Radio Ambulante

motherjones:

futurejournalismproject:

Public Radio Bracket Madness: Down to the Elite Eight

Who you got? All Things Considered v Radiolab; Fresh Air v Talk of the Nation; The Moth Radio Hour v Wait Wait; BBC Newshour v This American Life. 

Going to be tight. Voting’s here.

If I were a betting man, I’d go RadioLab v This American Life in the finals. And then… my head explodes. — Michael

Image: Public Radio Bracket Madness by Southern California Public Radio. Select to embiggen.

What do you mean “Car Talk” lost?? We’d like to speak to your supervisor.

wnyc:

A tiny book from Argentina circa 1944 on How to build a radio.

WNYC Archives

KALW 91.7FM Presents:

RADIO AMBULANTE EN INGLÉS

An hour of Latin American storytelling in English

March 25th at 12pm PDT on 91.7FM and KALW.org

Yes, Rosie Perez!

wehadfacesthen:

The Dickson Experimental Sound Film, 1894 or 1895, made by William Dickson (left) at the at Thomas Edison’s New Jersey studio. Only 17 seconds long, it is the first film with live-recorded sound, though the film and the sound played separately. The two men were employees at the Edison studio.

(via warnerarchive)

futurejournalismproject:

Calling all SF Lady Journos: Meet Lady Media Innovators

Her Girl Friday, a Brooklyn based group dedicated to empowering and fostering community among women in journalism and nonfiction storytelling, is hosting a free event in SF on March 7. We like their mission and their work and have posted about it before. 

The gap of women in media is big and according to today’s Al Jazeera op-ed, it’s critical to the planet. Some facts from the piece:

• Between January and November 2012, in a study of 37 newspapers from the New York Times to the Traverse City Record Eagle in Michigan, women were quoted in 20 percent of all stories about the election.
• According to the American Society of Newspaper Editors 2012 Newsroom Census, 34 percent of employees in supervising positions in newsrooms were women, the same percentage as in 1999.
• In TV news, 39.8 percent of the workforce at all stations is women, compared to 32.7 percent of those working at all radio stations. 
• On a list leaked last week of 44 journalists who sit on the Pulitzer Prize nominating committee, 28 are men and 16 are women. 

So, in an era of continued disparity combined with digital disruption and incredible amounts of innovation, HGF’s event features four inspiring woman innovators and the incredible work they’ve been doing. Details here.

Listen up!

Tomorrow! / Mañana! 7.30 pm KCRW presents: WRITING FOR RADIO WORKSHOP with Alex Chadwick and Matt Holzman: http://events.kcrw.com/event/2013/02/26/writing-for-radio-workshop

(vía Radio Ambulante: Spanish-Language Radio Program Showcases the Untold Stories of the Americas)

reclaimingthelatinatag:

Preview: ‘Afro-Uruguay: Forward Together’ (On History Of People Of African Descent In Uruguay)

Ten percent of the Uruguayan population is of African descent. And yet, Afro Uruguayans have too often been invisible, their lives marginalized, their stories undertold. We embarked on this project to help change that and to bring greater awareness of Afro Latino cultures throughout the Americas. A rich culture and unique musical tradition bring this story of the people, their history and contemporary experience to life. Told by the people themselves, the story unfolds in the modern era, takes us back in time, and explores the interconnections of the black experience throughout the Americas.

(via Shadow and Act: On CInema of African DIaspora)

(via sinidentidades)

En este fragmento de su novela “Ruido”, Álvaro Bisama ofrece un retrato de Villa Alemana, el pueblo chileno donde se crió durante la difícil década de los 80s.

In this excerpt from his novel “Noise”, Alvaro Bisama offers us a portrait of his hometown, Villa Alemana, during the difficult decade of the 80s.

ruxandraguidi:

July 16, 2012: “Code 915” | Radio Ambulante. Tijuana is the world’s busiest border crossing. I spent time with a Customs and Border Protection agent and we come face to face with the harsh reality of human trafficking.

(via ruxandraguidi-deactivated201303)