I Mix What I Like! A Mixtape Manifesto (NOW FREE!)

Jared Ball Books

i MiX What i Like! is titled as an homage to the collection of articles, I Write What I Like, written under the pseudonym “Frank Talk” by Stephen Bantu Biko. Just as Biko sought to use his brand of alternative journalism to encourage a Black Consciousness among his South African audience—a consciousness meant to inspire…

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NPR and Payola

Jared Ball Articles, iMWiL!

In I MiX What I Like! there is an attempt made to expand the context in which we see or interpret National Public Radio (NPR) and the issue of payola or “pay-for-play” radio.  In a rare instance of news reporting honesty these two topics were combined as NPR this week discussed payola and the development…

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