On Sunday, March 22, 2009, Access Sacramento and the Sacramento Media Group - California Common Cause will present the West Coast premiere of Broadcast Blues at the historic Crest Theatre.  Filmmaker Sue Wilson will be in attendance at this screening.  Given the tenant of Sacramento Press, this event should of particular interest to the community here.

Broadcast Blues
2:00 PM
Admission: $10.00; Students: $5.00
The Crest
1013 K St
Sacramento, CA
(916) 456-8600
http://www.thecrest.com

About Broadcast Blues:

Clear Channel neglects its emergency system, disaster strikes, and people die.  Pentagon pundits profit from the same war they promote.  Fox News gets a court ruling that news does not have to be true.  And radio talkers rule.

Media Policy is killing people in this country. Literally.  And it is harming our democracy, too.  Corporate financed policymakers have stacked the media policy deck against We the People.

Until now.
We the People are taking the media back.

Written, Directed & Produced by Emmy Award winner Sue Wilson.


There will also be a pre-screening party at The Crest Cafe (next door to the theatre) from 12 noon to 1:30 PM.  Admission for the party is a separate $20.00.

Proceeds from the events will benefit Access Sacramento and the Sacramento Media Group - California Common Cause. 

Access Sacramento gives voice to the thoughts, dreams, opinions and community events not otherwise seen or heard on commercial and public radio, television and other popular forms of media.

The Sacramento Media Group states a number of goals which they are working towards:
Oppose media concentration of ownership by fewer and fewer corporations;
Encourage higher standards in locally produced news and public affairs programming;
Preserve funding for community media, public education and government access to airwaves;
Monitor corporate media and regulatory bodies to ensure broadcasters meet public interest obligations;
Increase awareness of public rights-of-way to public airwaves and the world wide web; and
Advocate for re-establishment of a Fairness Doctrine to regulate balance in media coverage.