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Subject: [FAIR-L] Crisis at KPFA Underscores Need for Reconciliation
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Crisis at KPFA Underscores Need for Reconciliation
July 1, 1999
In April, FAIR called on Pacifica Radio to adopt more open and
accountable management processes, in the wake of intense
protests over the dismissals of KPFA general manager Nicole
Sawaya and veteran journalist Larry Bensky (see FAIR's statement
at:
http://www.fair.org/press-releases/pacifica-statement.html ").
Recent events at KPFA, Pacifica's flagship station in Berkeley,
CA, have served to underscore the need for mediation and
dialogue between Pacifica management and its listeners, staff
and the communities they intend to serve. The fact that a large
majority of contributions to KPFA during its recent fund drive
were designated as being made under protest should have led
management to rethink its policies and approach.
Unfortunately, Pacifica management seems to have taken a very
different course. The arrest of protesters at the station, the
installation of armed guards at the station and the imposition
of strict regulations on guests at the station have done nothing
to ease the tension or cool tempers in this dispute. In fact,
the actions take by Pacifica have produced just the opposite,
inciting further protest from listeners as well as KPFA staff. A
network founded 50 years ago by renowned pacifist Lew Hill is
certainly no place for such tactics.
It is imperative that this sad turn of events end immediately.
Pacifica's status as a forum for progressive news and opinion
with the capacity to reach millions of listeners make it a
rarity in the world of hyper-commercialized corporate media.
FAIR calls on Pacifica management to make the first step in this
process, by opening up a constructive dialogue with all parties,
and putting an end to the siege mentality currently on display
in Berkeley.
Overreaction and polarization have not been demonstrated by
Pacifica management alone. But as trustees of one of the
progressive movement's most valuable resources, Pacifica's
directors bear the primary responsibility and should take the
lead in bridging the widening rift.
Links:
Pacifica Radio
http://www.pacifica.org
Save Pacifica
http://www.savepacifica.cjb.net
KPFA
http://www.kpfa.org
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