LINK TV Begins Important New Series Tonight at 10 p.m. EST

[DemBones DemBones]

The series is called "People's Voice: 2004 Election" and will feature each of the Democratic candidates in turn.

LINK TV (formerly called WORLD LINK TV) is "television without borders" and it's wonderful -- try to get it if you can.

I'm really psyched up because tonight's show features Dennis Kucinich, but I looke forward to seeing each of the candidates in his or her turn.

Hope this can be allowed in GD for information purposes.

[DemBones DemBones]

1. Here's text from an info e-mail from LINK TV:

LINK LETTER 12/12/2003
LINK TV NEWS
DIRECTV CHANNEL 375, THE DISH NETWORK CHANNEL 9410
http://www.linktv.org
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LINK TV CONNECTS CITIZEN'S GROUPS WITH PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES FOR REAL INTERVIEWS ABOUT REAL ISSUES

THE PEOPLE'S VOICE: ELECTION 2004
(Premiere: Thursday, 12/18 @ 10PM ET / 7PM PT)

Will Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich call for the
impeachment of President Bush for lying about Iraq? As
President, would Howard Dean repeal the Patriot Act? How
exactly would John Kerry pass single-payer health insurance
through a Republican Congress? Is Joe Lieberman willing to
put pressure on Israel to accept the Geneva Peace Plan? To
get answers to these questions and more, tune in to Link
TV’s new election series — THE PEOPLE'S VOICE: ELECTION 2004
— featuring questions from the nation’s leading citizen’s
groups and membership organizations. THE PEOPLE'S VOICE
premieres on December 18th with Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

An election series without the usual suspects or mindless
chatter? Link TV promises just that — one hour, in-depth
interviews with each of the presidential candidates.
Featuring questions from the country's leading activist and
membership organizations, THE PEOPLE'S VOICE is leveraging
the power of television and a potential viewership of 21
million households to mobilize the mobilizers in the
upcoming election. From Iowa farmers to environmentalists
and the nation’s newest voters, Link TV is putting the
people back in the electoral process.

Throughout each program, banners will appear on the bottom
of the screen offering viewers other ways to get involved,
from registering to vote to volunteering for a candidate's
campaign to joining one of the citizen’s groups.

THE PEOPLE'S VOICE is hosted by Journalist Mark Hertsgaard,
Link TV's political correspondent, who has a national
reputation for probing deeper and asking provocative
questions: http://markhertsgaard.com

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:

THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL RIGHTS:

http://www.civilrights.org/about/lccr/

THE NATIONAL FAMILY FARM COALITION: http://www.nffc.net/

THE UNITED STATES STUDENT ASSOCIATION:

http://www.usstudents.org/main.asp

WIRETAP: http://www.wiretapmag.org/

THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:

http://www.itsyourworld.org/


VOTER INFORMATION LINKS:

Dennis Kucinich site: http://www.kucinich.us/index.php

Project Vote Smart: http://www.vote-smart.org/

The League of Women’s Voters Democracy Net: http://www.dnet.org/

Federal Election Commission: http://www.fec.gov/citizen-guide.html

REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE:

Rock the Vote: http://www.rockthevote.org/

Working Assets: https://www.workingforchange.com/vote/

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[sistersofmercy]

2. Link TV is awesome!

I love link tv.

[DemBones DemBones]

3. Isn't it?! I am so glad they are doing this -- an entire hour per

candidate is promised but my program guide shows it lasting from 10 to 11:30 so maybe there will be an hour and a half -- or an hour and fifteen minutes plus fifteen minutes of world music! I love how they segue into world music all the time.

[KoKo]

4. Is it available over the Internet? Or is it Cable?

:shrug:

[DemBones DemBones]

6. You have to have Direct TV -- it's a satellite system -- BUT

you can download the transcript at

http://www.worldlinktv.com

According to text onscreen at the end of the interview, you can watch the interview there, too, but I can't find it so far.

Also, the LINK TV host just said the transcript will be at Salon.com.

You might find the LINK TV site interesting even if you can't get the channel.
Here's the link to download "Mosaic" videos:

http://www.worldlinktv.com/mosaic/streamsArchive/index.php4

"Mosaic" is a collage (montage? perhaps videomontage?) of news programs from various Middle Eastern countries. It's very interesting to see news reported from Middle Eastern perspectives AND to see news not shown in the U.S. Just the way Iranian newcasters begin their broadcast -- I believe the phrase is "In the name of God the merciful and compassionate" -- made me understand the pervasiveness and importance of Islamic in Iran. Surprisingly, Iranian women anchors appear without a head covering, though, which is not the case for all stations from Muslim countries.

ALSO, if you have an adventurous ear, you might listen to world music:

http://news.linktvstore.org/world/linktvstore

You can listen to samples for free and there's a free compilation to download, plus 99 cents downloads, and more. Looks as if they're beginning to make music videos available, too.

[welshTerrier2]

5. Great Interview

none of the usual hype ...

great questions, great answers ...

i hope lots of DU'ers are watching ...