On 1 December 1999, Mark Jeftovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>On 01-Dec-99 Jay Fenello wrote:
>> Well, it's 3:30 a.m. EST, and I have seen very
>> little coverage of the riots. It's seems that
>> the Pete Rose story is a much higher priority
>> topic tonight!
>>
>> In other words, I'd say were in the midsts of
>> another media blackout. For those who missed
>> the last one, there is a good summary at:
>> http://www.icann.org/comments-mail/icann-current/msg00677.html
>>
>
>I dunno Jay, I don't watch much TV but I flipped on CNN last night and
>they had quite extensive coverage of it. Also the radio station I listen
>to in the morning (CFRB in Toronto) talked about it at length as well.
Supposedly, KOMO 4 in Seattle openly admitted to an imposed media
blackout, and stated that the only coverage that'd be broadcast would
be the police-approved content.
Source: Seattle Independent Media Center (http://www.indymedia.org),
whose offices are at ground zero, and were filled with CS gas last night
while the police detained about 100 reporters in their office.
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Mark C. Langston
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Systems Admin
San Jose, CA
