Good lessons in 'talking back to the media' can be learned from the current successful right-wing campaigns.

The right-wing activists have a well-organized media strategy without any significant comparable strategy by progressives. And the right-wing protests are getting great coverage by the corporate media that they keep calling 'liberal'.

The organized coordinated disciplined activists are all too successful at intimidating the media and making it seem that rightist views of government economic decisions and healthcare are very widespread.

Their strategy is national and includes Chicago right-wing activists.

Watch some news videos of today's and other recent 'marches on the media' actions at

www.youtube.com/watch.

We can learn from such sites as

www.operationcanyouhearusnow.com and

www.chicagoteapatriots.com!

One chance to develop some action plans could be the Nov 7 Media Democracy Day event in Chicago (www.chicagoprogmedia.org).

Bob Gallie