2002. "Media and Democratic Politics: The New Imperatives." Presentation to the Waterbury Forum for Education and Cultural Studies, Penn State University, State College, Pa., 20 November.
2002. "Corporate Media Versus Democracy." Presentation to meeting of the College Independents, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill., 11 November.
2002. "Our Media, Not Theirs." Presentation at Midnight Special bookstore, Santa Monica, Cal., 29 October.
2002. "The Bigger They Are: Critical Perspectives on the Media Cartel." Presentation at New York University, sponsored by the Project on Media Ownership and FAIR, New York, N.Y., 27 September.
2002. "The Crisis of Journalism in the United States, and the Emerging Movement for media Reform." Public presentation, sponsored by the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom, London, England, 13 June.
2002. "U.S. Media and Media Politics Since 9-11." Presentation to the World Association for Christian Communication, London, England, 13 June.
2002. "Carl Estabrook and Media Reform." Presentation at Estabrook for Congress Rally, Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 22 May. www.carlforcongress.org/downloads/rally_mp3/mcchesney.mp3
2002. "The News Media and Coverage of U.S. Foreign Policy." Presentation to annual dinner, U.S-El Salvador Sister Cities Project, Chicago, Ill., 15 May.
2002. "Synergy and Cooperation in Independent Media: The Lessons from Ubana and Madison." Presentation to breakfast meeting of alternative media workers, Asheville, N.C., 8 May.
2002. "The Crisis in Journalism for U.S. Democracy." Public presentation, Jubilee Community Center, Asheville, N.C. 7 May. http://main.nc.us/mcchesney/
2002. "Media Activism: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow." Public presentation, Malaprops Bookstore, Asheville, N.C. 7 May.
2002. "How Media are Influenced by their Corporate Owners," Public presentation, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, N.C., 7 May.
2002. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Public presentation, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Asheville, N.C., 7 May.
2002. "The Importance of Low-Power FM Radio." Presentation, Ashville, N.C., 7 May.
2002. "Corporate Control of the Media and What that Means for Democracy," Vermont Public Town Meeting, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders, Montpelier, Vermont, 29 April.
2002. "Some Thoughts on the Status of the U.S. Media Reform Movement." Presentation to dinner for U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders, close supporters and his staff, Burlington, Vermont, 29 April.
2002. "Media Literacy and Democratic Media," Conference sponsored by Vermont Media Action Coalition, Burlington, Vt., 29 April.
2002. "Corporate Control of the Media and What that Means for Democracy," Vermont Public Town Meeting, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders, Burlington, Vermont, 28 April.
2002. "Corporate Journalism and the Bogus State of U.S. Democracy." Presentation at Illinois State University, Normal, Ill., 25 April.
2002. "The U.S. News Media and World War III." Public presentation, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo., 23 April.
2002. "Media, Culture, and Democracy." Presentation to class in Department of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 28 March.
2002. "Strange Brew: Political Economy and Cultural Studies." Presentation to Proseminar in Cultural Studies and Critical Interpretation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 27 March.
2002. "Trends in Media Ownership and how they Affect Journalism." Presentation to Introduction to Journalism class, Dept. of Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 11 March.
2002. "Media and Democracy in the Coming Generation," Presentation to and discussion with group of visiting alternative high school students, Urbana, Ill., 8 March.
2002. "The Sheer, Utter, and Total Bankruptcy of Contemporary U.S. Conservatism." American Studies Program 2001-02 Lecture Series: Meet the New Right: "Compassionate Conservatism," Free Markets, and State Policy, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 28 February.
2002. "Corporate Media and the Corruption of U.S. Democracy," Presentation to faculty and students, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 22 February.
2002. "Media Studies, the U.S. University, and Democracy." Presentation to faculty, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 22 February.
2002. "Media Activism and Social Change in the Coming Generation." Presentation to student activists, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 21 February.
2002. "Media and Democracy: The Present Crisis and the Road Ahead." Public presentation, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 21 February.
2002. "The Rise of Commercial Mass Media in the United States." Guest lecture to class on Advertising and Society, Dept. of Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4 February.
2001. "Comments on Pacifica." Brief address to event commemorating one year anniversary of "Christmas Coup" at WBAI-FM radio, New York, N.Y. 22 December.
2001. "Corporate Media, Commercial Culture, and Democracy." Address to Campus Honors Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 14 November.
2001. "The U.S. News Media and World War III." Public address, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., 7 November.
2001. "Media and the State of Democracy: Something Old, Something New." Public address, University of Missouri, Columbia. Mo., 6 November.
2001. "Press Coverage of the War on Terrorism." Presentation to Teach-in on the War on Terrorism, Sponsored by AWARE, Champaign, Ill., 3 November.
2001. "Confusion, Nonsense, Ignorance: The Stupidity of U.S. News Media Coverage of the Islamic World." Presentation to the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center, Urbana, Ill., 2 November. http://www.udc.es/dep/lx/cac/mcchesney/
2001. "Role of Media in Sustaining Conscience and Compassion." Presentation to Champaign-Urbana Friday Forum Lecture Series, sponsored by the YMCA, 26 October.
2001. "The Media and World War III." Presentation to "Media and the War" panel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 17 October.
2001. "Political Economy of Communication and Advertising." Guest lecture to graduate seminar on advertising, Dept. of Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10 October.
2001. "Media Criticism and Activism Today," Talk to Non-Fiction Reading Group, Pages for All Ages Bookstore, Champaign, Ill., 4 October.
2001. "Media, Democracy and Politics." Guest lecture to graduate seminar on advertising, Dept. of Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3 October.
2001. "The Rise of Commercial Mass Media in the United States." Guest lecture to class on Advertising and Society, Dept. of Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 12 September.
2001. "Corporate Journalism and the Decline of Democracy." Keynote address to Annual Conference of Nordic Freelance Journalists, Stockholm, Sweden, 11 May.
2001. "The Internet, Capitalism, and the Future of Journalism." Presentation to editorial staff, Dagens Nyheter daily newspaper, Stockholm, Sweden, 11 May.
2001. "The First Amendment as a Weapon of Class Warfare, From Above." Presentation to University of Illinois chapter, ACLU, Urbana, Ill., 17 April.
2001. "Corporate Media as an Anti-Democratic Force." Public presentation at University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menominee, Wis., 5 April.
2001. "Media and Politics in the United States." Presentation at University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menominee, Wis., 5 April.
2001. "Political Economy of Communication." Presentation to graduate pro-seminar, Department of Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 25 April
2001. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Public presentation at University of Missouri-St; Louis, St. Louis, Mo., 2 April.
2001. "Media Politics: The New Imperatives." Public presentation at Indiana University, Bloomington, In., 9 April.
2001. "How to Get Better Media Coverage." Presentation to Citizens' Assembly for Anti-Corporate Activists, Madison, Wis., 25 March.
2001. "FAIR and the Struggle for a Democratic Society." Presentation to FAIR fundraiser, Los Angeles, Cal., 9 March.
2001. "It's Rich Media, Poor Democracy, Stupid!" Presentation at Midnight Special Bookstore, Santa Monica, Cal., 9 March.
2001. "The Emerging Struggle for Democratic Communication." Public presentation at California State University-Dominguez Hills, 8 March.
2001. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Public presentation at California State University-Dominguez Hills, 7 March.
2001. "The News Media and Coverage of the 2000 Presidential Election." Presentation at First Methodist Church, Madison, Wis., 18 February.
2001. "Media and Democracy: The New Imperatives." Presentation to Colloquium series, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 5 February.
2001. "Politics and Media." Presentation to seminar, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, 30 January.
2001. "Journalism and the 2000 Presidential Election." Presentation to Newsday journalists, "Newsroom U" speakers program, Long Island, N.Y., 16 January.
2000. "Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy." Presentation to "Contemporary American Society" sociology class, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 29 November.
2000. "The Political Economy of Communication and the Future of the Field." Presentation to Graduate Colloquium, Department of Communication, University of Westminster, London, England, 15 November
2000. "Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy." Public presentation sponsored by the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom, London, England, 14 November.
2000. "It's the Media, Stupid/Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Presentation at the Harvard Coop, Cambridge, Mass., 10 November.
2000. "Corporate Media and Democracy: The Higher Immorality." Presentation to the Technology and Culture Forum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 9 November.
2000. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times." Presentation at the New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y., 8 November. - http://www.nyc.indymedia.org/audio/nycradio.html
2000. "Advertising, Media, and the Internet." Presentation to graduate seminar, Department of Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 31 October.
2000. "Ralph Nader and 21st Century U.S. Politics." Presentation sponsored by Urbana-Champaign Greens, Urbana, Ill., 30 October.
2000. "The Future of Public Service Broadcasting, in the United States and Globally." Presentation to Conference on the Future of the CBC, sponsored by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, 5 October.
2000. "Why Ralph Nader, Why Ralph Nader Now." Presentation to kickoff meeting, UW Alliance for Nader-LaDuke, Madison, WI, 18 September.
2000. "It's the Media, or is it?" Presentation to Colloquium Series, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., 13 September.
2000. "It's the Media, Stupid." Public presentation sponsored by FAIR, New York, N.Y. 15 August.
2000. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Presentation to Senior Summer School, Madison, Wis., 27 July.
2000. "Corporate Media and the Attack on Democracy." Public address at Hamline College, St. Paul, Minn., 27 April.
2000. "The Problem with the U.S. Media." Presentation to students, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn., 27 April.
2000. "Student Activism and the Media." Presentation to students, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn., 27 April.
2000. "The Political Economy of Journalism." Presentation to Department of Journalism Proseminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 17 April.
2000. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Presentation to Distinguished Lecture Series, University of Dayton, 13 April.
2000. "Public Relations, Journalism, and Democracy." Presentation at University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 13 April.
2000. "Obscenity and the First Amendment." Presentation at University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 13 April.
2000. "Rethinking the Promise of the Internet." Presentation at University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 13 April.
2000. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Public Presentation , Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Ill., 29 March.
2000. "The U.S. Media Situation Today, and Tomorrow." Presentation at the University of Illinois at Springfield, 28 March.
2000. "The State of the U.S. Media, and the Prospects for Democracy." Address at The University of Chicago. Chicago, Ill., 8 March.
2000. "Will the Internet Set Us Free?" Presentation to faculty colloquium, Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, Mass., 24 February.
2000. "The Making of Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Presentation to book signing party, sponsored by Rainbow Bookstore, Harmony Bar, Madison, Wis., 5 February.
1999. "The Current Crisis of U.S. and Global Media." Presentation to Distinguished Lecture Series, co-sponsored by Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago and Chicago Media Watch, Chicago, Ill., 9 December.
1999. "The Role of Media in the U.S. Power Structure." Presentation to the Contemporary Issues Discussion Group, Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization, UW-Madison, Madison, WI, 1 December.
1999. "Core Issues for the Field of Communication." Address to Communication Honors Program Workshop, Department of Communication, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., 18 November.
1999. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Public Address, sponsored by the Department of Communication, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., 18 November.
1999. "Corporate Media Versus Democracy." Address to senior seminar, Department of Communication, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., 18 November.
1999. "Media Activism and the Field of Communication." Address to faculty and students, Department of Communication, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., 18 November.
1999. "Introduction to Main Themes in U.S. Media Institutions Today." Address to Introduction to Communication class, Department of Communication, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., 18 November.
1999. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Address at 20th anniversary celebration, Left Hand Bookstore, Boulder, Col., 10 November.
1999. "The Nature of Critical Communication Scholarship in the United States." Presentation to graduate students, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Colorado, Boulder, Col. 10 November.
1999. "Media at the Dawn of the 21st Century." Presentation to "Media and Public Culture" class, University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., 10 November.
1999. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Public address sponsored by New York University, New York, N.Y., 3 November.
1999. "Comments on Media Politics." Address to invited forum of journalists, academics and foundation officers, sponsored by the Project on Media Ownership, New York, N.Y., 3 November.
1999. "The Emerging Movement for Media Reform." Public address sponsored by the University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 21 October.
1999. "The Main Trends in U.S. Media Today and Implications for Democracy." Address to students and faculty, College of Communications, University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 21 October.
1999. "Media, Inequality and Democracy from Ancient Greece to Today." Address to students and faculty, College of Communications, University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 21 October.
1999. "Corporate Media Versus Democracy." Public address sponsored by the University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 20 October.
1999. "The Current Media Situation and Implications for Communication Scholarship." Talk to grad students and faculty, University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 20 October.
1999. "Education, Youth Apathy and Media in the Coming Years." Presentation to Incoming Student Orientation Session, Highland Community College, Freeport, Illinois, 19 August.
1999. "Labor, Media, and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Case of Kosovo." Presentation to South Central Wisconsin Federation of Labor Meeting on Labor and the War in the Balkans, Madison, Wis., 17 June.
1999. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Presentation to the Department of Culture and Communication, New York University, New York, New York, 26 April.
1999. "Issues in Media History and Politics." Presentation to the Department of Culture and Communication, New York University, New York, New York, 25 April.
1999. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." Presentation to Department of Communications, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., 14 April.
1999. "The Struggle for Democratic Communication." Presentation at Food for Thought Bookstore, Amherst, Mass., 13 April.
1999. "The Origins of Modern Journalism, and Its Strengths and Weaknesses." Presentation to students at Westfield State College, Westfield, Mass., 12 April.
1999. "Corporate, Commercial Media and the Oral Tradition." Presentation to students at Westfield State College, Westfield, Mass., 12 April.
1999. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy: The Unacknowledged Crisis of Our Times." Public lecture at Westfield State College, Westfield, Mass., 12 April.
1998. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy: The Political Economy of Communication." Presentation to graduate proseminar, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 9 December.
1998. "Journalism, the Corporate Media, and the Crisis of Democracy." Presentation to LaFargue Institute of Lifelong Learning, Milwaukee, WI, 16 November.
1998. "Media Politics Today." Presentation to Monthly Meeting, Madison Socialist Potluck, 14 November.
1998. "Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy." Presentation to general public, "The Forum" Lecture Series, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 14 September.
1998. "Some Thoughts on the 1996 Telecommunications Act." Presentation to faculty and area journalists, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 14 September.
1998. "Public Relations, Journalism, and Media Ethics." Presentation to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 14 September.
1998. "Why Does Advertising Play Such a Prominent Role in our Society?" Presentation to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 14 September.
1998. "Concentrated Media and Democracy." Presentation to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 14 September.
1998. "Media in Crisis, Democracy in Peril." Presentation to Madison Downtown Kiwanis, September.
1998. "Capitalism and the Information Age." Presentation at book signing, Rainbow Bookstore, Madison, Wis., 11 July.
1998. "The Global Media System and New Zealand." Presentation to graduate seminar on communication, Auckland Institute of Technology, 22 May.
1998. "Public Broadcasting: Does It Have a Future?" Presentation to general public, Auckland Art Museum, sponsored by Auckland Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 21 May.
1998. "Research Issues in International Communication." Presentation to students and faculty at UNITEC Institute of Technology School of Communication, Auckland, New Zealand, 21 May.
1998. "The Internet and the Global Communication System." Presentation to Honours Students, UNITEC Institute of Technology School of Communication, Auckland, New Zealand, 21 May.
1998. "The Field of Communication: Where We Are Coming From and Where We Are Going." Public presentation at UNITEC Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 21 May.
1998. "The Political Economy Approach to Communication." Presentation to graduate seminar on communication, Auckland Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 May.
1998. "The Future of Media in New Zealand." Presentation to Manukau Institute of Technology School of Communication, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 May.
1998. "The Global Media and the Future of Democracy." Public presentation at Manukau Institute of Technology School of Communication, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 May.
1998. "Public Broadcasting's Future: In New Zealand and the World." Public presentation at Northland Polytechnic. Whangerei, New Zealand, 19 May.
1998. "The Global Media, the Internet, and the Digital Revolution." Presentation to graduate seminar, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. 18 May.
1998. "The Current Crisis of the U.S. Media System." Presentation to Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Mich., 24 April.
1998. "The Problem with the Media for Those Who Care About Democracy." Presentation to "Citizenship in an Age of Mass Media" class, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Madison, Wis., 19 April.
1998. "Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy." Presentation to graduate seminar on "The Sociology of Communication," Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., 16 April.
1998. "Multiculturalism in a Class Society." Presentation to Brown-Bag speakers series, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis., 24 March.
1998. "The Transformation of the Media on a Global Basis." Presentation to Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 23 January.
1998. "Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy." Presentation to Madison store, Barnes & Noble bookstore, 22 January.
1997. "Corporate Media Concentration in the 1980s and 1990s." Guest lecture to class on American Business History, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 8 December.
1997. "The Future of Public Broadcasting in North America." Presentation to meeting of the Canadian Association for Media Education, Vancouver chapter, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 6 December.
1997. "The Mythology of Commercial Media and the Crisis of Contemporary Public Broadcasting." Presentation at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, 1997 Graham Spry Memorial Lecture, December.
1997. "Media Activism in Montreal: What Should It Look Like, and What Could It Look Like? Lessons, Perhaps, From the United States." Presentation to gathering of Montreal media activists, 2 December.
1997. "The Mythology of Commercial Media and the Crisis of Contemporary Public Broadcasting." Presentation at University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, 1997 Graham Spry Memorial Lecture, December.
1997. "The Political Economy of Communication: Research Strategies." Presentation to graduate seminar, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, December.
1997. "The Culture Industry Today." Presentation to Business and the American Mind lecture series, sponsored by the New Press, the Baffler, and Rainbow Bookstore, Madison, Wis., 11 November.
1997. "Media Concentration: Why It Is A Problem, and What We Can Do About It." Presentation to Marquette chapter, Society of Professional Journalists, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., 10 November.
1997. "Journalism, the Corporate Media, and the Crisis of Democracy." Presentation to LaFargue Institute of Lifelong Learning, Milwaukee, WI, 10 November.
1997. "The Global Media System and Democracy." Presentation to political science faculty and students, Madison Area Technical College, 22 October.
1997. "Conservative Foundations and the Attack on Media and Universities." Presentation to Terrific Tuesday Speaker Series, sponsored by Multicultural Academic Programs, College of Letters and Sciences, UW-Madison, 21 October.
1997. "Main Issues for Communication Scholars Today." Presentation to graduate seminar, Department of Culture and Communication, New York University, 15 October.
1997. "Corporate Media and the Commercial Carpetbombing of American Life." Presented to Joint Session, Advent Lutheran Church and Community of Hope (United Church of Christ) Church, Madison, Wisc., 14 September.
1997. "Media and the Left: The New Imperatives." Presentation to Rainbow Activists for a Democratic Society and Madison chapter of Solidarity, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 22 July.
1997. "Global Media: The New Missionaries of Corporate Capitalism." Presentation to The Learning Alliance, New York City, 5 June.
1997. "Why Don't Teaching Assistants Get Much Respect?" Presentation to TAA-Grade-In Rally, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 12 May.
1997. "The Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy." Presentation to Madison Unitarian Association, Madison, Wis., 11 May.
1997. "Global Media and the Attack on Democracy." Presentation to faculty and students, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wis., 11 April.
1997. "Who Controls the Media and Why Should We Care?" Presentation to guest lecture series, Political Science Association, Edgewood College, Madison, Wis., 9 April.
1997. "U.S. Media Activism Today." Presentation to Ithaca chapter, Democratic Socialists of America, Ithaca, N.Y., 25 March.
1997. "The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the Public Interest." Presentation at Ithaca College, 25 March.
1997. "The Political Economy of Global Media." Presentation at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 25 March.
1997. "The Legitimate and Illegitimate Issues in U.S. Media Politics." Presentation to colloquium of communication, journalism and political science students and faculty, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 24 March.
1997. "Corporate Media Versus Democracy." Presentation to general public and the Roy H. Park School of Communication, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 24 March.
1997. "The Emerging Global Media System." Presentation to political science and journalism students and faculty, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 24 March.
1997. "Approaches to Teaching Critical Journalism." Presentation to journalism students and faculty, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 24 March.
1997. ""Commercial vs. Public Broadcasting." Presentation at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 24 March. 1997. "The Political Economy of the Media." Presentation at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 24 March.
1997. "Noam Chomsky and the Media." Presentation to Wisconsin Union Directorate, introducing speech by Noam Chomsky, Madison, Wis., 4 March.
1997. "The Myth of the Free Market as an Instrument of Democracy." Presentation to UW-Madison Department of Sociology class on U.S. politics, 28 February.
1997. "The Media: What Role in Foreign Policy-Making?" Presentation to Northeast Wisconsin 1997 Great Decisions Lecture Series, St. Norbert College, Green Bay, Wis., 5 February.
1997. "Breaking Long Habits: Thomas Paine and the Next American Revolution." Presentation to Wisconsin Free Thinkers Society, Sauk City, Wis., January.
1996. "The Emerging Global Media System." Presentation to Global Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., 2 December.
1996. "Corporate Control of the Press and the Potential for Reform." Presentation to LaFargue Institute of Lifelong Learning, Milwaukee, WI, 11 November.
1996. "The Ministry of Tele-Culture." Lecture to honors class on "Television and Society," Department of Journalism, University of Illinois, 7 November.
1996. "The News Media and the Electoral Process." Presentation to Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis., 28 October.
1996. "Enhancing Universities as Public Service Institutions: Two Proposals." Presentation to UW-Madison Democracy Teach-In, Madison, Wis., 17 October.
1996. "The Emerging Global Media System." Lecture to Institute of Communication Research, University of Illinois and general public, Urbana, Ill., 26 September.
1996. "The Political Economy of Communication: Four Cornerstones." Lecture to Graduate Pro-Seminar, Institute of Communication Research, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., 25 September.
1996. "Understanding the News: Conservative, Liberal, and Radical Theories of U.S. Press Behavior and Performance." Lecture to Methodist Retirement Center, Madison, WI, 28 May.
1996. "Cultural Studies, Political Economy, and Communication Research." Informal presentation to graduate students, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois, 19 April.
1996. "If I Were King of Jungle: Six Proposals to Reform U.S. Television." Lecture to undergraduate class on "Television and Society," Department of Journalism, University of Illinois, 9 April.
1996. "The Social and Historical Context for Communication Policymaking." Presentation for graduate seminar on "Information and its Social Context," Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 March.
1996. "The U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996 in Historical Perspective: A Thoroughly Corrupt Piece of Legislation." Presentation to seminar on information policy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 March.
1996. "The Communication Revolution and the Crisis of Democracy." Presentation to McMaster Student's Union Speaker Series on Contemporary Social and Political Issues, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 20 March.
1996. "Communication Studies and the Communication Revolution." Presentation to the Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 11 March.
1996. "Public Interest in Broadcasting in Mythology and Reality." Presentation to Free Radio Berkeley and National Lawyers Guild Committee on Communications, Berkeley, Cal., 29 February.
1996. "Can the Internet Save Democracy From Capitalism?" Public Address, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa., February.
1996. "Television: Past, Present and Future." Presentation to 1996 Senior Scholars' Seminar, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa., February.
1996. "Communication Policymaking: Some Old and New Imperatives." Presentation to faculty and students of Department of Communication Studies and the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 21 February.
1996. "Why the United States has a Commercial Broadcasting System, and what that Means for the Future." Presentation to lecture class on Communication and Democracy, Northwestern University, 21 February.
1996. "The Tragedy of U.S. Public Broadcasting." Presentation to undergraduate course in television and society, University of Illinois, 15 February.
1996. "The Internet, Global Media, and Communications Policy-making." Presentation to Annenberg Public Policy Center and Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 12 February.
1996. "Public Access Broadcasting and the Politics of the Communication Revolution." Presentation to Chicago Access Network Television staff and friends, Chicago, Ill., January.
1995. "The Communication Revolution, Communication Policymaking, and the Prospect for Critical Communication Study at U.S. Universities." Presentation to Graduate Colloquium, Institute of Communication Research, University of Illinois, November.
1995. "How the News Media Work and Why, and What Progressives Can and Should Do About It." Presentation and Seminar for 1995 Youth in Action: Building for a Sustainable Society Conference, Madison, WI, October.
1995. "The Conservative Critique of the Liberal News Media: Much Smoke, Little Fire." Presentation to LaFargue Institute of Lifelong Learning, Milwaukee, WI, 25 September.
1995. "Introduction to the Media." Presentation to 49th United Steelworkers of America Labor Institute, Madison, WI, 13 September.
1995. "The Future of Communication Education and Research at U.S. Universities." Presentation to University of Washington School of Communications, 24 May.
1995. "Globalization and the Politics of the Information Highway." Presentation to Industry Canada colloquium of federal communication policy planners, Ottawa, Canada, 12 May.
1995. "Media Politics in the 1990s and Beyond." Presentation to 1995 Convocation of Radio-Television-Film Majors, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 5 April.
1995. "Politics, Information, Freedom: What's at Stake in Funding for Public Broadcasting." Presentation to 1995 "Democracy Week" Lecture Series, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 29 March.
1995. "Media and the Future." Presentation to Ninth Annual Arnold Symposium on Media, sponsored by The Russell Program at Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, February.
1994. "Media and Politics: Surveying the Battlefield." Presentation to Madison chapter, Solidarity, 17 December.
1994. "The Importance of Public Control of Communication, in the 1930s and the 1990s." Presentation to the Donald McGannon Center for Communication Ethics, Fordham University, 21 April.
1994. "The United States, International Broadcasting, and the Origins of Global Mass Communication, 1930-1948." Presentation to the University of Iowa Sound Research Seminar, University of Iowa, 8 April.
1994. "Not Silent but Deadly: The Corporate Takeover of U.S. Broadcasting in the 1930s." Presentation to the Department of Communication Studies, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Institute for Cinema Studies, University of Iowa, 7 April.
1994. "Who Controls the American Media, and Why." Presentation to Wisconsin Union Directorate's 1994 Lecture Series on "The Media and Our Society," 15 March.
1994. "The Development of U.S. Broadcasting in Comparative Perspective." Presentation to the College of Communication, University of Maryland, 8 March.
1994. "Empire of the Senseless: The United States and International Broadcasting in the 1930s." Presentation to the Program in Communication and Development Studies and the International Studies Program, Northwestern University, 20 January.
1994. "Profits Versus Democracy: The Politics of U.S. Communication in the 1930s and the 1990s." Presentation to the Program in Communication and Development Studies and the Telecommunications Program, Northwestern University, 19 January.
1994. "The Future of Critical Communications Scholarship in the United States." Presentation to the Program on Communication, Media and Public Policy of the Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University, 19 January.
1992. "The Origins of Commercial Broadcasting in the United States and Broadcast Policy Issues Today." Presentation to Centre for Communication and Information Studies, The Polytechnic of Central London, 15 June.
1992. "The Development of Commercial Broadcasting in the United States." Presentation to Graduate & Faculty Colloquium, Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego, 4 March.
1991. "The U.S. News Media and the Gulf War: Adversaries or Accomplices of the 'Policy Elite'?" University of Wisconsin-Madison Forum on "The Media and the Gulf War," 27 February.
1991. "Media Coverage of the Gulf War: Some Critical Observations." University of Wisconsin-Madison Teach-In on the Gulf War, 8 February.
1989. "Publishing an Independent Magazine in the United States in the l980s." Talk presented to group of visiting foreign journalists at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison, April.
1982. "Entrepreneurship in the Mass Media: Managing a Rock Magazine in the Pacific Northwest." Talk presented to senior seminar, University of Washington School of Business, May.