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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: [QB] Put down that remote you baby, Big Media knows better than you! Apparently, tomorrow night, 30 April 2004, Nightline intends to boradcast a show during which it will read the names and air pictures of American soldiers who have died in combat in Iraq. The total combat deaths in Iraq so far is 523. You can take the broadcast for what you will, a tribute or a comment on the situation. Or a some of each. It seems some people won't get the chance to make up their own mind because Big Media simply wants you to have none of it. Sinclair Broadcast Group is pulling the show from the air. [QUOTE]ABC Nightline Pre-emption The ABC Television Network announced on Tuesday that the Friday, April 30 edition of "Nightline" will consist entirely of Ted Koppel reading aloud the names of U.S. servicemen and women killed in action in Iraq. [b]Despite the denials by a spokeswoman for the show, the action appears to be motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq.[/b] There is no organization that holds the members of our military and those soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in service of our country in higher regard than Sinclair Broadcast Group. While Sinclair would support an honest effort to honor the memory of these brave soldiers, we do not believe that is what "Nightline" is doing. Rather, Mr. Koppel and "Nightline" are hiding behind this so-called tribute in an effort to highlight only one aspect of the war effort and in doing so to influence public opinion against the military action in Iraq. Based on published reports, we are aware of the spouse of one soldier who died in Iraq who opposes the reading of her husband's name to oppose our military action. We suspect she is not alone in this viewpoint. As a result, we have decided to preempt the broadcast of "Nightline' this Friday on each of our stations which air ABC programming. We understand that our decision in this matter may be questioned by some. Before you judge our decision, however, we would ask that you first question Mr. Koppel as to why he chose to read the names of 523 troops killed in combat in Iraq, rather than the names of the thousands of private citizens killed in terrorist attacks since and including the events of September 11, 2001. In his answer, we believe you will find the real motivation behind his action scheduled for this Friday. Unfortunately, we may never know for sure because Mr. Koppel has refused repeated requests from Sinclair's News Central news organization to comment on this Friday's program. [URL=http://www.sbgi.net/]Sinclair Broadcast Group[/URL][/QUOTE]And then we have this: [QUOTE]Sinclair General Counsel Barry Faber tells the site: "We find it to be contrary to the public interest." Via [URL=http://poynter.org/forum/?id=misc]Poynteronline[/URL][/QUOTE]EXCUSE ME?!?!?!?! Sinclair Broadcast Group has now appointed itself to judge what the public interest is? And, guess what, these fine folk are [URL=http://www.opensecrets.org/softmoney/softcomp1.asp?txtName=Sinclair]contributors[/URL] to [URL=http://www.opensecrets.org/softmoney/softcomp1.asp?txtName=Sinclair]guess who[/URL]? Via [URL=http://www.pandagon.net/mtarchives/002086.html]Pandagon[/URL]. [QUOTE]ABC NEWS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO SINCLAIR We respectfully disagree with Sinclair's decision to pre-empt "Nightline's" tribute to America's fallen soldiers which will air this Friday, April 30. The Nightline broadcast is an expression of respect which simply seeks to honor those who have laid down their lives for this country. ABC News is dedicated to thoughtful and balanced coverage and reports on the events shaping our world with neither fear nor favor -- as our audience expects, deserves, and rightly demands. Contrary to the statement issued by Sinclair, which takes issue with our level of coverage of the effects of terrorism on our citizens, ABC News and all of our broadcasts, including "Nightline," have reported hundreds of stories on 9-11. Indeed, on the first anniversary of 9-11, ABC News broadcast the names of the victims of that horrific attack. In sum, we are particularly proud of the journalism and award winning coverage ABC News has produced since September 11, 2001. ABC News will continue to report on all facets of the war in Iraq and the War on Terrorism in a manner consistent with the standards which ABC News has set for decades. [URL=http://poynter.org/forum/?id=misc]Poynteronline[/URL] [/QUOTE]Clearly, what's the phrase I've heard, you're only as liberal as the people that own you. The Sinclair Broadcast Group stations not airing the broadcast: KDNL � St. Louis, Missouri WSYX � Columbus, Ohio WLOS � Asheville, North Carolina and Greenville / Spartanburg / Anderson, South Carolina WXLV � Greensboro / Winston-Salem / Highpoint, North Carolina WCHS � Charleston / Huntington, West Virginia WEAR � Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida WGGB � Springfield, Massachusetts 7 stations. Viewers in 7 areas can�t make up their own mind about watching a television show because Sinclair Broadcast Group thinks they shouldn�t. Which brings up an interesting side piece, media ownership which is being concentrated as the FCC allows companies to own an ever increasing share of the outlets. So, next time the FCC tries to allow media outlets to be concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer large companies, you might want to drop them a line telling them it is not in the best interests of the American people. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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