The mission of the Media & Communications working group is to counteract conservative bias in local media, and it accomplishes this by producing alternative radio programming from a progressive viewpoint. As such, the Media & Communications Working Group hosted The WNY Progress Report, a weekly radio show.

During the past year we have interviewed some of WNY's most important newsmakers, including Congressman Brian Higgins, former NYS Senator and present Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, all the past year's mayoral candidates, interim Erie County Comptroller James Hartman and present County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz, as well as local community and religious leaders to talk about such diverse issues as the the War in Iraq, the environment, civil rights and, one of our most popular shows, Was Jesus a Liberal!



Tuesday, October 17: The WNY Coalition for Progress' Media & Communications Working Group is proud to present a free Movie Screening and Panel Discussion on Media in America Today: Left, Right or Wrong?

On Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at Buffalo State College's Bulger Auditorium, the WNY Coalition for Progress' Media & Communications Working Group will present a free movie screening of the Oscar nominated film "Good Night, and Good Luck" followed by a panel discussion on "Media in America Today: Left, Right or Wrong."

Peter Anderson of Time-Warner's Crossroads will moderate the discussion, with panelists from across the broadcast and print media and media critics. The free movie screening will be from 6:00 - 7:30 pm, with the panel discussion following until 9:00 pm. Hope you can make it for this great free event. More information to come soon!!