The labour movement has created a new tool in its efforts to build national and international solidarity: an audio news show on the Internet.
The show, called Solidarity News, is available on http://www.radiolabour.net/
It is 20 minutes of news about workers and their organizations from all around the world.
The newscast is made available every Sunday morning and is kept on the RadioLabour website throughout its current week.
Solidarity news is both a journalistic and educational project.
In terms of labour journalism, it reports news about unions using its own team of reporters.
But, also, it encourages anybody related to the labour movement to contribute audio reports.
These reports could cover particular events, such as a strike or convention, or the point of view of labour organizations on particular issues.
People wanting to contribute audio reports can do so by using inexpensive recording equipment (usually just a headset) and editing software that is available free of charge.
Even more easily, people can supply reports by leaving a message on RadioLabour's voicemail box on Skype, a voice-over-Internet service.
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