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Reclaim the Media is pleased to announce the publication of a set of full-color media heroes trading cards recognizing the accomplishments of twenty-one praiseworthy journalists, media activists, and educators. The fun and informative cards, which will receive their national debut at the upcoming media reform conference in Minneapolis, are a fantastic teaching tool for students, or an exciting gift for friends, family or budding media activists.

RTM executive director Jonathan Lawson says of the cards: "We're proud to honor just a small handful of our heroes - media activists, journalists and teachers who have worked passionately and creatively to promote justice and civic engagement. We hope that these educational cards will inspire more people to follow the examples of our heroes – expanding critical conversations about journalism, and ensuring the health of media that supports democratic values and communications rights."

The complete list of honorees is as follows:

• Elias Boudinot, editor of the Cherokee Phoenix
• Heywood Broun, founder of the Newspaper Guild
• Children's Television Workshop, creators of Sesame Street
• Democracy Now!, independent news program
• Frederick Douglass, editor of the North Star
• Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, media watch organization
• DeeDee Halleck, filmmaker and media activist
• Lew Hill, founder of Pacifica Radio
• Indymedia, network of grassroots media collectives
• Florynce Kennedy, feminist media activist
• Jean Kilbourne, media literacy educator
• Myoung Joon Kim, labor media activist
• Dirk Koning, community media activist
• Media Justice
• Bill Moyers, PBS producer
• Rev. Everett Parker, civil rights leader
• Richie Pérez, community activist
• Prometheus Radio Project, low-power radio activist group
• Ruben Salazar, print/TV journalist
• María Suárez Toro, feminist radio producer
• Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist

For more information: www.reclaimthemedia.org/mediaheroes