PNN Strike Press conference at KPFA - Jan 31, 2000 in Berkeley, California

Press Conference at KPFA
in support of
PNN Stringer Strike
Monday Jan. 31, 2000
page one of three

A Press Conference was held at noon in front of KPFA, and shifted one door north in front of the now-vacated Pacifica Office at 1925 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Speakers shared information and disgust at the censorship of Pacifica Network News. Here's one of the Press Releases and more information.

A crowd waited for the beginning of the press conf. slightly before noon

Aaron Glantz, Sacramento Reporter and striking PNN Reporter began
the Press Conference and explained that Pacifica has not communicated,
nor even supplied their new phone number in Washington, DC for opening talks.

Peter Phillips, director of Project Censored

Jo Ann Kawell

Jo Ann Kawell, left above, National Writers' Union, Bay Area local steering committee member,
former bureau chief at Pacifica Network News from 1983-85,
former NPR producer gives some background from her own experience.

Jo Ann Kawell said, "The type of direct censorship of news personnel and
programming which Pacifica management has been engaging in throughout
the network's recent crisis would be reprehensible at any US media outlet,
not just one which claims to present an alternative viewpoint."

Aileen Alfandary reads her press statement

Aileen Alfandary

There are more photos ----

Go HERE - for page 2 = more of jan-31-2000 press conf photos

(photos taken by Susan Druding with Nikon Coolpix950 digital camera)
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