Friday, January 22, 2010

LA Indymedia uses censorship for dissident opinions ! no Free Speech there

did you know that www.la.indymedia.org can actually block anyone whose comments they dont agree with ?



yes, it has happened to our office computer....even writings w/o any curse words or hate speech included, but just having a different opinion than they have... is hidden or not allowed to be published at all ...this is called CENSORSHIP

and tho we have also emailed & written to them various times, about these actions they apparently have our computer ID number and so even comments cannot go on their site ...because someone with authority at IndymediaLA is labeling writings they disagree opinion with as spam "spam" spam - so what comes up is their automatic reply...and the writings are just deleted !


wow !


we think that this is not China, that this is America and "indymedia" and free speech is honored by our people ? huh?

we h ope that those who demand free speech allow free speech, but instead they also can stop those whose opinions, views, differences, they dont happen to agree with and so we can be PUT OUT and deleted from their website...

even while their own mission statement says :


"Principles of Unity: Los Angeles Independent Media Center

1. We strive to provide an information infrastructure for people and opinions who do not have access to the airwaves, tools and resources of corporate media. This includes audio, video, photography, internet distribution and any other communication medium.
2. We support local, regional and global struggles against exploitation and oppression.
3. We function as a non-commercial, non-corporate, anti-capitalist collective."




But talking and writing things is cheap and easy. Publish here is implied. We honor different views. hmmmm? Yet reality and the walk is clearly very very different. And who would know or believe this if it did not actually happen to them ?



and yet we are not the hated Republicans, or Fox, or tea-partying right-wingers either ! so why not allow us to comment or publish what is ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW that is stated w/o any insults, w/o anger or venom, w/o 'hate' or diseas...as so many other dissident and rebels do too ? hummmmmmmmm It seems that some people who volunteer or own the la.indymedia.org website decide just who they allow to voice a view not just like their own.

What else is this called besides avoidance,prejudice, bias, censorship, hypocrisy and just plain old not-living-up-to-what-they-claim-to-be.



is this more of the factionalization in the Left - the so-called-Freedom-loving wingers way then ?


We are obviously astounded at such maneuvers by those who seem to stand by us at protests and meetings and places where people who want and believe in American Free Speech and access to open sites exists, and all that democracy is suppose to include....or says it does...


and the 'volunteers' at indymedia hide behind their own dark curtains, never to be known or found, only claiming their 'dedicated work' as martyrs for 'the cause' ...whatever cause they chose not to name but still like to censor and limit themselves to include only their own views and friends.


Plain old HYPOCRISY saying and trying to have a liberal image and acting as meanly and selfishly as any of the other 'them' they hate and speak against too.


shame on the Los Angeles version of what was an idealistic independent website.

(C) 2010

KPFK factions try to do further divisions and retaliations

This is also to be found at this posting:
http://la.indymedia.org/comment.php?top_id=234018



A faction-dissident-group of KPFK adherents had a meeting they announced on Indymedia and was not viewed in time for our attendance. However, the website they advertise clearly indicates the attempt to demand reparations, do retaliations, and insist on some rights to remain on air or on staff for infinity at least. No changes seem to be acceptable or allowed by demanding [vehemently and in no kind ways] their RETURN to their assumed owned-spots at KPFK.


This attitude is sometimes difficult to accept or even understand. No improvements or changes are possible without the ones who had a chance to do their thing giving space and time to other dedicated people to do the same but differently. Possessiveness seems to arise out of both fear and greediness and selfishness too.


That's hard to understand and accept.


It is apparent that those who are no longer on-air at KPFK resent this displacement, regardless of how much gain and access they have had in previous times. They insist that they are to remain in place forever, ownership demanded and space fought for with bad-mouthing anyone and discrediting everyone who is not agreeing with their 'rights' and their views. Somehow this does not sound like real democracy, FAIR-sharing, being cooperative with New Voices, givings others an EQUAL opportunity.


Their attitudes, words and actions sound just like any business establishment wanting only it's own benefits, profits, fame, access, air-time, and selfishly only whatever they think they "must have forever after" just because....they are so .....??? what ???? repetitive ???

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

just look at the names of those who are featured... [in the article that this comment was part of...many other comments were in article : http://la.indymedia.org/news/2010/01/234018.php ]



those who held for a very-very-very-long-time a program space and now never want to share never want to give up that powered position or

never think of being fair and giving others "a chance"

never stop their retaliation for being moved

never share

never give up an inch to others who also have as much to say and just as well...maybe differently tho

never stop trying to self-aggrandize via KPFK never go elsewhere instead to prove they have merit

never go away some of us dont like them any more, and want SOMETHING DIFFERENT, something else, something more relevant to the current times....

yet these same people insist they OWN something at KPFK ?

or thought they did ?

Or want to ?



these same people[listed on their website] are not nice generous sharing people but self-centered and often insulting other groups that are not of same minded as they are these people are trying to "get back" revenge anyone who ever tells them "you've already had your time, you need to share and give someone else a chance too" oh noo...


these demanding folk seem to repeat that all programming needs to be repetitive and the same old same old boring booooooring stuff they spewed out


why cant KPFK be innovative ?

why cant KPFK staff try new voices and opinions ?

why cant KPFK programmers shift and change ?

why cant KPFK create better programs than the same old ones that have died on the vine already from repeating themselves for so long ?

why cant KPFK change

why cant KPFK improve ??????


because the same old repetitive old timers want to keep it all,,,,, for themselves... just the same as they had it... when they had it... greedy needy people who cant prove their worth elsewhere so want to come back to roost in same used up nest ?


thank goodness they are GONE now
and
now some experiments can be tried,
some new attempts and discoveries made
some new programs aired ,
maybe even new views and opinions,
and new programmers can enrich and enliven this staid old station that WAS much more relevant 10-20-30-40 years ago - when it was more educational and innovative and varied...


a station that in more recent years has again gotten stuck with the few demanding-claimants who insist and want ONLY their program time forever and ever after. for their own reasons and benefits. while claiming they are acclaimed by everyone else.. ha !


these same old people make fake ego claims of popularity - in that they promote their programs and views to look- like it is 'others who want us back when it is They who are doing PR and self-promotions amongst their special groups and friends... and selling their pitiful rejected stories to get a 'following'.... as if only those listeners of these people were the whole of KPFK stakeholders and these followers could pledge enough to keep the station stable financially too ...huh ???



give us a break ~~~ huh ?
Forget the listeners or the real financial state of the station.
These people just want what THEY WANT.
Forget the times and changes and money concerns of Pacifica.
Forget us, who pay and pay and then tune out turn away because of the same repetitious malarkey and insulting jibes of those very same unwanted any more programmers ...those listed above...from the past ..want to "return" to their old assumed glory. huh ???



Please... let CHANGE HAPPEN finally. Stop trying to revert reactionarily to the past. Get Present and get real.


Try something else than what was-before for a CHANGE.

NOW.



(C) 2010 akpfker

Saturday, January 9, 2010

CENSUS WORK available - info needs to be aired on KPFK too ..why not?

Here is an that article gives some info and it seems like a responsible and community-sharing idea that some programmer at KPFK can do. All it takes is a 15" time slot to do 5" of an interview with someone at Census about the getting of work at Census and how to do it...and 10" of phone call-in's ....for all who prefer objecting...even objecting to working for pay if it is the USA govt [ a reflexive reaction of rebellious attitudes ]. This occurs even if the same listeners complain of no money to send to station who keeps begging about needing money to survive too.

This article below [see link for full info] appeared on Los Angeles' Indymedia for the purpose of SHARING INFO and to encourage people who want to earn money - because they need it now - to assist those willing to try this Part Time and temporary work source. They might even learn something in the doing.


"CENSUS needs part time workers...wanna take the test ? by " just did it anyhow" 2010-01-08

Census is late but trying to recruit everyone especially people who can speak other languages too...here are the how-to-apply details I encountered doing it today "



It is obviously in the radio station's interest to have it's dedicated following also earn/ work for more money so they can then also pledge or tithe some monies back to KPFK - during fund drives or any other time.


We have never heard any helpful information on KPFK about where or how to survive on bare subsistence levels, or other practical day to day things - other than perhaps on the Pantry show, Healthy Planet and Car Show or occasionally on Access Unltd... or sometimes the programmer may offer info that is actually helpful about buying using stuff, but less about how to get money to buy the stuff......doesn't mean it has never ever been on air , but hardly and not enough anyhow.


Do we not care about assisting our community when they too are unemployed, not like the KPFK staff, who are paid, however much and unionized already ?


How about those outside the station listeners who are afraid, hesitate, doubt, rebel against doing establishment ordinary work - all the while complaining and whining - about 'never having enough' etc etc....


This would be giving stakeholders a bit of info, a hand up and yet NOT endorsing the USA govt, but still providing a service to all who need to work and listen to this station too.



We dont know if this is of interest to anyone who has a program, or a producer of shows on KPFK or why not. Wouldn't you too love to know how the business plan of this non-profit corporate also includes helping OTHERS with actual contacts to earn a bit of money when the economy has corroded and been dumped on the majority 'rest of us'... the staff and programmers may still have employment but what about the others who 'now have time' to listen but not pay up ????


Here's hoping someone INSIDE KPFK cares enough to take some action to HELP. Not just agitate and complain abut everything else, or continue to fear-monger some more, like most media does constantly and repeatedly. KPFK does it too.


KPFK programs are often so anti-so-much that instead of being POSITIVE or helpful, the purpose of programs here appear mostly intended not just to alert, to provoke, to organize at time, but also to elicit fear - and, of course, to send money in again and some more and again. But what money ? Earned from where ? Not everyone is able to earn a living nor pay for services as before.


And here is an opportunity to apply for a bit of easy work... not fun... but maybe necessary work !



Isn't it time for something different on OUR station for just a moment now ?


(c) akpfker 2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010

open letter to KPFK re no human response back possible..again

OPEN LETTER TO "PROGRAM COMMENTS" KPFK 's EMAIL SITE:

when anyone write to "comments@kpfk.org" as listed on KPFK website, there is a frequent response that there is a "mail failure" and it is not possible to Get Through to express a suggestion, an opinion, ask a question, or make any inquiry. This is the 3-4th time that the same dysfunction occurrs. Why is it incumbent on the sender of any email to then have to telephone, write another location or follow thru to try so hard to be heard - back ????


the continual problems that arise in a radio station that continually tries to elicit more money from it's usual loyal stakeholders or even new liseners is defeated when there is NO RESPONSE POSSIBLE EVER from anyone at this radio station. All efforts to contact the staff or even many of the programers that are even listed on their website is deflected and there is a deadening effect. This discourages anyone from wanting to pay for such uncaring, distanced, and dysfunctional [in the real world of communications, not just on-air-out-broadcasting ] business.


And never forget that KPFK is and must be a business or else fail, collapse, disappear or keep on sputtering about 'no money!'

the email resent to "Program Comments" and other staff, none which ever respond, but the desire to IMPROVE and help this radio station's workaworld's functioning is here :


ALL THE WORK I DO THAT IS NOT ON YOUR SALARIED JOB TIME IS MY CONTRIBUTION FOR WHICH NO ONE AT KPFK GIVES ME ANY CREDIT OR THANKS...

WHY IS THIS ?

I HAVE 3X BEFORE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ADVISED YOU ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH MAIL FAILURES AT THIS ADDRESS THAT YOU LIST ON YOUR WEB PAGE.

WHY DOES NO ONE EVER NOTICE THAT THEY DONT GET MAIL AT THIS ADDRESS SINCE I PRESUME ALL MAIL IS RETURNED, NOT SELECTIVELY ONLY MINE...

YOUR PROGRAM ER HOPEFULLY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE, OR DO YOU ALL ????

THE ILL WILL GENERATED BY THESE CONTINUAL FAILURES AND LACK OF RESPONSE TO EMAILS SENT TO THE STATION CREATE THE IMPRESSION THAT 'NO ONE IS HOME AND NO ONE CARES' THEN THE SENDER WILL ALSO SAY ' WHY SHOULD I SEND THEM ANY MONEY IF THEY DONT CARE OR ARE THIS DISORGANIZED ? "

AND THE BAD REPUTATION OF THE STATION BEING NOT UP TO PAR IS EXTENDED AS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THESE FAILURES TO MAINTAIN BASIC SERVICES


THAT THERE IS NO RESPONSES EVER EVER EVER TO COMMENTS IS ALWAYS EXPLAINED BY 'NOT ENOUGH STAFF' WHICH MAY BE TRUE BUT IS INADEQUATE TO INSURE A GOOD PUBLIC IMAGE AND PUBLIC PLEDGE SUPPORT BACK


BESIDES THE FEAR MONGERING THAT KPFK ALSO INDULGES IN WELL DURING PLEDGE DRIVES, WE DONT NEED OTHER MEDIA, WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN TOO.


THERE COULD BE SOME TRUSTED LOYAL VOLUNTEERS WHO COULD FILTER OR SORT COMMENTS AND DIRECT THEM APPROPRIATELY, NOT JUST THE PROGRAM COMMENTS SECTION THAT MAY [AS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY ALSO] BE SENT TO THE WRONG STAFF WHO CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT TOPIC DISCUSSED.


THERE COULD BE A P.T. PERSON WHO IS PROFESSIONAL ENOUGH AND WANTS TO GET PLEDGE $$ CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK AND DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE STATION HAVE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH IT'S LISTENERS, NOT JUST THE ONE WAY OUT FROM THOSE HOLY PRIESTS ON THE INSIDE...


THAT THERE IS NONE IS A SHAME, AND POOR RELATIONS WITH ALL KPFK STAKEHOLDERS.


ALSO THERE IS NO COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD THAT REPORTS TO CPB AND IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE FUNDING SOURCE HAS BEEN SO NOTIFIED TO ENFORCE IT'S RULES THAT THE COMMUNITY INPUT BE ACTUALLY REC'D AND UTILIZED, NOT A PRETEND 1 X YR MEETING OF INFIGHTIING.


PLEASE PASS THIS LETTER ON TO WHOMEVER IS 'IN CHARGE' AND IF THEY DONT CARE OR CANT DO MORE EITHER
OH WELLL
DOWN WE ALL GO
YOU FIRST THO

SORRY TO KEEP REPEATING COMPLAINTS, SUGGESTIONS, AND PROBLEMS OVER MANY YEARS, REPEATED, REPEATED, AND NO CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS EVER DONE AND NO RESPONSES EVER RECEIVED EITHER. HARD COPY LETTERS, VOICE MAILS, MESSAGES LEFT, IN-PERSON REQUESTS, NOTHING EFFECTS THE IMPROVEMENTS SO OBVIOUSLY NEEDED.

WHAT A POOR BUSINESS PLAN IS IN EFFECT THAT BECOMES 'INEFFECTIVE' AFTER ALL THAT WAYS KPFK EXHORTS PEOPLE TO PAY PAY SEND MONEY AND THEN....LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF OZ....AND SEE........

oh welll


here it is anyhow.