I just listened to today's edition of Deadline L.A. The commentators were, respectively, writers for the L.A. Times and the Daily News, pontificating about the biggest local stories of 2011. In just one hour, they managed to insult not only all politically active Angelenos but the very city they live in, in at least half-a-dozen ways: from praising LAUSD Superintendent John "The Contract Slicer" Deasy, to smugly asserting that only "fringe-y people" were opposed to the stadium project because anything that brings jobs is good, to snarking "Occupy L.A., did that amount to a hill of beans?"
They further demonstrated their shallowness by putting the Occupy movement completely in the context of media coverage, without attempting to examine the underlying reasons for the Occupy movement. Their comments on the contrast between the City Council's resolution of support and the later forced removal and brutalization of the Occupiers came down to this: "That's why I love L.A.!" It's all just a spectator sport to these media whores. This exchange perfectly demonstrates why it is necessary to "occupy" the mainstream media as well. And by the way, isn't KPFK supposed to provide an alternative to the Times and the Daily News?? Why are these superficial clowns on the people's radio station? And since when did snarkiness equal intelligent commentary? This is a perfect example of why I only listen to KPFK on weekends, and maybe not for very much longer. As a teacher, I like to listen to Uncle Ruthie's Halfway Down The Stairs, the ONLY children's show on the station; as a devotee of folk music, I like to wake up early to hear Alive and Pickin', whose host is apparently quitting; and as a science buff, I like to hear Michio Kaku's Explorations, the ONLY general science program on the station, which has been moved and rescheduled to the point where no one can find it anymore. Most of these programs are knocked off the air during fund drives, so that we can hear 24-7 broadcasting about cancer cures. I think this fund drive programming strategy is backfiring, because I never listen during fund drives anymore, and never subscribe except in the name of Uncle Ruthie's show. I'm not at the point yet where I want to boycott the station, but maybe someone out there who feels as I do can use my strategy: subscribe ONLY in the name of a cancelled or mistreated program! Tomaisin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
