{"id":2361,"date":"2016-04-14T20:17:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T20:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2016-04-14T20:17:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T20:17:39","slug":"make-labor-media-matter-by-may-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/make-labor-media-matter-by-may-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Labor Media Matter by May Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let\u2019s bring the nation\u2019s Labor Beat back!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A message from Workers Independent News<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

For decades, the \u201clabor beat\u201d has been steadily disappearing from mainstream media sources. A systematic, and some would argue, intentional reduction in the perceived importance of the working class has created an environment of dismissal and even disdain for workers, as they are blamed repeatedly for\u00a0America\u2019s fiscal woes.<\/p>\n

Auto workers and the organizations which ensure their safe working conditions, living wages and basic benefits were, and still are, blamed for the financial problems of the corporations for which they work. Teachers and their unions are intentionally scapegoated in the decline of public education, while political forces are hard at work paving the way for the corporatization of our schools. Low-wage workers are repeatedly ignored or told to be grateful for the financial trap in which they find themselves.<\/p>\n

The time to reverse these trends is now.\u00a0American workers deserve our attention, and have more than earned a voice in today\u2019s mainstream media.<\/p>\n

Diversified Media Enterprises (DME) announces the inclusion of\u00a0Workers Independent News (WIN)\u00a0on the\u00a0Public Radio Satellite Service\u00ae. WIN has grown into\u00a0a multi-segment, daily offering of headline-style news and in-depth reports, as well as exclusive content produced for DME by a host of organizations focused on economic and social issues as they relate to workers, their families and their communities.<\/p>\n

And now, WIN can reach a much larger audience with your help.<\/p>\n

We encourage everyone within earshot of a Public Radio broadcaster to contact them today and ask that they consider airing this important content.<\/p>\n

We need your help to reach a goal of 50 new broadcast affiliates by May<\/span> Day<\/span>! Please CLICK HERE<\/a> to make<\/span> a tax-deductible<\/u> contribution of $10 – $25 right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the more than 120 radio affiliates\u00a0currently\u00a0broadcasting WIN, the material can also be accessed from anywhere, at any time through laborradio.org<\/a>,\u00a0where timely and important national labor topics are brought to light and discussed five days per week. Daily segments include:<\/p>\n