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Freie und unabhängige Medien sind wichtig: Journalistin Amy Goodman liest „Standing up to the madness“ in Berlin

Posted on December 12, 2008 | 1 comment

Freie und unabhängige Medien sind wichtig:

Journalistin Amy Goodman liest „Standing up to the madness“ in Berlin

Von Andreas Klamm

New York / Hamburg / Berlin/12. Dezember 2008/3mnewswire.org/– Die amerikanische Top-Journalistin und Produzentin des amerikanischen Nachrichten-Fernseh- und Radio-Programmes, Democracy NOW! wird am Freitag, 12. Dezember 2008, ab 18.30 Uhr in der Humboldt Universität in Berlin aus ihrem New York Times-Best-Seller „Standing up to the madness – Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times“ ( ISBN: 1401322883) lesen.

Zu Beginn dieser Woche wurde die Journalistin mit drei weiteren Empfängerinnen, Dr. Monika Hauser, Krishnammal Jagannathan und Asha Hagi mit dem Right Livelihood Award, der auch als Alternativer Nobel-Preis weltweit bekannt ist, in der Stadt Stockholm im Schwedischen Parlament ausgezeichnet.

Der Vortag: „Die Wichtigkeit unabhängiger Medien – Von Bush bis zu Obama“ beginnt um 18.30 Uhr. Die Lesung von Amy Goodman findet in der Humboldt Universität in Berlin statt. Eine Beschreibung für die Anfahrtswege kann im Internet bei www.hu-berlin.de/hu/lage/ abgerufen werden.

Der Eintritt ist frei und die Lesung der amerikanischen Journalistin Amy Goodman ist öffentlich.

Die Veranstaltung wird unterstützt von American Voices Abroad (www.avaberlin.org ) und von Books in Berlin ( www.booksinberlin.de ).

Morgen am Samstag, den 13. Dezember 2008 wird die beliebte und exzellente Journalistin, Amy Goodman in München einen Vortrag um 19.30 Uhr, im Weltsalon auf dem Tollwood Festival auf der Thersienwiesen in München halten.

Die Fernseh-Journalistin wird zum Thema „Vergessen Sie die Depression und schaffen Sie Optimismus für die Zukunft“ sprechen.“ Nach dem Vortrag wird Amy Goodman eine Diskussion über die Wichtigkeit unabhängiger Medien führen.

Mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln kann mit der U-Bahn U4 / U5 zur Theresienwiese gefahren werden. Es stehen nur wenige kostenpflichtige Parkplätze auf dem BRK-Parkplatz zur Verfügung.

Der Eintritt zur Lesung der erstklassigen Journalistin und Autorin mehrerer Bücher ist auch in München kostenfrei.

Weitere Hinweise im Internet bei www.tollwood.de/english/winterfestival-2008/weltsalon .

Die Autorin schreibt die Bücher in Zusammenarbeit mit ihrem Bruder David Goodman.

Das Buch „Standing up to the madness – Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times“ ( ISBN: 1401322883) wurde geschrieben von Amy und David Goodman und ist im Jahr 2008 neu erschienen. Es wurde innerhalb kürzester Zeit zu einem New York Times-Best-Seller. Amy Goodman wurde für zahlreiche weitere Werke mit angesehenen und internationalen Preisen ausgezeichnet, unter anderem mit folgenden Auszeichnungen: The Paley Center for Media She Made It Award, 2007, Gracie Award for American Women in Radio and Television Public Broadcasting, 2007, James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, 2007, Webby Award Honoree, 2007, Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, 2006, Ruben Salazar Journalism Award, George Polk Award, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prize, Communication for Peace Award und zu Beginn dieser Woche mit dem Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm in Schweden geehrt.

Bereits gestern sendete die erfolgreiche investigative Journalistin aus der Stadt Hamburg in Co-operation mit Europas größten Magazin Der Spiegel (www.der-spiegel.de ), heute sendet das Democracy NOW! Team aus Ost-Berlin.

Seit 1984 ist Amy Goodman zudem als Rundfunk-Journalistin tätig und gründete vor rund 12 Jahren das freie und unabhängige Fernseh- und Radio-Nachrichten-Programm Democracy NOW!. Das Fernseh- und Radio-Programm ist die größte U.S.-Medien-Vereinigung, die auf mehr als 700 Fernseh-Stationen, Satelliten-Fernsehen, im Internet und bei rund 200 Radio-Stationen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und in der Welt zu hören und zu sehen ist. Democracy NOW! Ist täglich von 8.00 bis 9.00 Uhr nach U.S. EST zu sehen und von 13 bis 14 Uhr GMT-Zeit zu sehen auch im Internet bei www.democracynow.org .

Für Recherchen steht ein großes Online-Archiv kostenfrei zur Verfügung.

Das Programm wird durch die Zuschauer, Hörer und durch verschiedenen Stiftungen finanziert. Es werden Dienste in englischer und spanischer Sprache geboten. Zudem gibt es einen Transcript-Dienst und ein Dienst für taube Hörer bzw. Zuschauer.

Die Bücher von Amy Goodman und David Goodman sind in jeder Buchhandlung und zudem auch im Internet bei www.democracynow.org/store/category/5 erhältlich.

Ausführliche Informationen zu Democracy NOW! sind bei www.democracynow.org im Internet zu finden.

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Photos of journalist and author Andreas Klamm

Posted on November 20, 2008 | Leave a comment

Photos of Andreas Klamm Journalist

For media coverage about the journalist, broadcast journalist and about the author Andreas Klamm following PHOTOS can be USED for FREE.

Andreas Klamm is a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ, http://www.ifj.org) and several other national and international journalist and media associations / organizations.

Since 1984 he is working also as presenter, news caster, broadcast journalist and as an independent, alternative television- radio- film and media producer.

Photo credit: 3mnewswire.org / IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty (founder and director of both media networks is Andreas Klamm, Journalist)

Für Medien-Berichte und Verlinkungen über den Journalisten, Rundfunk-Journalist, Autor und Moderator, Andreas Klamm, können Sie KOSTENFREI folgende Fotos nutzen.

Andreas Klamm, Journalist ist der Gründer und verantwortliche Redaktionsleitung von 3mnewswire.org, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty.

Nachricht und Beleg-Exemplar erbeten an die Redaktion: news247@btinternet.com

Photo credit / Nachweis: IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty (Leeds), 3mnewswire.org.

Andreas Klamm ist Mitglied bei der International Federations of Journalist (IFJ) und weiterer nationaler und international Journalisten- Autoren und Medien-Organisationen und Vereinigungen.

Seit 1984 ist er zudem als Fernseh- und Radio-Moderator und freier Fernseh- Radio- Film- und Medien-Produzent tätig.

Broadcast journalist and author Andreas Klamm on air on his radio program. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist, author of several books and founder of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, 3mnewswire.org, Grace MedCare Ltd., London, United Kingdom which is providing media, medical and health care services of all kind. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Journalist Andreas Klamm during a television production live in the city centre of Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Journalist Andreas Klamm as he appears on his weekly column in a local paper. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Andreas Klamm conducting an interview with actress Ulrike Folkerts. Foto: 3mnewswire.org

Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist and author with the author Elke Anita Dewitt. He is not only conducting interviews, a host of a radio and television programs and shows but also cuts and is editing analog and digital all of his radio and television programs. He used to spend sometimes even 24 hours in the studios in the city of Heilbronn, Mannheim and other radio and television studios. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Andreas Klamm, broadcast journalist and translator Bee Yin during an international television production for an audience in China in the English and Chinese language. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Sometimes there is even not one single chance to edit anything on radio and television. In such cases the journalist Andreas Klamm reports even LIVE from press conferences such as in the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Germany and many other places. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Journalist Andreas Klamm performing an interview with the intendant of the German television station Saarländischer Rundfunk, Prof. Dr. Hubert Rhode. For his TV documentation “Hier ist Radio 94, 2 – das Stadtradio 94,2” he has received in 1988 an award by a state film department in Germany. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

The journalist and author Andreas Klamm is working also as a news correspondent and news caster on radio and television. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Another interview on television: Major of the destrict Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis in Germany Dr. Ernst Bartholomé and broadcast journalist Andreas Klamm. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Another interview on television: Major of the destrict Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Dr. Ernst Bartholomé and broadcast journalist Andreas Klamm. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

For his television production “TV Talk: About journalists, their duties and possibilities” the journalist, TV producer and author Andreas Klamm has received in 1987 an award by a state film department. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Since 1984 the journalist and author Andreas Klamm has produced and conducted hundreds of interviews on radio and television. He has celebrated in 2004 his 20th anniversary as a broadcast journalist on radio and television and came up with a surprise to many of his viewers and listeners when he said: “I do want to leave Germany and want to live and workas soon as possible in the United States of America and die as late as possible in the United States of America. Certainly I will be not buried in Germany but as late as possible in the United States of America. Please try to understand that I prefer to live and work in the future in the United States of America.” In October 2007 the FRENCH – GERMAN journalist, broadcast journalist and author has requested with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. the change of the citizenship from the German one into the American citizenship. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

The other side of the journalist and author Andreas Klamm. Only as a secondary profession after a training of three years in October 1993 he became also a registered nurse (R.N.) and has been working both on the Intensive Therapy Unit in Germany and in the United Kingdom in London. On the ITU he wears his blue uniform. He is still sometimes working only part-time as a registered nurse (R.N.).

Because of some special circumstances he is working full time as a journalist, broadcast journalist and author for the patients democracy and liberty as he made a statement on the radio program “Liberty and Peace NOW!” recently. The patients democracy and liberty are in quite critical conditions and my hope is we do not have to put them on the respirator or ventilator. The patients democracy and liberty, this is a part of my hope, will not need Advanced Cardic Life Support (ACLS). Photo: 3mnewswire.org

TV broadcast journ alist and author Andreas Klamm on television after working for about 20 hours behind and infront of the camera during the G8 summit in Heiligendamm in Germany in 2007. Photo: 3mnewswire.org

Some information and photos about the books which have been written by Andreas Klamm, Journalist, broadcast journalist and author.

Einige Informationen und Fotos über die Bücher, die der Autor, Rundfunk-Journalist und Journalist Andreas Klamm veröffentlicht hat.

BOOKS

Books which have been recently published by Andreas Klamm, Journalist, author, broadcast journalist, independent television, film, radio and media producer.

The books are available in all books stores.

Bücher, die vor kurzem von dem Journalisten, Autor, Rundfunk-Journalist Andreas Klamm veröffentlicht wurden. Andreas Klamm ist seit 1984 auch freier Fernseh- Radio- Film und Medien-Produzent.

Die Bücher sind in allen Buchhandlungen erhältlich.

British Newsflash Magazine :: Magazin-Buch: Edition 2008, No. 1, Themen und Berichte aus Politik, Soziales und Gesellschaft, Issues from politics, social affairs and society, 200 pages, Publishing house /Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1 (June 2008), Language: German with some articles in the English language ISBN-10: 3837046001, ISBN-13: 978-3837046007, (29,7 x 21 x 1,2 cm)

Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters
Medienprojekt Menschenrechts-Reporter

ISBN 978-3-8370-7243-3, Paperback, 272 pages / Seiten, € 19,99

The author of this book Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters Andreas Klamm is working since 1984 as a journalist, broadcast journalist and author of several books. He is also the founder and director of several international alternative independent media networks and of Grace Med Care Ltd., London, United Kingdom. In the age of 16 in 1984 he became also a broadcasting host of several television and radio programs and an independent television, radio, film and media producer. In 1986 he has founded IBS Independent Broadcasting Liberty (Leeds), Radio IBS Liberty, IBS Television Liberty (www.ibstelevision.com, http://www.ibsliberty.wordpress.com). The international alternative and independent media network is supporting international understanding since 1986.

In 2006 he became the founder of the international media project Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters which is providing information about abuses of the human rights and international human rights issues. Since December 2006 the journalist Andreas Klamm which is also an investigative journalist has discovered in co-operation with other journalists and authors throughout the entire world more than 150 cases of serious abuses and violations against elementary and fundamental human rights even in countries such as Germany and other countries of the Western Civilization but not only there.

The book is providing information about the serious abuses of human rights which do bring any kind of democracy and liberty in serious danger. In this book readers will find also information about the human rights and how to claim them.

This is first edition in the English and German language as an active act of supporting international understanding. The book is a bi-lingual project. As soon possible a 2nd edition will be published. Supporters which do stand for HUMAN RIGHTS, liberty, freedom of the international press, free speech, peace, justice and democracy are welcome at any time to support or to join the multinational team of journalists, authors, social and peace activists and media producers throughout the entire world.

In the first edition of Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters a part of the documentation of the serious cases of abuses and violations against the human rights can be found. For more information please go to 1. http://www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com, 2. http://www.menschenrechtreporter.blogspot.com and 3. http://www.ibsliberty.wordpress.com

Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters
United Kingdom, Telephone 0044 703 5924 865
Germany, Telephone 0049 6236 48 90 44
email: news247@btinternet.com

ISBN (-13): 9783837072433

Die Kinder der John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission und Hilfe für Kinder, (The children of the John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission and help for children), 200 pages, Publishing house / Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition: 1 (August 2008), Language: German with articles by co-authors in the French and English language, ISBN-10: 3837057623, ISBN-13: 978-3837057621, (21 x 14,8 x 1,2 cm)

British Newsflash Magazine :: Magazin-Buch: Edition 2008, No. 1, Themen und Berichte aus Politik, Soziales und Gesellschaft, Issues from politics, social affairs and society, 200 pages, Publishing house /Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1 (June 2008), Language: German with some articles in the English language ISBN-10: 3837046001, ISBN-13: 978-3837046007, (29,7 x 21 x 1,2 cm)

Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters
Medienprojekt Menschenrechts-Reporter

ISBN 978-3-8370-7243-3, Paperback, 272 pages / Seiten, € 19,99

Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters
United Kingdom, Telephone 0044 703 5924 865
Germany, Telephone 0049 6236 48 90 44
email: news247@btinternet.com

ISBN (-13): 9783837072433

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TV producer in trouble: Serious health problems interrupted investigative television production

Posted on November 10, 2008 | Leave a comment

TV producer in trouble:

Serious health problems interrupted investigative television production

New York City / London/3mnewswire.org/November 10, 2008 (intle). An independent and investigative television production about the Nazi threats and terrorism got interrupted on Saturday, November 8, 2008 in an Eastern city of former Eastern Germany after the independent journalist, broadcasting journalist, author of several books and television producer got by surprise and unexpected suddenly sick within hours. The founder and director of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty and director, Andreas Klamm, which has published on October 28, 2008 his third book in the year 2008 “Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters”, ISBN (-10): 3837072436 ISBN (-13): 978-3837072433 got for unknown reasons within a couple of hours this sick that he had to seek for medical care in a hospital although he has no health insurance. The television producer had to spend the night in a local hospital in Eastern Germany. The international news center has today confirmed the information about the sad incident.

Andreas Klamm has said: „To those which have told me already in the past that perhaps not all accidents which I have been involved in the past are actually accidents should know that after I have suddenly suffered serious health related problems that suddenly and unexpected I have suffered from unusual though headache, fever and I had to vomit several times. At this time I see nothing which could bring anyone to the conclusion that this was not a sudden disease which for unknown reason has happened. It was a scary thing and I felt quite weak almost close to the point not to survive this incident and I am sorry that the television production got interrupted. I give highly very SPECIAL THANKS to the doctors and the nurses of the local hospital which helped me to go through this strange sudden disease and crisis. Our viewers and observers which are concerned about these things should know that I have been diagnosed by my former doctor in the year 2003 with possible cancer. The information about possible cancer has been not confirmed because after paying for 22 years the health insurance in Germany and after my former physician had made this concern about my health situation I have got kicked out of the German health insurance. This had caused the problem that since five years in Germany no more blood tests have been taken after several tests which have been leading to the conclusion that there may have taken place some serious health problems. On October 19, 2007 I have been asking the U.S. Department for Justice already for the change of my citizenship according to Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights, United Nations and my hope is still there that this request under special circumstances will be heard. The United States of America is known as the defender of democracy and therefore I believe the USA will help those which are working hard for democracy.”

For security reasons no other information will be published at this moment. Some incidents have caused almost prior the television production that the entire television production was in the danger to fail or to be jeopardized.

Andreas Klamm gave thanks to his viewers and has said also: “For those which do believe our television production and coverage with a victim of several attempts of assassination and union worker got now again jeopardized and destroyed I do have some real good news for you. Some people which know me know that I have been forced to release some 911 prayers and I did and I am thankful that my prayers have been heard otherwise I would be not able anymore to make this public statement. Because I am waxen poor and do have no money and by grace I had to leave the hospital real quick after receiving some medical treatment and pain relief medication and I have been working hard already on Sunday morning and afternoon on November 9, 2008, although I have felt still weak. With the union worker, communist and victim of several attempted assassination I had the wonderful chance to meet. The interview was quite a challenge. We had almost four hour a good conversation and have been able to produce a two hour extended special television production about his activities and he had many things to tell our viewers. Certainly I do believe every one which supports the freedom of the press, the freedom of speech, liberty, democracy and peace will like this television production which will be aired soon on IBS Television Liberty and other TV stations. Please understand that at this time I am not able to release further information for security reasons. As soon as the television production will be released our international news desk in London and co-workers in New York City will release some more information. For those which are concerned about my health situation. Please, if you want to do something real good for me, than continue to pray for me before the Holy God of Israel and the Lord our God and if you want to you can make a donation or send me a Kosher gift basket to our editorial office in Germany. You should know that I have prayed a lot before the television production has taken place and that only under prayer I went to the certain locations to produce this interview on our educational television program. If you want to pray for something good, than please continue to pray that I will find some relief in New York City next year in 2009. As you know the 44th President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Hussein Obama, has got elected on November 4, 2008 and there is a lot of hope that the first Afro-American President will take a public stand for the human rights and grant them to those which seek them.

For those which are seriously concerned about some health problems of mine I am planning to go to a good Jewish hospital in New York City next year and I will ask the doctors to take some blood tests. Please understand although in 2000 and 2007 a co-producer and me have received several threats I have to continue to work even in cases if some serious dangers might apply. The respect for truth and for the right of the public to truth is the first duty of the journalist, actually of all journalists. Have Hans and Sophie Scholl be scared about the dangers taking with their leaflets a public stand against war and the mass murder of our Jewish brothers and sisters and all of those other 10 million victims during the years in 1933 to 1945? There is not this much time left to fool or play around or to hide the truth. We have to publish a part of the truth so far as we have a chance to do so. However I can not allow it going to happen that some people which threaten us will stop the freedom of the press, freedom of speech, liberty, peace and democracy.

Therefore I give very SPECICAL THANKS unto the Lord our God and to all of those which do pray for my co-producers and me. I am very thankful for the goodness of the Lord of our God and you can be certain that even while feeling so close to death as on Saturday I have been able to sense the protective strength and healing power of the Lord our God. Therefore continue please to pray for us and that we will be able to share with you an important part of the truth and very interesting information which you will not find on the mainstream media. Not all German citizens are Nazis and I am very thankful for this. It is sad that there are some forces in the country of Germany which are with no doubt very dangerous and the rising threats of anti-Semistism and some kind of the Nazi movement is a danger to many of us. It is a danger to all of those which love liberty, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, democracy, peace and justice.

But there are precious people which are taking quite a lot of personal risks in extra-ordinary times to take a stand against these threats and I am very thankful for the grace that on this weekend I had the chance to conduct the interview after some hours of health related interruption of our television production on the educational television program of about two hours with some precious people and heroes in extra-ordinary times. One of them mentioned during the interview: “The only one chance which we do have is to educate people and to share the truth…” and I do believe this man is right in this case. Certainly I will call now for back up and support to all of our international supporters and observers. As I have mentioned already several times in the past weeks I am by no means planning to die or to be buried in Germany and I am planning to travel next year in 2009 to New York City. If I have to die once in some years I want to be buried in the United States of America. Some people know that I have made vows before the LORD our GOD actually also before the Holy God of Israel.

As I have mentioned earlier this month already: Many of us should work for the freedom of the press, the freedom of journalists, for democracy, for liberty, peace and justice. These precious values do require that many of us will work together for something good. It is not only a gift which we have received in 1948 we have to work and have to be engaged for the good things. In many cases it requires the hard labor of many people. In some cases we even have to defend the good things as we can not allow it going to happen that modern countries of democracy will suffer from dictatorship and tyranny again as in the years from 1933 to 1945.

Watch and pray, THANK YOU to all of those which will continue to pray for us. Please continue to pray for some relief for me in New York City and that I will be able to go to a good Jewish hospital in New York City in 2009 where I feel comfortable.

While feeling still a little weak I am preparing already to travel to the next locations to conduct more interviews even with so called controversial journalists and people which could be called with no doubt heroes in extra-ordinary times. More information will be released as soon as the television production will be aired. Thank you !”

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Change we need: How to challenge the big media and media moguls

Posted on October 23, 2008 | Leave a comment

Change we need:

How to challenge the big media and media moguls

By Andreas Klamm

Washington, D. C. / New York City/October 23, 2008/3mnewswire.org/– The truth is revealed. Change we need. Yeah, change we need so urgently. Many people spend so much time to find a solution not be influenced this much by the big main stream media information of the big media and the media which is known as main stream media.

As an investigative journalist, broadcast journalist, French-German author of several books since 1984 I am since 1984 for about 24 years performing a research how we might challenge these big media companies and networks and the big media. For hours I had conversation with editors in chief and even with some of the media moguls until I have realized there are three easy steps how to challenge the big media and the media moguls.

It is this simple and it will cost you not years or hours of your precious time and certainly it will not cost you 700 Billion U.S. Dollars.

If you are not happy with the embedded media coverage, such as on ABC, NBC, Fox News or with Ted Turner´s CNN media network and many other main stream media then simple follow these three easy steps.

1.STEP ONE: You should spend anyway not many hours watching 24 hours television. There is more to discover in life then 24 hours of watching television all the day long.

2.STEP TWO: Simply turn off ABC, NBC, Fox News and Ted Turner´s CNN and switch to Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Democracy NOW! is available worldwide on 250 radio station and about 700 alternative television network station and even on satellite television. You will find the current information where to watch the educational television and radio program on http://www.democracynow.org . You will have the great chance to see and to hear the difference in the media. It is almost like you as have spend 40 years in the wilderness and have been looking for a good well (water source) where you will find fresh and clean water and just with watching one hour Democracy NOW! you will be able to experience the great joy not to thirst this quick again for a good and educational television and radio program. You will realize also that you do not have to spend hours watching television all the day long and to waste your precious time. After watching one hour Democracy NOW! you will have more time for valuable things which do matter in your life. You could easily spend some time getting engaged with some social work in your local community or you might have even more time to spend with your friends and family.

3.STEP THREE: Be polite and friendly write a postcard or an email to ABC, NBC, Fox News and CNN or the other main stream media networks and let them know that you have switched from the main stream media to a good and educational television and radio program which is know as Democracy NOW!

It might take some while but then the media moguls will realize that they are going to loose millions of listeners and viewers they will certainly start to consider to cover the stories and voices which at this time we can not find on the main stream media.

Picture this: It is by no means only Ted Turner and other media moguls which do have the power and strength to challenge you. IT IS YOU, which can challenge the big media and the main stream media moguls. Imagine, if only 90 or 100 million people will follow the advise to turn off the big media and to tune in to Democracy NOW! or other alternative radio and television programs. The big media would feel this by loosing millions of advertising money for commercials and infomercials. Guess if you continue for one week or even longer. The media moguls would start to think and perhaps after some while you would realize that every listener and viewer has so easily the strength and power to challenge and even to change the big media. Think as independent as possible. You need to think ! And then act with peace and wisdom. With every listener and viewer which the big media is going to loose, the big media will loose its power. This concept is working very well with newspapers also. Imagine the newspaper is not covering the stories you want and need to read. Just give them a friendly call to the publishing house and let them know I am not going to buy and read your paper anymore as long as I will find the stories which I can not find at this time in the paper. You can challenge the editors and publishers and you will be able to witness and read the change.

Step number 4 is not this easy. In 1986 I became the founder of the international alternative media network IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, IBS Television Liberty and Radio IBS Liberty. You should know that my father was a poor fire fighter, my grand father was a French Army Officer stationed in 1945. In 1986 I have started with about 100 German Marks with the foundation an own and international alternative media network will require if you are not rich and have not the money that you will love to work and labor hard.

There are ways to cover huge events such as the G8 summit in Heilgendamm Germany even with only 20 U.S. dollars in your pocket. In 2007 I did this: I have been one of about 4.700 officially journalists, news correspondents and television producer with an accreditation issued by the German government. Before I became one, I had to write to two German courts and some viewers, listeners and readers have signed a petition that I will get with my official press credentials the permission to produce independent television and radio programs. It has required some work and fights to defend the freedom of the press and information.

Therefore as you are able to imagine I do know what I am writing and talking about. It will be not an easy way. Since 1984 I have produced hundreds of television and radio programs and I have conducted hundreds of interviews have been taking about 20.000 photographs as a photo journalist and have received the first awards when I have been 18 years of age in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 from a state film department from Germany. In the studio and the editorial offices I have spend hours, day and nights even covering the U.S. elections in 2000 and 2004 and in some cases I have been spending about 18 up to 20 hours in the studio to cut and edit radio and television programs.

Sometimes I have been this tired that I have passed or blacked out in the studio and just have been sleeping on the floor of some studios and continued to work and labor when the light of the morning came back.

It was certainly in many cases hard labor and it will require some sacrifices if you are willing to build you own international media network. If you ever will perform 2 hours Live Television programs and 8 hours Live radio programs you will certainly know what I am writing and talking about.

It requires hard labor and work if you do not have the money as the media moguls such as Ted Turner and many others but there is a way.

In the past 24 years I had the chance to meet so many precious people, even some precious politicians and other journalists and I do not want to miss these interesting conversations. My advise is that you should consider the price which you will have to pay by spending a lot of you precious time of life if your are planning to run an alternative television and radio program.

Some advise which will help: If you want to produce good educational radio and television programs you have to read a lot of books. A little example why this advise could be important: Since the age of 16 I am reading and studying the HOLY SCRIPTURES, which some other people call also the bible, Old and New Testament. You will find amazing answers, questions and ideas in this most precious book. Guess you want to cover a story about corruption. It is no joke you will find in the Holy Scriptures the answer, where to start maybe a search for an investigative research and where to find a lot of corruption.

There are many other books on the market which you could and should read also. If you have because of the financial crisis not the money anymore to buy some real good books, spend some time in you community library as I did already in 1987 in Leeds in the United Kingdom and in many other cases in Germany and even in New York City in the United States of America.

If you are planning to work as an investigative broadcast journalist, journalist and author you should be prepared for fights such as death threats, attempted targeted killing and threats. In Germany in many cases some people and political forces try not to shoot journalists but to destroy their financial liberty which is making everyone this easily a slave. Sometime it occurs that you will receive first threats, followed by death threats and that you will get involved as a victim in so called “accidents”. Some viewers and observers have told me, that some of the accidents which I have suffered have been not accidents but the attempt to kill me for covering simply stories about the abuses of the human rights, political, social and financial affairs.

There is not the proof that these viewers are right but I can assure you that I have received threats and people have told me several times: “We do wonder that you are still alive.” It happened again this afternoon, that a colleague and another independent television producer mentioned to me on the phone: “I do wonder you are still alive…”. He knows that I am since 1984 covering stories and speaking out things which you will hear usually not on the big main stream media. Independent and alternative journalists should work international and seek international co-operation. This is one of the reasons that I became a member of the International Federations of Journalists. Another reason is that since 1993 I am a member of the union. Since 1989 I am active also as a peace and social activist.

It is a serious thing if you are going to receive threats. Not taking part in the fight could mean that you have lost the fight or the battle already. However I do believe: If the good people are NOT fighting, the bad guys or people will win. And these times are so special that I do believe that we just can not allow and afford the luxury that the bad people which do oppress the truth and millions of people that the bad people will win the battle or the fights. Therefore the good people have to fight for peace, liberty, justice, truth and democracy – every one of us. Peace, liberty, justice, truth, social security and democracy are under attack and every one of us should take part in defending these elementary and fundamental rights. This will certainly not without danger. I do know that liberty is right and GOD gave us not a free will to be slaves. God teaches liberty. Do fight as peaceful as possible, not with violence, overcome evil with good, overcome violence with non-violence. There are many peaceful ways how to fight and how to defend.

Now I am telling you a little secret. You will find in the Holy Scriptures even the advise how you could act in time of a financial crisis. Certainly it requires some faith and belief.

Another good advise is listen to the things what your viewers and listener are going to tell you and will write you. Some real good ideas for television and radio programs which have received an award I got from listeners and viewers on the street. In many cases the conversation started this way: “I have seen your program on television and …”. Afterwards some of my viewers gave me some advise or tips what they want to see on the screen or what they want to hear on the radio. In some cases I have spend a night in other cases I have mediated a week and then my thought was something similar like “Let´s try this idea or way…”. Not always but in some cases it was working out good and therefore to some of my viewers which are watching my television programs and listening to my radio programs since about 24 year I am very thankful and I want to let you know: THANK you and I do love you !

Even you might get famous, known in many different countries in this world PLEASE keep in mind, that our listeners and viewers deserve the THANKSGIVING. One of our websites has visitors and readers from 40 different countries. We had not one single cent on our budget for 2007 and 2008 for advertising to tell other people about this new service which has started in May 2008.

The viewers and listeners of my radio and television programs are meaning a lot to me and I am thankful for each of them. Some of them have told me, that they do sense this feelings towards them, that I do appreciate very much that they are spending some times one minute and some times one hour to one of my radio or television programs and some of them are thankful for this appreciation.

As long as you are not a real good business man in the financial and commercial sense you should expect not getting rich but to face serious trouble for working as an investigative broadcast journalist and journalist. For simply covering an event on television about 100 homeless people in Germany I have received threats in the year of 2006 and 2007 including death threats again.

Thank you to the listeners and viewers and for your tips and guidance which has challenged in Germany sometimes even the big commercial main stream and even the powerful state operated television and radio stations in Germany. However I know God is watching and listening us at any time and this comforts me, perhaps other people, too. There is no secret which you can hide before the Lord our God. This truth and fact might scare some people while this truth and fact is a comfort to me and many other people. Some viewers have been wondering what the term “Journalist, D.o.G.” stands for during some of my television programs and perhaps they might have been thinking I am working for the Department of Germany. This is not the case, I am still working international and alternative. Some times I do wonder if some one wants to tell others about the truth how in the world we are able to deny the most important truth? The answer and truth is very simple: “D.o.G. Stands for dependent upon the GRACE OF GOD.” All truth shall be revealed. Best wishes.

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