Internet Advocacy Roundtable: Outvideoed - Web Video and Advocacy

Internet Advocacy Roundtable

With the spread of broadband access to the web, digital video has become a powerful tool for persuading citizens and policymakers to participate in advocacy campaigns, donate money, and pass laws and policies. Among those doing online video, our speaker this month is one of the most famous and successful. Robert Greenwald shook the media world with his expose Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism and has since ventured into the world on online video with his Brave New Films project. Since its launch, BraveNewFilms.org has had more than 13 million views.

Join us for what should prove to be a very interesting Roundtable. Please note, this Roundtable will be meeting earlier than usual (1:00pm - 3:00pm).

Speaker:

Robert Greenwald, BraveNewFilms.org

Event Location

Center for American Progress Action Fund

1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Directions

One block from the McPherson Square Metro station (Orange/Blue lines). Exit on 14th Street, NW side. Walk one block south to H Street, NW. Turn left onto H Street, NW. Enter on left side of street, just after the Cosi.

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Bio:

Robert Greenwald is a producer, director and political activist. Greenwald is the director/producer of several documentaries: "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" (2006), an expose of what happens when corporations go to war; as well as "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" (2005), detailing the retail giant's assault on families and American values; and "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" (2004), about the right-wing opinion factory known as Fox "News." Millions of viewers have seen these films via grassroots "house parties" and independent online DVD sales, a groundbreaking method of alternative distribution. Greenwald also executive produced a trilogy of political documentaries: "Unprecedented: The 2000 Election" (2002); "Uncovered: The War on Iraq" (2003), which he also directed; and "Unconstitutional" (2004). The filmmaker's latest undertaking, a series of short viral videos, includes "Fox Attacks: Obama" and "The Real McCain," which were seen online by more than 850,000 people within weeks of distribution. Brave New Films, Greenwald's new media company, uses moving images to educate, influence, and empower viewers to take action around issues that matter and have garnered more than 13 million viewers. Brave New Films released the "The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress" in May of 2006 and recently produced two TV series: "ACLU Freedom Files" and "The Sierra Club Chronicles" – which can be seen on Link TV, Court TV (ACLU) and via the internet.

About the Internet Advocacy Roundtable
The Internet Advocacy Roundtable is a monthly forum brought to you by the Center for American Progress Action Fund. We feature in-depth discussions about digital technology strategies for advocacy and policy campaigns. We strive to help the advocacy community use digital technology more effectively and provide a gathering for those working in this space to network and learn from their peers. Our speakers are drawn from experts in the field and our audiences typically include many other experts, as well as people new to the field. The format is designed to maximize discussion time. As a result, we have consistently lived up to our reputation that our speakers will learn as much from the audience as the audience learns from the speakers. The Internet Advocacy Roundtable was launched in August 2005 and now carries on the tradition of our earlier Online Progressive Advocacy Network (OPAN) series.

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