Welcome to the Mutiny Media Manual!
Welcome to the Mutiny Media Manual, a project created for Student for a Democratic Society’s National Media Working Group by the Mutiny Media Collective.
This is the first edition of what we hope can be a guide for progressive and radical students and youth on how to use (and not abuse) the media.
Media isn’t just about conveying information in the 21st century. Media now creates the playing field for what we imagine is possible. With control of the mainstream press in the hands of a few corporations, progressive views are often locked out and the public is limited to thinking about politics in ways that don’t allow us to challenge the status quo.
Progressives and radicals have developed a somewhat antagonistic relationship with media as a result. We haven’t yet grown an always saavy means of using the media to convey our messages and sometimes we even end up fighting with the press and with each other.
This is a guide to help us develop new ways to think about the media, figure out when we want press, and strategically use the media. We’re not telling you how to think about the media, what kind of actions to do, or what your message to the press should be; We’re just here to help you do your work on an even more powerful level.
Hope this helps! This project is going to expand in the weeks to come.
E-mail mutinymediacollective@gmail.com if you have any questions!
