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Table of Contents

Introduction to Link TV

Mosaic
  Mosaic Special: Election 2004 - The Middle East Factor
  Mosaic Special: Arab TV - War of Information
  Mosaic Special Report: The Cost of Occupation
  Mosaic Special Report: The View From the Middle East, Two Years After 9/11
  Mosaic: Roadmap to Where?
  Mosaic Special: Jissue (Bridges)

People's Voice
  Dennis Kucinich

Ethics and the World Crisis: A Dialogue with the Dalai Lama

Young Eco-Heroes of the Philippines

Taking It Personally

Watchdog

Earth Focus
  Lester Brown Interview
  Bright Idea
  Environmental Prize Winner Profiles
  Legislative Scorecard

SNAP
  SNAP Interactivity Highlights - 6.5min.
  SNAP Series Highlights - 10.5min.

Chat the Planet
  Chat the Planet: Ties That Bind
  Chat the Planet: Tongue Tied
  Chat the Planet: What Money Can't Buy
  Chat the Planet: Gated Freedom
  Chat the Planet: Generation Why?
  Chat the Planet: Cry Havoc

Bridges to Baghdad
  Bridge to Baghdad I
  Bridge to Baghdad II

The Active Opposition
  The Active Opposition: Broken Heart/Land - The Demise of the Family Farm
  The Active Opposition: Nuclear Lullaby
  The Active Opposition: Your New$ and the Bottom Line
  The Active Opposition: the UN and the Bush Doctrine
  The Active Opposition: U.S. Military, Inc. - The New Military Industrial Complex

Just an American Boy music documentary

World Music Special: Nordic Roots

Deutsche Welle Journal

 
Introduction to Link TV
 
To view a brief streamed introduction suitable for broadband connections, click here; and for dialup connections click here.

Mosaic
 

For streaming of Mosaic: World News from the Middle East episodes, click here.

Mosaic: World News from the Middle East is a presentation of Link TV. Mosaic features selections from daily TV news programs produced by national broadcasters throughout the Middle East. The news reports are presented unedited and translated, when necessary, into English.�

   
This growing archive of streamed versions of Link TV�s Mosaic series episodes is a joint effort of Link TV and the Internet Archive. The Internet Archive is a public nonprofit founded to build an �Internet library,� with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format.
   
Mosaic Special: Election 2004 - The Middle East Factor

Top journalists analyze news reports from Arabic language news stations�from Al Jazeera Television to the Hezbollah-backed Al Manar TV�to show you how 300 million viewers in the Middle East are watching and reacting to the U.S. presidential elections.

Click here to view a stream of this program.

 
Mosaic Special: Arab TV - War of Information

An exploration of the boom in Arabic language news in the Middle East. Experts decode the messages and underlying values that different networks bring to the same story.

Click here to view a stream of this program.

 
Mosaic Special Report: The Cost of Occupation

A discussion about the US effort to stabilize and rebuild post-war Iraq. In the six months since President Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq, more American soldiers have been killed than during the war itself. No weapons of mass destruction have been found. Saddam is still at large. And for many Iraqis life under occupation is worse than it was before the war.

Click here to view a stream of this program.

 
Mosaic Special Report: The View From the Middle East, Two Years After 9/11
Reviews the prevailing views and perceptions of America held by those in the Middle East and examines how those views are shaped and how they�ve changed in the two years since 9/11.

Click here to view a stream of this program.

 
Mosaic Special Report: The Roadmap to Where?
An update on the Bush administration's "Road Map" peace plan that analyzes the requirements and challenges facing the Israelis and the Palestinians in their tentative steps toward peace. Through a mixture of balanced discussion, perspective, and unfiltered videotaped segments from the leading broadcasters in the Middle East, this program provides a current snapshot of the ongoing process. Click here to view a stream of this program.
   
Mosaic Special: Jissur (Bridges)  
Students from Davidson College, North Carolina and Baghdad University engage in dialogue about the relationship between their nations. Recorded on Thursday, May 8, 2003, the one-hour conversation is a post-war follow-up to a similar event held on March 12, just days before hostilities. . The program is moderated by Jaber Obeid in Iraq and Dr. James Zogby in the U.S. Produced by Abu Dhabi TV. Click here to view a stream of this program.
 

People's Voice
 

What if you could sit down with each of the presidential candidates for an hour to ask them hard-hitting questions about issues that real people care about? Link TV is doing just that with its new series, THE PEOPLE�S VOICE � one hour, in-depth, interviews with presidential candidates. From Iowa farmers to environmentalists to the nation�s newest voters, Link TV is putting the people back in the electoral process by linking the candidates with the nation�s leading citizen activist groups and membership organizations.

   

The first edition of THE PEOPLE�S VOICE features Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

For a transcript of this interview, click here. For program information, click here.

Click here to view a stream of this program.

   

 
Ethics and the World Crisis: A Dialogue with the Dalai Lama

A Link TV exclusive documentary that presents highlights of an extraordinary ethics conference, featuring the Dalai Lama in conversation with some of the nation�s leading activists discussing the ethical dilemmas of the new millennium.

To view a 3-minute streamed introduction, click here.

   

 
Taking It Personally
Taking It Personally will explore the political, social and cultural issues behind the headlines. The series will show how ordinary individuals can make a difference in the world by �taking global issues personally� whether by taking to the streets in protest, or simply, by making socially-conscious consumer choices. Future show topics will include media distortion, human-rights abuses, corporate greed, and more. To view an entire streamed show, click here. To view a streamed promotional clip, click here.
   


Watchdog
Pilot for a live, weekly series examining the policies developed by our elected officials in Washington, DC. The program analyzes the affects these policies have on the country as a whole and on each of us individually. The first installment of Watchdog! focuses on lying as a political strategy of the Bush Administration and the disenfranchisement of felons. To view an entire streamed show, click here.
   

 
Young Eco-Heroes of the Philippines

A portrait of three young Filipino environmentalists who are working actively to protect their country�s threatened coral reef, amidst the highly profitable but environmentally devastating effects of sodium cyanide fishing.

Featured are activists Rubin Palarca, Rochelle Lucero, and Reagan Venturillo, as well as Tay George, a traditional �hook and line� fisherman, whose ability to feed his large family has been seriously threatened by the large-scale (and illegal) cyanide and dynamite fishing.

   
  Click here to view a stream of this program.
   

 
Earth Focus
 

An environmental news magazine that puts a human face on environmental issues and legislation by featuring under-publicized stories about how environmental changes are affecting everyday people around the world.

For more information, visit the program description page: Earth Focus 2. To view a streamed version suitable for broadband connections, click here.

 
Lester Brown Interview (segment 1)
 
In an interview about his new book "Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble," author Lester Brown urges a worldwide shift of priorities towards environmental security. To view a streamed version suitable for broadband connections, click here.
 
Bright Idea (segment 2)
 

Highlights a new invention called the Watercone that creates fresh, drinkable water. The Watercone can generate 6 to 7 glasses of drinkable water a day using only the power of the sun. The invention offers a new solution to challenge of providing fresh water to the 1 billion people worldwide who lack it. To view a streamed version suitable for broadband connections, click here.

 
Environmental Prize Winner Profiles (segment 3)
 
Established in 1990, The Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots environmentalists from around the world who have made sustained and important efforts to preserve the natural environment. To view a streamed version suitable for broadband connections, click here.
 
Legislative Scorecard (segment 4)
 
Reports on and legislative news about mountaintop removal mining, global warming, and bear baiting. To view a streamed version suitable for broadband connections, click here.

SNAP

SNAP is a series of interactive television specials for people aged 16 to 22. Youth-oriented programs, including short animations and international music videos, are interspersed with live conversations among viewers, hosts, callers and a �virtual audience� of webcammers. The program solicits young viewers to participate in discussions on issues that matter in their lives -- inviting them to connect using whatever device they want -- email, cell phone, telephone, and web-cam. It exposes Generation Y viewers to new ways of thinking and to help bridge the gap between themselves and their peers.

To view a streamed version of SNAP Interactivity Highlights (6.5min) click here.
To view a streamed version of SNAP Series Highlights (10.5min), click here.
   

Chat the Planet Series
 
Chat the Planet, the cornerstone of Link TV's youth strand, is a groundbreaking new series that links young people around the world in dialogue to break down barriers, foster tolerance and promote youth action. Participants share perspectives on everything from pop culture to world issues. Viewers can access the CHAT THE PLANET website at any time to discuss issues in real time with other visitors, see clips of the show, meet participants from other episodes, and get information about everything from current events to pop culture.
 
Chat the Planet: Ties that Bind
 
In this episode, a group of young New Yorkers link to their counterparts in Amman, Jordan to discuss the family values of their respective societies. To view a streamed version, click here.
 
Chat the Planet: Tongue Tied
 

In this episode, a group of young New Yorkers link to their counterparts in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss affirmative action and political correctness. To view a streamed version, click here.

 
Chat the Planet: What Money Can't Buy
 
In this episode, a group of young New Yorkers link to their counterparts in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss activism and materialism. To view a streamed version, click here.
 
Chat the Planet: Gated Freedom
 
In this episode, a group of young New Yorkers link to their counterparts in Melbourne, Australia to discuss the interplay between nationalism and international immigration policies. To view a streamed version, click here.
 
Chat the Planet: Generation Why?
In this episode, a group of young New Yorkers link to their counterparts in Melbourne, Australia to discuss world youth culture. To view a streamed version, click here.
Chat the Planet: Cry Havoc
In this episode, a group of young New Yorkers link to their counterparts in Amman, Jordan to discuss the impact of war on their lives. To view a streamed version, click here.

Bridges to Baghdad
 
A revealing look at the impact of the war in Iraq on the lives of six young New Yorkers and seven Iraqi teens. They were linked by videophone two weeks before the war and shortly after.
 
Bridge to Baghdad I
 
Two weeks before the war on Iraq, six young Americans in a loft in Manhattan and seven Iraqi teenagers at an art gallery in Baghdad spoke freely about their lives in a historic videophone dialogue. To view a streamed version, click here.
 
Bridge to Baghdad II
 
In a followup to Bridge to Baghdad I, the U.S. and Iraqi teens discuss the war in Iraq via videolink. The Iraqis relate their experiences during the war and how the conflict has changed their lives. To view a streamed version, click here.
 

The Active Opposition
 
Hosted by actor Peter Coyote , The Active Opposition serves as a regular outlet for the socially engaged. The series confronts and questions the status quo in government, in the media and elsewhere, and asks difficult questions which mainstream media outlets don�t dare ask.
 
The Active Opposition: U.S. Military, Inc. - The New Military Industrial Complex 
 

In his farewell address forty-three years ago President and former General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the potentially disastrous consequences to American liberty posed by an unchecked, all-powerful alliance of the military, elected officials and the defense industry:

This installment of The Active Opposition examines the forces that are influencing our current military and foreign policies, and how the growing military budget is changing priorities for America at home. Host Peter Coyote and guests examine how the redeployment of our military since the fall of communism reflects our shifting national interests amidst new threats from different corners of the world.

Click here to view a stream of this program.

 
The Active Opposition: Broken Heart/Land - The Demise of the Family Farm 
 

Host Peter Coyote joins musician/activist Willie Nelson and a panel of farmers, activists and agricultural experts to explore the plight of a dying breed: The Family Farmer. Family farms in the U.S. have foreclosed and vanished at the alarming rate of 500 per week as a corporate agricultural industry, which often wields monopolistic control over commodity prices, has been firmly established throughout the U.S.

To view a streamed version, click here.

 
The Active Opposition: The Nuclear Lullaby -
What We Are Not Being Told
 

Host Peter Coyote and studio guests discuss the nuclear threat in the post-Cold War age. The program explores the legacy of radiation and presents information which the U.S. government has not divulged on nuclear proliferation, the use of depleted uranium, and the storage hazards of nuclear waste. Also discussed are the international facets of the nuclear threat, including nuclear terrorism and proliferation.

To view a streamed version, click here.

For a transcript, click here (171KB PDF).

 

The Active Opposition: Your New$ and the Bottom Line

 


An exploration of the impact of media consolidation. Host Peter Coyote interviews Walter Cronkite and moderates a panel of media experts who discuss why, since the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the number of major U.S. news organizations has shrunk to six.
To view a streamed version, click here.

For a transcript, click here (157KB PDF).
 
The Active Opposition: the U . N . and the Bush Doctrine
 
Host Peter Coyote, and studio guests including UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte (pictured), examine the successes and failures of the United Nations and the UN Security Council, and explore the implications of entering the 21st century with a single superpower willing and able to act unilaterally and use its unparalleled military might where and when it deems necessary.
To view a streamed version, click here.
 

Just an American Boy

Link TV presents the world television premiere of a musical documentary film about legendary singer/songwriter Steve Earle. "Just an American Boy" chronicles the outspoken Earle�s life on the road during the 2002 touring cycle for his last record "Jerusalem" and the controversy surrounding his song �John Walker�s Blues�. It also includes performance of eighteen of Earle�s best known songs.

Streamed documentary segments:

"John Walker's Blues"
  "Over Yonder"
  "Jerusalem"
   

 

World Music Special: Nordic Roots

 
A compilation of live Nordic music in celebration the Fifth Annual Nordic Roots Festival running Sep. 19-21 in Minneapolis.

To view a streamed version, click here.
 

Deutsche Welle
Get a European perspective on world events. For live streaming of Deutsche Welle's live newscast click here. The program is broadcast in English during the following times daily:


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9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT broadcast is in Spanish