The National Conference for Media Reform May 13, 14 and 15 - St. Louis

Conference presenters will represent diverse perspectives on media policy issues and media reform activism. Speakers will include activists, academics, artists, policymakers, journalists, and leaders from various local, regional, and national groups. This list will be updated regularly. Confirmed presenters include:

Rana Abbas, American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee

Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Federal Communications Commission

Amalia Anderson, League of Rural Voters

John Arnold, Wayne State University

Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange

Frank Blethen, Seattle Times

Karen Bond, media activist

Wally Bowen, Mountain Area Information Network

João Brant, Intervozes, Brazil

David Brock, Media Matters for America

Sue Buske, The Buske Group

Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation

Ann Chaitovitz, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Rev. Robert Chase, United Church of Christ

Jeff Chester, Center for Digital Democracy

Inja Coates, Media Tank

Jeff Cohen, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Lauren Coletta, Public Interest Public Airwaves Coaliton / Common Cause

Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America

Commissioner Michael Copps, Federal Communications Commission

Malkia Cyril, Youth Media Council

Lauren Glen Davitian, CCTV Center for Media & Democracy

Liza Dichter, Center for International Media Action

John Dunbar, The Center for Public Integrity

Harold Feld, Media Access Project

Saskia Fischer, Media Empowerment Project; United Church of Christ

Laura Flanders, Air America Radio

Bill Fletcher Jr., Trans Africa Forum

Linda Foley, The Newspaper Guild / CWA

Glen Ford, Black Commentator

Al Franken, Air America Radio, author

Des Freedman, Goldsmiths College, University of London

Eric Galatas, Free Speech TV

Susan Gleason, YES! Magazine; Reclaim the Media

Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Peter Grant, Communications and Entertainment Law Group, McCarthy Tétrault

Robert Greenwald, Director; Outfoxed

Robert Hackett, Simon Fraser University

Marjorie Heins, Brennan Center for Justice - Free Expression Policy Project

Jim Hightower, Author; Commentator

Leonard Hill, Leonard Hill Films

Representative Maurice Hinchey, US Congress

James Horwood, partner, Spiegel & McDiarmid

Janine Jackson, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Morgan Jindrich, Consumers Union

Linda Jue, Independent Press Association

Myoungjoon Kim, MediaACT (South Korea)

Gene Kimmelman, Consumers Union

Naomi Klein, Author, Activist

George Lakoff, UC Berkeley, author

Peggy Law, National Radio Project; MediaWorks

Jonathan Lawson, Reclaim the Media

Sydney Levy, Media Alliance

Mark Lloyd, Center for American Progress

Stephen Macek, North Central College; Chicago Media Action

Jerry Mander, International Forum on Globalization

Bob McCannon, New Mexico Media Literacy Project

Robert McChesney, Founder, Free Press

Carrie McLaren, Stay Free! Magazine

R. Sean McLaughlin, Alliance for Community Media

Kembrew McLeod, University of Iowa

Sascha Meinrath, Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network

Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. Public Interest Research Group

Susanna Montezemolo, Consumers Union

Alyce Myatt, multimedia consultant

Garry Neill, International Network for Cultural Diversity

John Nichols, The Nation

Emmanuel Njenga Njuguna, Association for Progressive Communications, South Africa

David Olson, Cable Communications Director; City of Portland

Jeff Perlstein, Media Alliance

Carol Pierson, National Federation of Community Broadcasters

Chellie Pingree, Common Cause

Jonathan Rintels, Center for Creative Voices in Media

Tammy Ko Robinson, Video Machete

Luis Enrique Romero, APAGA

Randy Ross, Native Networking Policy Center

Nan Rubin, Community Media Services

Lisa Rudman, National Radio Project

Representative Bernie Sanders, US Congress

Representative Jan Schakowsky, US Congress

Graciela Baroni Selaimen, RITS, Brazil

Andrew Schwartzman, Media Access Project

Josh Seidenfeld, The SPIN Project

Rinku Sen, Color Lines magazine

Roanne Robinson-Shaddox, Native Networking Policy Center

Josh Silver, Executive Director, Free Press

Kavita Singh, Community Technology Centers' Network

Jeff Smith, Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy

Norman Solomon, Institute for Public Accuracy

Nestor Soto, UPAGRA

Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Third World Majority

Jerry Starr, Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting

Federico Subervi, The Latinos and Media Project

Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project

Karen Toering, Reclaim the Media

Jenny Toomey, Future of Music Coalition

Pete Tridish, Prometheus Radio Project

Gloria Tristani, United Church of Christ

Tim Walker, Adbusters Media Foundation

Antwuan Wallace, Funding Exchange

Representative Diane Watson, US Congress

Adam Werbach, Common Assets

Celia Wexler, Common Cause

Granville Williams, Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (United Kingdom)

Rob Williams, MEME films; acme coalition

Dr. Ernest J. Wilson, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Karen Young, Media Democracy Chicago