Political Economy of Communication (ICR 468)
Critical Studies in Communication Research (ICR 490)
Communication Theory and the Internet (ICR 490)
Political Economy of Global Communication (ICR 490)

Social Aspects of Information Systems (Comm/LIS 202)
Economic Structure of Communication (Comm 264)
The Big Picture: Media, Money & Power (Comm 264)

Introduction to Mass Communications (J201)
Principles of Advertising (J246)
Mass Media and the Consumer / Advertising and Society (J446)

Political Economy of Global Communication (J675) (J912)
Political Economy of the Mass Media (J675)
History of U.S. Broadcast Regulation (J675)
Mass Communication and Society (J561)
Free Press Theory: Mainstream and Critical (J675)
Media, Inequality, and Democracy (J675)
Critical Theory in Mass Communication Research (J912)
U.S. Broadcasting History (J912)
International Broadcasting History (J951)
Critical and Cultural Studies of Mass Communication (J839)

Newswriting (J203)
Advertising Copywriting and Layout (J450)

7 April: John Nichols, Washington correspondent,The Nation magazine
14 April: Greg Palast, journalist, author, The Best Government Money Can Buy
21 April: Janine Jackson, Program Director, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
28 April: Mark Crispin Miller, author, The Bush Dyslexicon, and media critic
5 May: Naomi Klein, journalist and author, No Logo
12 May: Trudy Lieberman, journalist and author, and Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist, author
19 May: Jim Hightower, author and activist
26 May: Kristina Borjesson, journalist and author & Gary Webb, investigative journalist
2 June: Yuezhi Zhao, expert on China media and telecommunications and Dan Schiller, UI professor
9 June: Sascha Meinrath & Danielle Chynoweth, Urbana Independent Media Center
16 June: John Stauber, co-author, Trust Us, We're Experts
23 June: Larry Williams, Phil Strang & Holly Rushakoff on the local music scene
30 June: Bruce Williams & Michael Delli Carpini, authors, And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
7 July: Frank Emspak, labor radio activist and John Nichols, national correspondent, The Nation
14 July: Sut Jhally, Director, Media Education Foundation
21 July: Carrie McLaren, editor, Stay Free & Gary Ruskin, director, Commercial Alert
28 July: Walt Harrington & Leon Dash, University of Illinois journalism professors
4 August: Ed Herman, media critic
11 August: Craig Aaron, managing editor, In These Times
18 August: Lawrence Lessig, author of The Future of Ideas
25 August: Nancy Snow, author, Propaganda, Inc.
1 September: Barbara Ehrenreich, author, Nickeled and Dimed
8 September: Susan Douglas, University of Michigan professor, mediacritic
15 September: Jeff Chester, Director of the Center for Digital Democracy
22 September: Aliza Dichter & Danny Schechter, manager, mediachannel.org
29 September: Francis Boyle, Univ. of Illinois law professor, expert on international law and military invasions
6 October: Dan Schiller, author, Digital Capitalism
13 October: John Nichols, Washington editor, The Nation
20 October: Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist, author
27 October: Carl Estabrook, congressional candidate
3 November: Willis Regier & Joan Catapano, University of Illinois Press
10 November: Tom Frank, author, One Market Under God
17 November: Shelby Scott, former head of AFTRA, & Linda Foley, head of the Newspaper Guild
24 November: Stephen Hill. Center for Voting Rights & Dan Johnson-Weinberger
1 December: James Twitchell & Dan Cook, experts on advertising and society
8 December: Stephen Zunes, author, U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism
15 December: Robert Jensen, dissident journalist
22 December: Jean Kilbourne, expert on advertising
29 December: David Lindorff, journalist, expert on civil liberties

5 January: David Barsamian, radio producer and author
12 January: Mike Knezovich, Jenny Southlynn and Carl Eastbrook, editors and writers for CU City View
19 January: Dan Schiller, author, Digital Capitalism
26 January: Laura Flanders, syndicated columnist and radio show host
2 February: Marc Cooper, contributing editor, The Nation
9 February: Jean Kilbourne, expert on advertising
16 February: Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist, author
23 February: Michael J. Copps, member, Federal Communications Commission
2 March: Eric Alterman, author, What Liberal Media?
9 March: Mark Weisbrot, economist & journalist
16 March: Mike Farrell, actor & Robert Greenwald, Hollywood producer & director
6 April: John Nichols, Washington correspondent, The Nation
13 April: Roger Ebert, film critic, Chicago Sun-Times
20 April: Ruth Conniff, editor, The Progressive
27 April: Reese Ehrlich, foreign correspondent
4 May: Matt Rothschild, editor, The Progressive
11 May: Danny Schechter, author and editor, MediaChannel
18 May: Dean Baker, economist, media expert
25 May: Jenny Toomey, executive director, Future ofMusic Coalition
1 June: Christian Sandvig, UI professor, expert on Internet policy
8 June: Danielle Chynoweth & Sascha Meinrath, co-founders, Urbana-Champaign Indy Media Center
15 June: Rahul Mahajan, expert and author on U.S. foreign policy.
22 June: Michael Albert, Editor, Znet.
29 June: Amy Goodman, executive producer and host, Democracy Now!
6 July: James Weinstein, founder of In These Times, author ofThe Long Detour
13 July: Saul Landau, radio commentator, expert on Latin America
20 July: Sundiata Cha-Jua & David Roediger, UI professors
27 July: Kalle Lasn, founder and editor, Adbusters!
3 August: John Stauber & Sheldon Rampton, co-authors, Weapons ofMass Deception
10 August: Pete Tridish, founder, Prometheus Media Project, LPFMactivist
17 August: Cary Nelson, UI professor of English.
24 August: Art McGee, media activist, expert on media and racism
31 August: Francis Boyle, UIUC professor of Law, expert on international law
7 September: David Sirota, political columnist, media critic
14 September: Danny Schechter, journalist & author
21 September: Jim Bouton, author, Foul Ball
28 September: John Wilson, Bloomington-Normal media activist
5 October: Noam Chomsky
12 October: Peter Hart, author, The Oh Really Factor
19 October: John Nichols, national correspondent, The Nation
26 October: Alexander Cockburn, editor, CounterPunch
2 November: Joe Conason, author, Big Lies
9 November: Michael Copps, FCC Commissioner
16 November: Amy Goodman, host, Democracy Now!
23 November: Katrina vanden Heuval, editor, The Nation
30 November: Dan Schiller, UI professor, expert in telecommunication& media history
7 December: Bernie Sanders, U.S. Representative, Vermont
14 December: No program, funeral of Senator Paul Simon
21 December: David Corn, author, The Lies of George W. Bush
28 December: Katrina vanden Heuval, editor, The Nation

4 January: Douglas Rushkoff, author & Media critic
11 January: Christopher Martin & Frank Emspak, experts, labor and the media
18 January: Kimberlie Kranich & William Patterson, on local radioand African-American community
25 January: Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist
1 February: Robert Pollin, economist, author, Contours ofDescent
8 February: Linda Foley, president, Newspaper Guild
15 February: Al Franken, comedian, political commentator
22 February: Ben Scott, Congressional aide, media reform activist
29 February: Molly Ivins, syndicated columnist
7 March: Charles Lewis, Executive Director, Center for Public Integrity
14 March: John Nichols, political columnist
21 March: Richard Maxwell, author, Herbert Schiller
28 March: Laura Flanders, author, Bushwomen
4 April: Susan Douglas, author, The Mommy Myth, and media critic
11 April: Amy Goodman, author, Exception to the Rulers
18 April: John Nichols, political columnist
25 April: Paul Starr, author, The Creation of the Media
2 May: Robert Jensen, author, Citizens of the Empire
9 May: Jeff Cohen, founder, FAIR
16 May: Janeane Garofolo, actress and political commentator
23 May: Arianna Huffington, author and columnist
30 May: David Brock, director, Media Matters; author, The Republican Noise Machine
6 June: Thomas Frank, author, What's the Matter with Kansas?
13 June: John Stauber, co-author, Banana Republicans
20 June: David Barsamian, director, Alternative Radio, author,Louder Than Bombs
27 June: Katrina vanden Heuval, editor, The Nation
4 July: Chalmers Johnson, author, The Sorrows of Empire
11 July: Sut Jhally, executive director, Media Education Foundation
18 July: Mark Crispin Miller, author, Cruel and Unusual
25 July: Dr. Susan Linn, author, Consuming Kids
1 August: John Nichols, author, Dick: The Man Who Is President
8 August: Robert Greenwald, producer and director, Outfoxed
15 August: Sascha Meinrath, wireless activist
22 August: Laura Flanders, author, The W Effect: Bush's War on Women
29 August: Alexander Cockburn, editor, CounterPunch
5 September: Chellie Pingree, President, Common Cause
12 September: David Domke, author of God Willing?
19 September: David Wallis, author of Killed: Great Journalism Too Hot to Print
26 September: Michael delli Carpini & Bruce Williams, authors, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
3 October: Greg Palast, author, The Best Democracy Money Can But
10 October: Lawrence Lessig, author, Free Culture
17 October: John Nichols, author, Dick: The Man Who is President
24 October: Lance Bennett, media scholar and author
31 October: Robert Parry, investigative journalist
7 November: Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist
14 November: Tariq Ali, author & political activist
21 November: Janine Jackson, Program Director, FAIR
28 November: Stephen Hartnett, UofI communication professor
5 December: Thomas Frank, author, What's the Matter with Kansas?
12 December: Paul Krugman, columnist, New York Times
19 December: Sherrod Brown, member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ohio)
26 December: Jeff Chester, executive director, Center for Digital Democracy

2 January: David Brock, president, Media Matters for America
9 January: Juliet B. Schor, author, Born to Buy
16 January: Medea Benjamin, founder, Code Pink
23 January: Howard Zinn, historian
30 January: Richard Falk, author
6 February: John Nichols, author & columnist
13 February: Katrina vanden Heuval, editor, The Nation
20 February: Mike Lehman, Sandra Ahten & Paul Riismandel, Champaign-Urbana independent media activists
27 February: Danny Schechter, film maker, journalist
6 March: Jennifer Washburn, author, University,Inc.
13 March: Bernie Sanders, U.S. Representative from Vermont
20 March: P. Sainaith, Indian human rights journalist
27 March: Linda Foley, president, The Newspaper Guild
3 April: Ben Scott, policy director, Free Press
10 April: Phil Donahue, talk show host
17 April: Roberta Baskin, executive director, Center for Public Integrity
24 April: Naomi Klein, author & journalist
1 May: John Nichols, author and political columnist
8 May: Seymour Hersh, legendary investigative reporter
15 May: Victor Navasky, longtime editor, The Nation
22 May: Robert Jensen, professor and media critic
29 May: Gore Vidal
5 June: Tim Robbins, actor, filmmaker
12 June: Greg Palast, investigative reporter
19 June: Bernie Sanders, Linda Foley
26 June: Phil Donahue, Naomi Klein & Seymour Hersh
3 July: Norman Solomon, author, War Made Easy
10 July: Tracy Van Slyke & Jessica Clark, In These Times
17 July: Danny Schechter, the 'News Dissector'
24 July: David Roediger, University of Illinois history professor
31 July: Len Hill, John Nichols & Orville Schell
7 August: Dave Zirin, author, What's My Name, Fool?
14 August: Peter Hart, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
21 August: Mike Lehman, Daniel Chynoweth & Lynsee Melchi of the Urbana Independent Media Center.
28 August: Norman G. Finkelstein, author, Beyond Chutzpah
4 September: Aaron Glynn, author, How America Lost Iraq
11 September: David Brancaccio, host, PBS program 'NOW'
18 September: Jeff Cohen, founder, FAIR
25 September: Barbara Ehrenreich, author, Bait & Switch
2 October: Robert Jensen, author, The Heart of Whiteness
9 October: Larry Beinhart, author, Fog Facts
16 October: John Nichols, co-author, Tragedy & Farce
23 October: Peter Phillips, executive director, Project Censored
30 October: Andrew J. Bacevich, author, The New American Militarism
6 November: David Barsamian, Alternative Radio
13 November: Robert Greenwald, filmmaker, Wal-Mart: The High Cost ofLow Prices
20 November: Mark Crispin Miller, author, Fooled Again
27 November: Dan Schiller, expert, global information and telecommunications
4 December: Kristina Borjesson, editor, Feet to the Fire
11 December: Sam Husseini, Institute for Public Accuracy
18 December: Danny Schechter, the 'News Dissector'

8 January: Kembrew McLeod, professor & copyright expert.
15 January: Ben Scott, Free Press, & Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America
22 January: David Sirota, executive director, PLAN
29 January: Salim Muwakkil, Chicago-based journalist
5 February: Mark Weisbrot, economist, expert on Latin America
12 February: John Nichols, The Nation
19 February: Pete TriDish, Prometheus Radio Project & ErinMcCarley, Free Speech TV
26 February: Noam Chomsky
5 March: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
12 March: Michael Bracey, Future of Music Coalition
19 March: Sundiata Cha-Jua, UI professor of Afro-American Studies
26 March: Sascha Meinrath, CUWiN & Harold Feld, Media Access Project
2 April: Matt Rothschild, editor, The Progressive
9 April: Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Dailykos.com
16 April: Lawrence Lessig, constitutional law and Internet expert
23 April: Howard Zinn
30 April: Janine Jackson, FAIR
7 May: Tim Karr, Free Press & Adam Green, MoveOn.org
14 May: Linda Foley, Newspaper Guild
21 May: Amy Goodman, Phil Donohue & Jeff Cohen
28 May: Steven Hill, author, Ten Steps to Repair American Democracy
4 June: Laura Flanders, host, Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
11 June: Stephen Kinzer, author, Overthrow
18 June: Stephen Hartnett & Laura Stengrim, authors, Globalization and Empire
25 June: Eric Boehlert, author, Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush
2 July: Anthony Arnove, author, Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
9 July: Robert Jensen, journalism professor
16 July: Greg Palast, author, Armed Madhouse
23 July: Alexander Cockburn, co-editor, CounterPunch
30 July: Morris Berman, author, Dark Ages America
6 August: Joel Bleifuss, editor, In These Times
13 August: Norman Solomon, journalist, author, War Made Easy
20 August: John Bellamy Foster, editor, Monthly Review
27 August: Josh Silver, executive director, Free Press
3 September: Inger L. Stole, author, Advertising on Trial
10 September: Robert Greenwald, director, Iraq for Sale
17 September: Bernie Sanders, U.S. Representative (Vermont)
24 September: Derek Turner, Free Press, Marvin Ammori, Georgetown University Law School
1 October: Jeff Cohen, author, Cable News Confidential
8 October: John Nichols, author, The Genius of Impeachment
15 October: FCC member Jonathan Adelstein
22 October: John Nichols & Amy Goodman
29 October: Diane Farsetta & Paul Porter, experts on payola
5 November: John Stauber, co-author, The Best War Ever
12 November: Janine Jackson & Steve Rendall, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
19 November: Katrina vanden Heuval, editor, The Nation
26 November: Peter Phillips, Director & Andy Roth, Assoc. Director, Project Censored
3 December: Noam Chomsky
10 December: Mark Weisbrot, co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
17 December: Howard Zinn
24 December: Elizabeth Fones-Wolf, author, Waves of Opposition
31 December: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

7 January: Judy Daubenmier, editor, Project Rewire
14 January: Dan Schiller, author, How to Think About Information
21 January: Jules Boykoff, expert on political communication
28 January: Peter DiCola & Jenny Toomey, Future of Music Coalition
4 February: Jeff Chester, author, Digital Destiny
11 February: Eric Klinenberg, author, Fighting for Air
18 February: Mark Lloyd, author, Prologue to a Farce
25 February: Robert Jensen, journalism professor
4 March: Robert Fisk, Mideast correspondent, The Independent
11 March: Chalmers Johnson, author, Nemesis
18 March: Andre Schriffin, author, A Political Education
24 March: Danny Schechter, the 'News Dissector'
1 April: John Nichols, journalist, The Nation
8 April: Michael Albert, author, Remembering Tomorrow
15 April: Benjamin Barber, author, Consumed
22 April: Laura Flanders, author, Blue Grit
29 April: DaveyD, journalist and community activist
6 May: Greg Palast, author, Armed Madhouse
13 May: Mike Farrell, author, Just Call Me Mike
20 May: Sundiata Cha-Jua, professor, African-American Studies, University of Illinois
27 May: Ben Scott, policy director, Free Press
3 June: Barbara Ehrenreich, author
10 June: John Pilger, journalist & filmmaker
17 June: Connie Schultz, author, And His Lovely Wife
24 June: Dave Zirin, sportswriter
1 July: Derek Turner and Joe Torres, Free Press
8 July: Matthew Rothschild, author, You Have No Rights
15 July: Norman Solomon and Loretta Alper, filmmakers, War MadeEasy
22 July: Noam Chomsky
29 July: David Cobb, Liberty Tree
5 August: Danny Schechter, the 'News Dissector'
12 August: Dean Baker, author, America Since 1980
19 August: John Stauber, Center for Media and Democracy
26 August: Geneva Overholser, journalism professor
2 September: Henry Giroux, author, The University in Chains, & John Wilson, academic freedom activist
9 September: Michael Copps, FCC Commissioner
16 September: Mark Crispin Miller, author, Fooled Again
23 September: David Barsamian, Alternative Radio
30 September: Norman Stockwell, community radio advocate
7 October: Matt Stoller & Chris Bowers, openleft.com
14 October: John Nichols, Amy Goodman, Bill Moyers, Noam Chomsky, Norman Solomon
21 October: Bill Fletcher, Jr., activist and author
28 October: Katrina vanden Heuval, editor, The Nation
4 November: Rob Richie, executive director, FairVote
11 November: Tariq Ali, author, Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis ofHope
18 November: Naomi Klein, author, The Shock Doctrine
25 November: Lance Bennett, c-author, When the Press Fails
2 December: Robert Kuttner, author, The Squandering of America
9 December: Christopher Finan, author, From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act
16 December: Paul Krugman, author, The Conscience of a Liberal
23 December: Francis Boyle, Univ. of Illinois law professor
30 December: John Nichols, The Nation

6 January: Sut Jhally, Media Education Foundation
13 January: Hadani Ditmars, Canadian journalist
20 January: Kathryn Montgomery, author, Generation Digital
27 January: David Sirota, syndicated columnist
3 February: Stephen Kinzer, former New York Times foreign correspondent
10 February: Juan Gonzalez, journalist, co-host, Democracy Now!
17 February: Naomi Wolf, author, The End of America
24 February: Glen Ford, journalist
2 March: Alex Gibney, director, Taxi to the Dark Side
9 March: Greg Mitchell, editor, Editor & Publisher
16 March: Mark Weisbrot, economist
23 March: Jonathan Adelstein, member, Federal Communications Commission
30 March: Ishmael Reed, author and essayist
6 April: John Nichols, Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman, Norman Solomon, Ben Scott
13 April: Joseph Stiglitz, co-author, The Three Trillion Dollar War
20 April: Norman Solomon, author, Made Love, Got War
27 April: Patrick Cockburn, Iraq war correspondent
4 May: Janine Jackson, FAIR
11 May: Paul Waldman, co-author, Free Ride
18 May: Janice Peck, author, The Age of Oprah
25 May: Arianna Huffington, author, Right is Wrong
1 June: Jim Hightower
8 June: Noam Chomsky
15 June: Jeremy Scahill, author, Blackwater
22 June: Susan Jacoby, author, The Age of American Unreason
29 June: David Sirota, author, The Uprising
6 July: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
13 July: Tom Hayden
20 July: Michael Perelman, economist
27 July: Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (Ind., Vermont)
3 August: Jennifer Pozner, Women in Media and News
10 August: Thomas Frank, author and columnist
17 August: Dave Zirin, sportswriter
24 August: Gigi Durham, author
31 August: Alexander Cockburn, CounterPunch
7 September: Mark Crispin Miller, clean elections author & activist
14 September: Matthew Rothschild, editor, The Progressive
21 September: David Sirota, author, The Uprising
28 September: Thomas Ferguson & Rob Johnson, experts on financial crisis
5 October: Mark Weisbrot, economist
12 October: Robert Kuttner, author, Obama's Challenge
19 October: John Nichols, Janine Jackson, Noam Chomsky, Ben Scott, Jeremy Scahill, Norman Solomon
26 October: Howard Zinn
2 November: David Sirota, journalist
9 November: Aaron Glantz, journalist and author
16 November: Judith Siers-Poisson and Diane Farsetta, PR Watch
23 November: John Nichols, The Nation
7 December: Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator (Ohio)
14 December: Toby Miller, author, Makeover Nation
21 December: Juliet Schor, author, Born to Buy
28 December: Andrew Bacevitch, author, The Limits of Power

4 January: Deepa Kumar, labor scholar, & David Newby, head,Wisconsin AFL-CIO
11 January: Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen, media critics
18 January: Ben Scott and Derek Turner, Free Press
25 January: James Galbraith, author, The Predator State
1 February: Susan Douglas, media critic & scholar
8 February: Dean Baker, author, Plunder and Blunder
15 February: Matthew Rothschild, editor, The Progressive
22 February: Matt Taibbi, reporter, Rolling Stone
1 March: Juan Cole, professor and middle east expert
8 March: Greg Mitchell, editor, Editor & Publisher
15 March: Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films
22 March: Craig Aaron, Senior Program Director, Free Press
29 March: Glenn Greenwald, salon.com journalist
5 April: Katrina vanden Heuval, editor, The Nation
12 April: Amy Goodman, host, Democracy Now!

30 May: John Nichols, National Political Editor, The Progressive; Assistant Editorial Page Editor, The Capital Times.
20 June: Gay Seidman, UW-Madison professor, expert on globalization.
11 July : Stephanie Luce, UW-Madison student activist & Paul Loeb, author of Generation at the Crossroads.
1 August: Norman Solomon, media critic, newspaper columnist, and co-author of Through the Media Looking Glass.
22 August: Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive & Vivek Chibber, political activist and scholar.
15 September: David Barsamian, independent radio producer, journalist and interviewer.
3 October: Barbara Ehrenreich, columnist, author, and political activist.
5 October: Joel Rogers, UW-Madison professor, founder of the New Party.
10 October: Ben Bagdikian, journalist, author of The Media Monopoly.
24 October: John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton, authors of Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies, and the Public
Relations Industry.
14 November: Jim Hightower, radio talk show host, political populist.
30 November: Edward Asner, actor, political activist.
5 December: Adolph Reed, political scientist, columnist for The Progressive.
26 December: John Nichols, National political editor, The Progressive, Assistant editorial page editor, The Capital Times.

16 January: Allen Ruff, Madison activist, member of Hands Off Cuba.
26 February: Norman Solomon, columnist and author & Allen Hunter, Director of UW-Madison Havens Center, coordinator for Progressive Media Project.
18 March: Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation.
8 April: Doug Henwood, editor, Left Business Observer.
29 April: Sara Diamond, analyst of U.S. rightwing and fascist political movements.
20 May: Linda Gordon, UW-Madison history professor, expert on welfare and women's history.
17 June: David Newby, president of Wisconsin chapter, AFL-CIO.
5 August: John Nichols, editorial page writer, Capital Times newspaper.
19 August: Mark Crispin Miller, Media professor and activist.
16 September: Adolph Reed, political activist and journalist.
7 October: John Nichols, editorial page writer, Capital Times newspaper.
21 October: Joel Rogers, UW-Madison professor, founder of the New Party.
4 November: Ruth Conniff, political columnist, assistant editor of The Progressive.
25 November: Ed Garvey, political activist & labor lawyer.
16 December: Tom Tomorrow (Dan Perkins), nationally syndicated political cartoonist.\
23 December: Alexander Cockburn, political columnist, The Nation magazine.
30 December: Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist and author.

13 January: Robert Parry, investigative journalist.
27 January: Janine Jackson, Research Director, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting.
10 February: Michael Apple, UW-Madison professor of Education.
24 February: Bill Lueders, news editor, Isthmus, author, Enemy of the State.
10 March: Susan Douglas, media critic, Progressive magazine columnist.
17 March: Allen Ruff, author, We Call Each Other Comrade!.
14 April: Sut Jhally, advertising critic and media activist.
21 April: Margo Robb, WORT-FM news director.
5 May: Laura Flanders, FAIR women's desk director and author, Real Majority, Media Minority: The Cost of Sidelining Women in Reporting.
19 May: Jane Slaughter, labor journalist.
2 June: John Nichols, editorial page write, Capital Times newspaper.
16 June: Deidre MacFadyen, editor, In These Times & Matthew Rothschild, editor, The Progressive.
23 June: Doug Henwood, editor, Left Business Observer.
30 June: Adolph Reed, columnist, The Progressive.
14 July: John Bellamy Foster, sociologist and environmentalist.
28 July : Joel Rogers, UW-Madison professor and Chair of the New Party.
11 August: Norman Solomon, co-author, Wizards of Media Oz.
25 August: David Newby, president of Wisconsin chapter, AFL-CIO.
8 September: Michael Schumacher, author, There But For Fortune: The Life of Phil Ochs
22 September: Jeff Cohen, co-author, The Wizards of Media Oz & executive director of FAIR.
13 October: David Barsamian, host and producer, Alternative Radio.
20 October: Martin Lee, author, The Beast Reawakens.
3 November: Tom Frank, author, The Conquest of Cool.
17 November: John Stauber & Sheldon Rampton, co-authors, Mad Cow U.S.A..
18 December: Doug Henwood, editor, Left Business Observer.

1 January: Sam Husseini, anti-Arab discrimination activist.
15 January: Edward S. Herman, economist and media critic.
29 January: Mark Crispin Miller, Media professor and activist.
19 February: Kim Moody, author, Workers in a Lean World.
26 February: John Nichols, editorial page writer, Capital Times newspaper.
26 March: Ann Simonton, director of Media Watch.
7 May: David Barsamian, Producer, Alternative Radio.
18 June: Jeremy Pikser, co-author, screenplay for Bulworth.
2 July: David Croteau, sociologist, author of study debunking "liberal" bias of U.S. journalists.
16 July: Stanley Kutler, UW-Madison history professor, expert on Nixon and Watergate.
23 July: John Nichols, journalist.
30 July: Vivek Chibber, Marxist scholar & political activist.
27 August: Danny Schechter, TV producer, author of The More You Watch, The Less You Know.
10 September: Matthew Rothschild, editor, The Progressive and John Nichols, journalist.
24 September: Joel Bleifuss, editor, In These Times.
8 October: Michael Albert, editor, Z Magazine.
5 November: Barbara Ehrenreich, writer and political columnist.
10 December: Ed Garvey, 1998 Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin.
31 December: Joel Rogers, UW-Madison professor, founder of the New Party.

11 January: John Stauber & Sheldon Rampton, co-editors, PR Watch.
25 January : John Nichols, political journalist.

See Geoffrey Cowley, "Rocket in orbit," Columbia Journalism Review, November/December l983, p. 18.
See Robert W. McChesney, "The Rocket in 1981: Balancing Things Left of Center," The Rocket, No. 195, December 7-21, 1994, pp. 12, 14.