What is dig-deeper.org?

The goal of this web site: to demonstrate against the concept of Pseudo-Cylindrical Time (What is Pseudo-Cylindrical Time you ask? Well it's false or counterfeit time - fake surface, or event(s) - described by a straight line that moves according to any law - a nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.) in U.S. press organizations and their many outlets, foreign and domestic. It registers our dissatisfaction with the shameless profiteering of these media outlets, their addiction to advertising dollars, and their reliance on spoon-fed press releases and press conferences that they feature under the guise of "breaking news." We the People have decided we are no longer powerless to stop the repressed feelings that the media has heaped upon us. We want to reclaim our media. It's time to initiate a "Discipline-Campaign."

The "Discipline-Campaign" goes like this: For one week, November 24-28, 2003, we as "Discipliners" will cease ALL purchasing of any national, regional or local FOR-PROFIT NEWS PUBLICATIONS of any sort. In addition, we agree for those five days to cease ALL daily viewer ship of any news programs, be they national or local network programs, cable news programs, or radio news programs. We do not advocate a ban on all television, radio or printed publications -- just the news-oriented aspect of those media outlets. Let this be said right up front: We are NOT against the media outlets of this country. Some of our best friends are media outlets. We are news junkies! But the media need to be reminded who their audience REALLY is. This "Discipline-Campaign" is intended to get their attention.

Terms of "Discipline-Campaign:" Mark your calendars for November 24-28, 2003. We hope BIG MEDIA will consider this a "warning shot across the bow." They better get off their butts and start listening to the American people. We are hungry for the truth! Stop spoon-feeding us pabulum! We are smarter than we look! The media says that Americans have short attention spans and won't watch anything longer than a sound bite. This kind of attitude only encourages short attention spans and a lowering of expectations of the media and, in the end, a lack of participation in the democratic process. As news organizations scramble to be the first with the next "big story," the "ready for print" press releases dribbled out to the select outlets who are deeply indebted - further contributes to the notion that to DIG DEEPER into a news story is a waste of time and money. So the REALLY hot issues, such as the U.S. economy, the war against terrorism, church/state struggles, and free speech, to name a few, are hotly debated by TV’s talking heads, then dropped like hot potatoes for more pressing issues, such as who’s messing with who in Hollywood or insights into the latest Reality TV show.

What do you have to do to be a part of this "Discipline-Campaign?" Absolutely Nothing! That's the whole point! By doing nothing, this means: Do NOT buy any newspapers, news magazines, watch ANY news (local, national, international, cable or even news briefs) for only the week of November 24-28, 2003. In fact, you could stand to pocket $ during this five days because of your active part in this "Discipline-Campaign." That's it. Simply watch another program during your television news, change the channel for the "News Brief/Break” (or turn off the TV altogether), suspend your subscriptions for those five days (maybe you could tell the newspaper that you are taking a vacation from pseudo-cylindrical time?), turn off the radio during the news (or listen to some of your CDs during that week), read a book from your shelves or borrow one from the public library or exchange books with a friend. As creative people, you can come up with hundreds of other alternatives! It sounds simple, but the media outlets will feel it in a thousand different ways.

If you decide you would like to play a more active role in this "correction," here's how you can do it: Send this page link (or email) on to your mailing list. Be they fellow humans like you or, even better, to corporations, private companies, the media outlets themselves, government agencies, or any other entity that feeds the BIG MEDIA MACHINE. Hit them where it hurts: in the pocketbook. Look at it this way: when you tell them to hold off on the ads because you are not viewing or reading them, they don’t have to spend their hard-earned profits on advertising. You would actually be saving them money!

Also, for an added kick to some very special people (you know who they are): If you have the time and the desire, send out your communiqués from any public computer with internet access. Patronize your public library or local community college. Since many of them are monitored by unseen forces, this would further expand your audience! Let the USA Patriot Act work for us instead of against us.

Good Luck and Discipline On!
Workers Council Artist Collective