October 18, 2002:

Media Democracy Day is a day of international action based on three themes:

  • Education – understanding how the media shapes our world and our democracy
  • Protest – against a media system based on commercialization and exclusiveness
  • Change – calls for media reforms that respond to public interests, promote diversity, and ensure community representation and accountability

This citizens’ agenda has been abandoned by government and conveniently side-stepped by mainstream media. Media Democracy Day will bring this vision to life with a day of education, protest, and calls for change in the interest of the people.”