To spend all this energy discussing a name just seems soooo liberal; self-stroking and a waste of energy.

Tim

I love your work very much continue like that.

How about:

Parchment...

Paper&Ink

Indelible

Indention Border

We gotta start thinking like the media-selling machines over "there"...

The Young Thinkers Information League

The Real Right Way
(don't be afraid of using Right in the title - it would increase viewing considerations without immediate dismissal)

The Young Right Starters Group

The Right Force

Chris-

George Lakoff suggested "Outfox" .. which I kinda like... clever, empowering, hip..

By the way - there is another organization working in this area - you guys should combine efforts with him as well as with Michael Moore and Al Franken (as I said above) Here is the email that was sent out

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:26:37 -0600 (CST)
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Subject: Help us build the media reform movement
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Dear Mark Berg,

We're making great strides in the fight against Big Media thanks to people like you joining together to demand a media system that serves democracy, not the bottom lines of a few giant corporations.

You're in the vanguard of this important movement. And we need your help to keep gaining momentum.

A few months ago, Free Press distributed 10,000 media reform action toolkits -- for free -- to help citizens mobilize for media reform. The toolkits provide easy-to-understand information on media reform and materials to help people write op-ed articles, file public comments with the FCC, challenge broadcast licenses and cable franchise renewals, and enlist others in the fight for media reform.

The first batch of toolkits was snapped up within 36 hours, but thousands of activists missed out.

With your help, we can raise $100,000 to put 20,000 more toolkits in the hands of local organizers and educate legions of people about crucial media issues that will determine the future of our democracy.

As we square off against well-heeled lobbyists in Washington, our only power comes from millions of people united for media reform.

Become a member of the Free Press Action Fund today. Your contribution will help us arm activists across the country with the tools they need to be effective (and we'll even send you a thank-you gift).

Onward,

Robert W. McChesney
President and Cofounder
Free Press

I was reading the other posts, so as not to add a duplicate idea ... but then my eyes starting bleeding, so I scrolled down to offer:

Unembedded Arts

Best wishes, Robert

Name: Blinkers-Off-Inc.

Janeane Garofilo is right, Robert seems like a really nice guy-

Hey Robert,

I wish you the best of luck with this new company. I have to ask though, are there any job openings available and if so where can I find them to apply?

Also how about

True Democracy Media
Digital Revolution Films
American Dream Productions
Republocrat Lies
The People's Voice
The Guard of the Guardians
Counter Apathy TV
United Peoples Media
Media for Americans
Moral TV
Dawns Early Light

VILLAGE SQUARE MEDIA
or
VILLAGE SQUARE PRODUCTIONS
- for that "We are in the center" and "American as apple pie" feeling-

10th Amendment Media Productions ( The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.)

Meaning its the PEOPLE - Stupid - to take a line from Clinton.

We have to take it back.

Revolution Press is too much to the point..

Hi Robert -

Good to see that you're keeping the fire going - and the documentaries coming. Your Portland, OR opening at the Clinton was one of the highlights of last year - and we would be happy to do the same again with any of your other films.

Here's my suggestion for a name:

Blackbox Media

It's probably in use, but I like it anyway.

Best,

Greg H.
Clinton Street Theater
Portland, OR

How about Moral Media, Morality
or Moral Values. (Why not, its what we believe!)

VOCAL - voices of change and liberation.

How about

RightOn! MultiMedia (or maybe
Right Off or Right Out or Right Away )

How about
Change the Rhetoric
or
New Rhetoric
or
Understanding the Rhetoric

anything to get attention to some change of the info we need to get out there --George Laskoff is right you know.....thanks

Mr. Greenwald,
I'm part of a grassroots group that is trying to contact you to work with you.

But you have no public e-mail address. Please contact me at the e-mail address associated with this message. Or, check your in-box for info@outfoxed.org for my phone number.
-Jeff F.

Obviously, steer clear of irony.
More abstract is probably better.

I like:

Veritas Media
Plover -something-
Fifth Estate

You might consider the name, "Running Water" for the new organization.

* It is an "Action Name". Most people relate to "Run" as in responding to a need quickly and decisively. Water is a universal need like many of the items/issues that are the focus of your energies.

* Water itself is coming to the fore as a major issue re: global engineering companies such as Bectal seek to convert water to a controlled enterprise.

* Running Water has a historic connotation that will be recognized by many. In the Bible, Book of John, there is a parable called the Woman by the Well. The history preceding that interaction speaks to us today. Briefly, this period in the history of the Jewish people began about 732 BC with the fall of Samaria/Israel. In 587 BC, Judah fell. Other major events occurred. Subsequent history found the Samarian Jews in the North and those of Judah in the South. They were bitterly divided. This history is instructive to those who would better understand the dynamics of the Red Sates/Blue States division we are experiencing in this country.

You efforts may significantly skew history over the next one to two decades if you are successful. The key is not bombastic rhetoric in the sense that "we hold the truth, dummies", but rather it is removing the pollution of ignorance and greed from our national Running Water, that Spirit of Our Nation, Our Nation of the People, by the People, and for the Greater Good of All Our People.

Darkest Before Dawn

"KNOW THE TRUTH"
(AND THE TRUTH WILL SAVE US)
FROM THE REPUG NEOCONS

there are quite a few really good ideas out there. Maybe you should pick a few and take a vote on 10 to narrow them down. Meanwhile, you could add these

Visual Reality Productions

Truth Factor Productions

Freedom Productions

Good luck, may the best name win!
I'll be watching...

I agree with Tim Baber's comment about David Burner's comment about keepin' it simple and unbiased...even regardless of the possiblity that my suggestions from yesterday did not meet that criteria.

Rabbit Hole Films --
as we travel down that passageway and experience all the real life hallucinations on the way to visit Alice and her crew.

Fox and Henhouse Films --

Newfox News Productions --

Newfox Henhouse Productions --

Kansas Matters Pictures --

Brave New Films --

Everything You Know Is Wrong, Inc. --

Running Dog Films --

Bleeding World Productions --

Neocontra Film Works --

Brave New Propaganda Films --

Don't Look Now Productions --

For the rest, you can pay me a retainer...

How about SMALL WORLD PRODUCTIONS?

Thanks for all the great names shown above! I would suggest a growl and a green world...thus...... GRRRRRRRRRreenWorld.

I've always though of...

Liberating Pictures Ltd.

Or..

Message Over Media Productions.

I think George Lakoff is on to it when he challenges progressives to change our language and in-turn change the long term debate.

1) Ask him directly what you should call it.
2) Stealing four words out of his "ten word" philosophy here are two suggestions;

a) Better Future Media, b) Media for Mutual Responsibility

...and here's one more swiped from a Lakoff book... How about c) Open Communications. But you can't use it because I like it too much and I will start my own media company with that name...

Good luck,

Chris

How about "Insourced Productions?" It beats being Outsourced.

Or "Blue Skies"?

When the sky is clear the ground is illuminated

Ooh - here's a good one:

Visene Films.

Why? you ask?

Because...

Visene gets the "red" out!!!!

Veracity Media

Constitution Films (In honor of the document they want to destroy)

Rapture Media (for all those 'rapture index' freaks who pray for the destruction of the last tree so the Rapture can commence and save all their souls!)

Lucid Channel Films (Synonym for Clear Channel!)

Lucidity Inc.

Sheer Insight Media

Translucent Productions

TransMedia Productions

Comprehensible Media

How about 'Advocacy Media', or 'Viewpoint Media' ?

When the name arrives I look forward to the logo competition?

Oh, and David Burner wins the prize as far as I'm concerned for his comment half way down this far.

I was impressed by the film "Park Row" by director Sam Fuller.

(He said something like "the left said he must be right wing and the right said he must be left wing and so maybe he was doing something right")

Maybe you could work Park Row or a corruption of it in to the name?

new name: Renagades of Film

How about PURPLE CLIP Productions

purple for red and blue, clip for paper clip

"It Takes Two"

From Thoreau: "It takes two to speak the truth, - one to speak, and another to hear."

Last Gasping Breathe Productions

Reverberated Currents

Butterfly Wing Productions

Feet to the Fire Productions

Check and Balance Productions

Public Forum Productions

The People's Conduit

So many good names so far, but let me toss one out.

Sunshine Productions

As in, let's open their damn smoked filled rooms, watch them scurry around like cockroaches and let some sun shine in on their evil, nasty goings-on!

I both loved and hated "Outfoxed." It was wonderfully done, but I hated watching all that realilty in one go. I'm also sorry you had to even deal with the bastards in such a thoughtful way. I wish we could have simply called in an air-strike on FOX. Talking about clearing the air!

Here's a few in the eyes open theme:
* Eye Opener Productions
* Liberty's Eye Productions
* America's Eye Productions
* Eye Spy Productions

...and some others:
* Free Range Productions
* Open Range Productions
* Foxhunt Media
* Expect Better Media

How about

ImMEDIAte?

Unfiltered?

Eyedrop Media? (medicine to clear the eyes)

Truth Fairy

How about New Day Media?

How about:
Whistelblower Productions/Media/Films.
Thanks

Fast Forward Productions

Common Sense Productions

Town Square Productions

I know.

Just call it We the People Productions.

To the point.

True Tidings Media;

Community Witness Media;

Out FOX'd Information Systems;

Truth Hunter Media (intentional ref to Hunter Thompson as well)...

For names, how about:

Magnivision, or Univision ( Media, Productions, Films, etc. )

ps - I agree with the guy stating that truth, claimed as such, is too rigid. So some of my previous media names, now don't quite get it.

~Bill

SoldierOn Productions

maybe Little Brothers Media, or something like it to suggest that while Big Bro may be watching, all little bros will be watching them, and there are more of us