However, I do think that publicly financed media (which I reckon qualifies under your definition, as it is partially financed by tax revenue) necessarily must uphold advocacy for the public good — otherwise it would be private media. To have public media serve primarily corporate interests is subversive. In that sense, I don’t see how a political agenda is to be avoided.

Mahalo

My complaint stems from public media’s conflicted obligation to serve public interests. The public good is mostly a different concern from corporate/institutional concerns. The former is about: liberty, community health, and justice; the latter profits largely through: public manipulation (marketing and technocratic agendas). And by the very nature of electronic media, it tends to self-propagate at a level that overpowers our human voices. Additionally, inappropriate technology is unable to consider its own non-use as a source of public health. In financial terms, community concerns can simply not compete with corporate-financed policy — that is, unless the community can organize to an extraordinary extent. So if we are calling advocacy for the public good “progressive”, then yep, you summarized it well.

Mahalo,
Darren

Sitting here in Denver airport at my gate watching this white stuff fall from the sky. If the old memory serves me right I think they call it “snow”. Damn, was really hoping never to be near the stuff again. Shikata ga nai, ne.

And I must take issue with Mr. Jay’s assertion that he does not play Satriani…he posted it on punaweb a few moons ago for cryin’ out loud! Unless, of course, I’m totally insane and was hallucinating. Guess we’ll have to administer some truth serum (=beer) to Fitz until he fesses up. It might also help to have a couple guitars laying around.

Be seein’ ya soon!

Great interview, btw. Wish me luck gettin’ the hell out of Dodge, er, Denver.

Later!

Otsukarisama deshita (um, in English = good goin’ honorable Mr. Fatigue, laidat)

Btw, had a nice non-virtual visit with sensible Jay today. He disavowed any Joe Satriani allegiance and was otherwise incredibly capable and inventive.

Thanks,

Darren

Darren, your posts–even the “serious” ones–always manage to make me smile. :-)

My work is done here. Time for dinner and a glass of vino. Then I’m up at the crack of dawn to head home to Hilo. Ugh. A long day indeed…

Hopefully I’ll be seeing ya soon, my friend!

Tim