Rock Out Against Voldemedia!
December 12, 2007 | Tagged as: Music, MP3
Two Harry Potter related items tonight. I know, I thought this would end when I finished the series too.
1) Having watched Order of the Phoenix on DVD last night, I have come to realize that Neville Longbottom is the filmmakers’ go-to-guy for replacing Dobby in the plot whenever Dobby’s been cut from the movie.
All I’m saying is Gillyweed and the Room of Requirement. Think about it.
2) Harry Potter has now officially become a rallying point for a progressive action campaign, thanks to Free Press. That’s right, FCC consolidation = Voldemedia.
There’s even a free album of Wizard Rock that “warns about the dangers of media consolidation” through “songs based on the Harry Potter series.” Sweet.
The Gist:
“The Harry Potter books offer a vivid example of what can happen when too much media rests in the hands of too few,” said Andrew Slack, creator and director of the Harry Potter Alliance. “In the series, Wizarding newspapers like the Daily Prophet put the magical community in serious jeopardy by denying Voldemort’s return, failing to cover abuses from the Ministry and ultimately becoming a mouthpiece for Voldemort.”
“Potterwatch is the independent media movement formed by Harry Potter’s allies to oppose Voldemort,” said Slack. “StopBigMedia.com and the Harry Potter Alliance have come together to create a Potterwatch movement in the real world to fight back against ‘Voldemedia’ — the handful of companies that control most of what we see, hear and read every day.”
The groups are urging fans and concerned citizens across the country to speak out against a plan from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to gut longstanding media ownership rules by Dec. 18 — a move that would unleash consolidation in hundreds of local news markets.
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