Free Speech Radio News (or FSRN) is an independently produced half hour daily national and international radio

Radio

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 news program focusing on peace and social justice issues in the US and around the world. FSRN is collectively run by its workers and reporters. It is a non-profit organization, with funding from Pacifica Radio Network, as well as community radio stations across the US and listener-donors. The newscast is independently distributed by FSRN, as well as by the Pacifica radio network.

Hosted by Danny Wood, the newscast relies on more than two hundred freelance reporters, "on every continent except Antarctica", who use the Internet to deliver their audio reports.

Staff

Features Producer: Catherine Komp

Anchor / Assistant Producer: Dorian Merina

Headlines Producers: Nell Abrams and Jes Burns

Technical Producers: Rose Ketabchi and Scott Pham

History

In January 2000, free-lance reporters for the former Pacifica Network News engaged in a strike

Strike action

Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...

, citing censorship

Censorship

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by Pacifica's then Executive Director and Board. The strike lasted twenty-six months until March 2002. "At its March board meeting, the Pacifica board unanimously passed a resolution it negotiated with the strikers acknowledging the significant role they played in returning Pacifica to its historic mission, and pledging to end censorship of any programming throughout the network." Free Speech Radio News was formed in 2000 as an independent newscast by the strikers and has remained an independent program since that time. Since March 2002, FSRN has been aired and distributed by the Pacifica Network, and received major financial support from Pacifica.