GNN: Ammo For The Info Warrior (2002)

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Masterpiece wrote:

“Information is the ultimate weapon,” this program proclaims. Based in New York City, Guerrilla News Network (GNN) is an independent news organization with a mission to expose young people to important global news and information free from corporate filters, through programming on the Web and on TV. GNN’s news videos are 5 to 10 minute documentaries combining high-impact images, commentary by media experts, scholars, and political leaders with music cuts by top recording artists like Peter Gabriel and the Beastie Boys.

Ammo for the Info-Warrior features nine of GNN’s most compelling news videos – covering a range of stories, from the violent diamond trade in Sierra Leone to the PR industry’s manipulation of public opinion to slam poetry about the business of hip-hop. The collection includes Crack the CIA, a controversial video examining CIA complicity in drug trafficking.
This innovative educational tool introduces serious socio-political issues to a generation brought up on MTV and will serve as an ideal catalyst for discussion and debate, encouraging students to develop skills in critical thinking.

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http://www.torrentreactor.to/torrents/download_64662

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Ooooh. Thank you for this. I've been wandering about GNN's website a lot lately. Should be interesting to see some of their material.

On that note, has anyone come across something called Channel Zero? It's a video magazine I found out about on GNN (the people behind it post there or some such). It's of interest to me because CZ is actually made by local people (local to me, rather), so I'd be interested in seeing what they're up to, as the basic concept is similar to one of my own I've had brewing in the back of my head for a while now.

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Also, that link appears to be buggered (or is it just me...).

I found it on TorrentSpy: make with the clicky

But my link is not very well seeded at all (maybe -not- at all).

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http://newzleech.com/index.php?group=&type=&sort=&retention=&search=Channel+Zero&mode=usenet

(mp3) -any interest? I downloaded just in case.

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Nothing I'm looking for there, but thanks kindly for the effort. Wink

I found something from GNN/Channel Zero on eDonkey. If it's something worthwhile I'll toss it up in the appropriate forum.

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The Channel Zero thing I found is just a quick interview with someone involved. Nothing in the way of content.

This Ammo for the Info Warrior thing from GNN, however, looks to be pretty good. It gets my recommendation.