Media Issues

Challenges with the corporate media, including bias, silence and discrimination. Plus suggestions about creating your own alternative media.

War Made Easy DVD Cover by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-08-09 14:30

This is the cover to the DVD War Made Easy. In a special arrangement with producers, purchasing this DVD via the link on this web site benefits MindFreedom International.

War Mad Easy DVD: Benefit for MFI by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-08-09 14:32

A new documentary on DVD challenges the way the corporate media can control the minds of the population. Purchase of this DVD is also a benefit for MindFreedom International.

Mad and Non-Mad Radio: Some Different -- Very Different -- Radio Shows by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-11-06 10:32

Here are several Mad radio shows and one Non-Mad radio show you may listen to about changing the mental health system, all hosted by MindFreedom members who are psychiatric survivors! All may be heard on the web.

Alert: Psychiatric Survivors & Allies May Comment in Medical Magazine by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-09-26 09:27

Maths Jesperson is a long-time psychiatric survivor activist, leader and actor in Sweden, who is calling upon psychiatric survivors and allies all over the world to submit comments to an online medical magazine. This magazine covers all kinds of medical topics, but the editor, who is a psychiatrist, has reached out to psychiatric survivors and allies to ask for their commentary, and articles.

Wikipedia by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-12-12 21:14

This folder has tips, ideas, suggestions about using wikipedia, in its spirit of open information, to disseminate information about human rights and alternatives in the mental health system.

A few published letters to editor about changing the mental health system. by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-05-11 11:22

One of the easiest ways you can change the mental health system is to submit a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. It's one of the most read sections. Here are a few that have been published.