missive here: I Am Ashamed of Myself By Kalamu ya Salaam Post-Katrina New Orleans I woke up this morning. I was ashamed. I couldn't ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/i-am-ashamed-of-myself-post-katrina-dispatch-from-kalamu-ya-salaam/ A tiny film with enormous implications is making its way to movie theaters across the country right now. The War Tapes chronicles 16 months of active duty in Iraq as filmed by three National Guardsmen from New Hampshire. They each agreed to carry digital video cameras with them during ... http://clamormagazine.org/blog/archives/coming-soon-to-a-theater-near-you-the-war-in-iraq/