-Caveat Lector- FYI -- today's paper. But ignored by many others! CEMB has posting below. See URL > 10/22 > > Media bias has again been exposed at the taxpayer-funded TV channel > that carries shows like Sesame Street and Frontline. This time it > involves a veteran correspondent who, as CEMB's 'Media Tidbits' > recently reported, is also a former aide to Democrat President Lyndon > Johnson. > > "The taxpayer-funded Public Broadcasting Service. . .now acknowledges > it should have disclosed veteran correspondent Bill Moyers' conflict of > interest on a recent program about campaign-finance reform," writes > Barbara J. Saffir, in today's "The Washington Times" [see > http://www.washtimes.com/investiga/investiga1.html]. > > Saffir writes that, "Neither Mr. Moyers nor PBS alerted viewers that > the broadcaster is on the payroll of the Florence and John Schumann > Foundation during documentaries pushing more limits on contributions to > political campaigns." > > Moyers serves as president of the Schumann Foundation, earning a > $200,000 annual salary. > > The Times piece continues, "On one such program of the "Frontline" > documentary series in June, Mr. Moyers featured the views of three > experts on campaign-finance reform without telling viewers that their > organizations received tens of thousands of dollars in grants from the > Schumann Foundation." > > Referring to media ignorance, aka media bias, especially when it comes > to the media's 'agenda,' the article points out that, "The Moyers story > has been ignored by most major newspapers, including the New York > Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, USA > Today and Boston Globe." > > However, Saffir writes that, "The Washington Post noted it Monday in > its regular media column." > > In the article, Keith Woods, a professor of journalism ethics at > Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., says, "PBS is already > perceived . . . as being further left than right," Mr. Woods said. > "What Moyers has done is give people an opportunity to stand up and > shout 'A-ha, I told you so.'" > > The 'campaign-finance reform' matter has been used by some > [presidential] candidates as an election issue. > > This is in addition to the recent startling revelations that dozens of > [PBS] stations had swapped donor lists with Democrats. > > -A > > PS: Anyone here know Prof. Woods or have any contacts who could get a > hold of him and let him know about CEMB? Might be worthwhile. > See http://www.egroups.com/group/cemb/fullinfo.html DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
