David Barsamian
Encyclopedia
David Barsamian is an Armenian-American
radio broadcaster, writer
, and the founder and director of Alternative Radio
, the Boulder, Colorado
-based syndicated weekly talk program heard on some 125 radio station
s in various countries.
Barsamian started working in radio in 1978 at KGNU
in Boulder, Colorado
and then KRZA
in Alamosa, Colorado
.
His interviews and articles also appear regularly in The Progressive
, The Nation, and Z Magazine. Barsamian also lectures on U.S. foreign policy, corporate control, the media, and propaganda
. He is a member of the Campaign for Peace and Democracy
.
As a writer, Barsamian is best known for his series of interviews with Noam Chomsky
, which have been published in book form and translated into many languages, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide.
On September 23, 2011, Barsamian was sent back from India by return flight.
Armenian-American
Armenian Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Armenia. During the United States 2000 Census, 385,488 respondents indicated either full or partial Armenian ancestry...
radio broadcaster, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, and the founder and director of Alternative Radio
Alternative Radio
Alternative Radio is an internationally syndicated, one-hour, weekly radio program, featuring serious interviews with humanitarian and progressive thinkers. Begun in 1986, it evolved from a program that journalist David Barsamian hosted on community radio station KGNU-FM, in Boulder, Colorado. AR...
, the Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
-based syndicated weekly talk program heard on some 125 radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s in various countries.
Barsamian started working in radio in 1978 at KGNU
KGNU
KGNU AM/FM is an independent radio, non-commercial radio, Community radio station for Boulder and Denver, Colorado, USA. KGNU is owned by Boulder Community Broadcast Association, Inc.-Programming and operations :...
in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
and then KRZA
KRZA
KRZA is a National Public Radio-affiliated station in Alamosa, Colorado. It primarily features National Public Radio programming.-External links:*...
in Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa, Colorado
The city of Alamosa is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 8,682 in 2005...
.
His interviews and articles also appear regularly in The Progressive
The Progressive
The Progressive is an American monthly magazine of politics, culture and progressivism with a pronounced liberal perspective on some issues. Known for its pacifism, it has strongly opposed military interventions, such as the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. The magazine also devotes much coverage...
, The Nation, and Z Magazine. Barsamian also lectures on U.S. foreign policy, corporate control, the media, and propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
. He is a member of the Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Campaign for Peace and Democracy
The Campaign for Peace and Democracy is a New York-based organization that promotes "a new, progressive and non-militaristic U.S. foreign policy," in contrast to existing foreign policy, which CPD characterizes as "based on domination, militarism, fear of popular struggles, enforcement of an...
.
As a writer, Barsamian is best known for his series of interviews with Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
, which have been published in book form and translated into many languages, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide.
On September 23, 2011, Barsamian was sent back from India by return flight.
Main works
- Chronicles of Dissent (1992) (interviews with Noam ChomskyNoam ChomskyAvram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
) - Keeping the Rabble in Line (1994) (interviews with Noam Chomsky)
- The Pen and the Sword (1994) (interviews with Edward SaidEdward SaidEdward Wadie Saïd was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and advocate for Palestinian rights. He was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and a founding figure in postcolonialism...
) - Class WarfareClass WarfareClass Warfare is a book of interviews with Noam Chomsky conducted by David Barsamian. It was first published in the UK by Pluto Press in 1996.-Contents:* Introduction...
(1996) (interviews with Noam Chomsky) - The Common Good (1998) (interviews with Noam Chomsky)
- The Future of History (1999) (interviews with Howard ZinnHoward ZinnHoward Zinn was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist. Before and during his tenure as a political science professor at Boston University from 1964-88 he wrote more than 20 books, which included his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United...
) - Confronting Empire (2000) (interviews with Eqbal AhmadEqbal AhmadEqbal Ahmad was a Pakistani writer, journalist, and anti-war activist. He was strongly critical of the Middle East strategy of the United States as well as what he saw as the "twin curse" of nationalism and religious fanaticism in such countries as Pakistan.-Life:Ahmad was born in the village of...
) - The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting (2001)
- Propaganda and the Public Mind (2001) (interviews with Noam Chomsky)
- Terrorism: Theirs and Ours (2002) (interviews with Eqbal Ahmad)
- The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile (2003) (interviews with Arundhati RoyArundhati RoyArundhati Roy is an Indian novelist. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel, The God of Small Things, and has also written two screenplays and several collections of essays...
) - Culture and Resistance (2003) (interviews with Edward Said)
- Louder Than Bombs: Interviews from The Progressive Magazine (May 2004)
- Imperial Ambitions: Conversations With Noam Chomsky On The Post-9/11 WorldImperial AmbitionsImperial Ambitions: Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9/11 World is a 2005 Metropolitan Books American Empire Project publication of interviews with American linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky conducted and edited by award-winning journalist David Barsamian of Alternative...
(2005) - Speaking of the Empire and Resistance: Interviews with Tariq AliTariq AliTariq Ali , , is a British Pakistani military historian, novelist, journalist, filmmaker, public intellectual, political campaigner, activist, and commentator...
(2005) - Original Zinn: Conversations on History and Politics with David Barsamian (2006)
- Targeting Iran (2007) (Interviews with Noam Chomsky, Ervand AbrahamianErvand AbrahamianErvand Abrahamian is a historian of Middle Eastern and particularly Iranian history.An Armenian born in Iran and raised in England, he received his M.A. at Oxford University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He teaches at the City University of New York where he is Distinguished Professor of...
and Nahid Mozaffari) - What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World (2009) (Interviews with Noam Chomsky)
Other collections
- The Chomsky Trilogy (1994) (interviews with Noam Chomsky)
- Secrets, Lies and Democracy
- The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
- What Uncle Sam Really Wants
- 9-11 (2001) (interviews with Noam Chomsky)
External links
- Alternative Radio website
- Alternative Radio (Australia) website
- Statement of protest South Asia Citizens Web, Sept 28, 2011
- In Free India I Was Denied Entry Outlook India, Sept 26, 2011