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Journalist Mark Taylor-Canfield is interviewed by Liz and Jerry from Air Occupy in Daytona Beach, Florida. Former guests on the program included Noam Chompsky. MTC talks about the new independent media and journalism and the Occupy Wall Street movement. airoccupy.org Other Media Mentioned In This Interview: counterpunch.org fsrn.org pacifica.org truth-out.org democracynow.org Bio: http://mtcbog.blogspot.com/ mtc2010usa@hotmail.com Although he is generally known for being interviewed on BBC, etc. about Occupy Seattle and the national Occupy Wall Street movement, Mark Taylor-Canfield was a journalist before he joined the protests. He became a regular guest on several national radio shows and was recognized by media as an unofficial spokesperson for the Occupy Wall Street movement. He has been heard weekly on the Thom Hartmann and Norman Goldman Shows. Media: As an independent journalist, Mark's news stories have been heard on KBCS, He has also been a guest on Democracy Now! as well as news programs on WBUR and KPFK. He's reported on political events for the Pacifica Radio Network, Free Speech Radio News and the International Independent Media Center. Mark has been heard on Democracy Now! in relation to protests in Seattle against the LEIU conference (Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit), where protesters were subjected to concussion grenades, rubber bullets and chemical agents. Mark has been a news anchor and reporter for the Pacifica Radio Network's affiliate KBCS and their news program "One World Report", a one-hour news program that is broadcast on a regional network of public radio stations. He's served on the steering committee and is a reporter for Free Speech Radio News, a group of independent journalists on the Pacifica Radio Network. His articles on music, art and politics have appeared in political and music magazines, both online and in print including Alternet.org, Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Washington Free Press, The Tentacle, Capitol Hill Times, The Tablet, Independent Media Center, The Washington State Green Party Magazine, The Seattle and St. Louis Sinner, etc. He has been quoted in news stories by the Associated Press, National Public Radio, CBS News, Capitol Hill Times, Seattle Weekly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, and CTV in Canada. He's also been interviewed by the BBC. Locally in Seattle, he has been featured in news stories by dozens of local TV and radio stations. He was one of the journalists at KBCS featured in a recent article by the Seattle Times. For the last two years, Mark has been writing a syndicated monthly political column called "Weapons of Mass Distraction". He is also a short story writer and has finished two books yet to be published. In 2000 Mark Taylor-Canfield actually ran as a write-in protest candidate for US President. As a protest candidate, he was a regular guest on the "Dave Ross Show" and the "Mike Webb Show" and on other Seattle radio stations and webcasts. Mark's satirical culture jamming approach to the campaign was effective in satirizing US presidential politics. Activist: He is a founding member of the public interest civil rights group the Committee For Local Government Accountability. He's co-author of two reports on civil rights and free speech, which have been forwarded to the Center For Constitutional Rights at Rutgers University. He was a lead plaintiff in a major class action civil rights lawsuit against the city of Seattle and law enforcement agencies resulting from the WTO ministerial conference in Seattle. His work has been recognized by community activists and by city officials in Seattle. He's testified at many public hearings, including statements before the Federal Communications Commission. Artist: Surprisingly, Mark is also an artist, actor and musician, and besides performing in an award-wining play, "All In The Timing" he has appeared in a Discovery Channel TV program and has been cast as an extra in several Holl...