KPFK & Pacifica's Archives seem oddly silent about transitions. Any ?

by kpfk member-donor reporter Monday, Sep. 19, 2016 at 1:09 PM

Has anyone else heard what is happening to Pacifica’s [5 station’s] Archives ? Or what is planned, hoped for, funded or transitioning there ? Those treasures and no-where-else-held audio files contains so many years of very valuable recordings - much transferred from audio-tapes, CD’s or big huge tape reels, to sell, share or make available to the Public. We, the Public, all who have donated, paid, and volunteered there too. And more that needs to be transferred on to more modern technological resources that has to still be done. And who has tried to UPDATE what is happening or has happened [since early 2000’s] on WIKIPEDIA ? Anyone ? No one? No one cares to do this free work, if allowed by Wikipedia editors ?

What has happened and shifted at the Pacifica Archives ?

No sound has been heard nor written as who, how the Director LeShazor has left these treasures. Who is in charge ?

Who knows ? We don't. some have said they "consider Pacifica Radio’s archives an “endangered” collection".
Meanwhile the interim director who wants to up his job said the 25% pay reduction and cut hours has not endangered them. Who is to know the realities there ?

Don't ask those who want to move up to directorship and now also have to find funding for this project - separately from all other radio station costs.

for some info see:

http://www.radioworld.com/article/pacifica-radio-archives-endangered/279559

http://current.org/2016/06/pacifica-radio-archives-director-resigns-after-pay-cut/

What has all that has ever been revealed or even allowed to be known by those who are not Already intricately IN-volved?

Those ‘ in’ are locked away tightly inside and totally taking full control, regardless of many differently-thought & voiced & repeated ideals.

This is not "open" communications nor an Open organization nor Open minded station either. This way is called Hypocrisy, instead of even following their hallowed Mission. Denial rules.

Yes, it may be time to admit it…. There is plenty of competition in radio and even more via internet, for all views, voices, opinions and data too. Others also are not as continually angry voices and so loudly outraged as Pacica’s voices tend to be.

Try it. Search out "KPFK" or "Pacifica" to find any current info besides programs or their promoted events. Because there ain't none.

Surprisingly, even Wikipedia edits us Out offered updated- information when honestly contributed there…so even there it’s a Lock-out. "2002 - 2009" old slanted info re some changes are listed on Wikipedia and no one is allowed to correct or update those.

Try it ! Sign in to contribute and add what you have found Published in venerable cited sources to see if it is allowed. Some others [unknown -go by pseudo-names too with HTML know-how] do a 1-up by not allowing actual current events to be added.

These unknowns then Edit Out ["revert"] what is updated giving vague fake reasons to take out what is offered there. So Wikipedia is old, and controlled by who-knows-who that wants to decide by themselves, repeatedly.

Though it was recently heard that the founder of Wikipedia claimed that the site was maintained by "kind and compassionate" people who work together. Not so !

This was surprising to find that what is allowed or written on Wikipedia may not be as valid, reliable, allowed or un-slanted as is presumed.

so You are it !