Rochester Indymedia Launches Monthly Video Screenings

Why does the media hire generals to discuss the war in Iraq but not the doctors treating the wounded, nor historians and peace activists in order to give a full perspective on such a traumatic event? How else will people fully understand the complexity of the important issues of today unless they are given balanced viewpoints from a variety of sources?




These are just some of the questions raised by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! in the video Independent Media in a Time of War. The video was screened by Rochester Independent Media to open the first in their monthly series of free video screenings and public discussions on issues on modern media.


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