A listeners memo after a meeting with WBAI's Utrice Leid. Points of discussion are the bannings, firings, the boycott and Major Owens among others.

Roger Armbrust in Backstage on the Pacifica Radio Network's and WBAI's harassment of 'Democracy Now!' staff as well as statements by AFTRA the involved union.

Counter Punch article that discusses a memo by Pacifica board member Michael Palmer encouraging the sale of Pacifica Stations WBAI in New York and KPFA

Current magazine articles dealing with tactics employed by free speech activists and Pacifica's efforts to discredit them.

The national news program Free Speech Radio News has been heard every night on WMNF. This is the first sustained attempt at creating an alternative to the daily news radio broadcast, The Pacifica Network News. M. Perry in the Weekly Planet.

LA Free Press on The Nation magazine's Marc Cooper and his role within Pacifica, he is believed to have had an influence in firing the Pacifica News Director.

Collection of articles about the Pacifica Network.

Article in Current on the Pacifica Radio Network's violation of the FCC's open meetings rule.

Pacifica moves after protests by many of its affiliate stations and departures of key on-air staffers, including Pacifica Network News anchor Verna Avery-Brown.

Laura Flanders reports on 'Democracy Now!' and the outcry about the continued harassment by WBAI and Pacifica staff as well as Pacifica's refusal to broadcast the show.

Letter to WBAI and Pacifica on East Timor and Amy Goodman, reporter and host of 'Democracy Now!', challenging attacks on her integrity and rumors that the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor did not occur.

Nation Magazine editorial praising Pacifica's Democracy Now! broadcast from WBAI, while Amy Goodman's harassment by Pacifica management is described.

San Francisco Chronicle reports the beginning of the ongoing strike and boycott against the Pacifica Network News.

Article in Current on difficulties Amy Goodman, of Pacifica's Democracy Now!, is encountering. She alleges a "poorly disguised attempt at censorship".

Laura Flanders on WorkingForChange.com in support of Amy Goodman and Democracy Now!, broadcast from WBAI in New York. The article details harassment by Pacifica and U. Leid Interim General Manager of WBAI..

Norman Solomon on a Nation magazine article. After repressive actions at WBAI, The Nation, published a editorial that didn't denounce Pacifica management, contrary to what seemed to be in line with The Nation's pronouncements.

Article on the efforts by the Pacifica management to remove progressive content from its airwaves. From Salon.com.

Nobel prize winner Ramos-Horta in support of Pacifica's Amy Goodman. Ramos defends the 'Democracy Now!' host against slander by WBAI management personnel.

Counterspin interviews Juan Gonzalez, Lyn Gerry and Tomas Moran about the state of organizing the movement to save the Pacifica Radio Network. (RealAudio)

Norman Solomon on the integrity of Amy Goodman and Jeremy Scahill, award winning Pacifica journalists. Fair Media Beat.

Archive of news articles, transcripts, press releases, audio files, and photos about the Pacifica Crisis.

Editorial by The Nation on the banning of A. Goodman from Pacifica's airwaves. The Nation's coverage of the Pacifica crisis has been increasingly condemned Pacifica radio activists.

Berkeley Daily Planet on the nationwide struggle to save Pacifica with a report from an event in with Dan Coughlin, Amy Goodman and Bernard White.

Article by R. McChesney in The Nation delineating a proposal to solve Pacifica's crisis through a temporary National Board comprised of progressives.

The Nation online article on M. Schubb and his text "Pacifica Myths and Realities" giving the progressive and activist perspective. (in 6 parts)

SF Bay Guardian: Critics say "Pacifica leadership's recent moves, hiring a communications director from the Justice Department and appealing a federal labor ruling, raise disturbing questions."

Review in the San Francisco Chronicle of the book 'The Rise of an Alternative Network' written by Matthew Lasar.

The Washington Post on the forum convened by congressman Major Owens to address issues of censorship in the Pacifica Network and at WBAI.

Article by Randy Baker co-producer of 'Fear and Favor in the Newsroom', a documentary on self-censorship in the press, posted on vote.com.

Public Citizen article on Pacifica's attempted censorship of web sites criticizing the National Board.

Juan Gonzalez for In These Times about the "Coup" at WBAI. He concludes: "As Berkeley showed, in this war it's the listeners and donors who will have the last word."

The Black Journalism Review asks: are anti-Pacifica Radio protesters racists? Many radio activists counter that it is Pacifica that employs racially divisive tactics.

The SF Bay Guardian on correspondents and reporters for Pacifica's flagship program, the daily Pacifica Network News, and their strike to pressure the network to relax its censoring of its stations.

Media Channel article by Danny Schechter on Pacifica and it's program 'Democracy Now!'. Host Amy Goodman asserts beeing harassed by Pacifica.

Corporate and government interests have hijacked the Pacifica Network, the only independent, listener supported and progressive radio network . RealVideo by Free Speech Internet TV.

Article in Current, a magazine covering public broadcasting, about Pacifica's ouster of National News Director Dan Coughlin.

The Pacifica Foundation has settled a collection of lawsuits from listeners and some foundation board members filed in a California state court.

Article in CounterPunch outlining some of the changes within Pacifica that have been points of disagreement between the National Board and media activists.

Coverage of events such as the "Coup at WBAI" and the harassing of Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, from The Nation magazine. Includes web only material.

Management problems and divisive racial politics have followed Mary Frances Berry from the U.S. Civil Rights Commission to the Pacifica Radio Network. Salon.com.

LA Times on the ongoing Pacifica Crisis and the resignation of Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez.

Pacifica Board Chair Acosta and board member Van Putten have resigned, the second and third to resign as a result of a nationwide campaign to stop the corporatization of free speech radio. NYC IndyMedia.

The Washington Post on Bessie Wash's dismissal from her position as the executive director of the Pacifica Radio Network.

John Dinges on the Pacifica Radio Network and the activism to save it as an alternative media outlet. The Nation magazine.

Chuck Rosina a News Director and Pacifica coordinator at WMBR in Boston on the deepening Crisis in the Pacifica Radio Network.

WMNF took an active role in a dispute over issues between former and current employees and Pacifica management. WMNF might not renew it's contract with Pacifica and is airing Free Speech Radio News instead of PNN. St. Petersburg Times.

Pacifica hired a labor relations firm, which the AFL-CIO says is a union buster and has given its three unionized stations new labor contracts that could sap the bargaining units. Current Magazine.

Archive of online articles about the network, particularly the past struggles for control and free speech.