Dear Penners and Friends: Please forward this message to anyone and everyone who might be convinced to call CNN after Monday and Tuesday. Thanks in advance, Mike Meeropol > > From: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Jeff Cohen, FAIR's Executive Director, will guest-host Crossfire on > Monday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 16. Please tune in and let > CNN know if Jeff Cohen is the kind of person you'd like to see > hosting Crossfire permanently. We expect CNN to make a decision > shortly. > > Tom Johnson > President, CNN > One CNN Center > PO Box 105366 > Atlanta, GA 30348-5366 > > CNN comment line is 404-827-1500. > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** > > The following was given to CNN in November: > > An Open Letter to CNN on Selecting a Crossfire Co-host > > We send you this communication because we value the left vs. right > debate format that CNN offers each night. Such a format can > contribute greatly to democracy and national debate. > > Together, our organizations represent millions of mainstream > Americans -- and some of the leading progressive constituencies in > our country. > > Now that you are considering a new Crossfire co-host "from the > left," we urge you to choose an individual who is an unapologetic > advocate for progressive issues. > > As Crossfire co-hosts, Patrick Buchanan, John Sununu and Bob Novak > have been forceful on-air champions of most right-wing causes and > movements. But the other side has often been represented by > individuals who -- while informed and articulate -- are not allied > with or strongly supportive of progressive constituencies. This > creates an imbalanced, incomplete and sometimes fuzzy debate. > > We encourage you to choose a bonafide advocate for progressive > causes and activism -- and not a middle-of-the-road establishment > pundit or political figure who just happens to be a Democrat. > > Public Citizen > Ralph Nader > National Organization for Women > National Education Association > United Steelworkers of America > National Rainbow Coalition > Southern Christian Leadership Conference > National Council of La Raza > Sierra Club > Greenpeace > Earth Island Institute > Center for Defense Information > Peace Action (formerly SANE/Freeze) > Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers > Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation > Americans for Democratic Action > -- Mike Meeropol Economics Department Cultures Past and Present Program Western New England College Springfield, Massachusetts "Don't blame us, we voted for George McGovern!" Unrepentent Leftist!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [if at bitnet node: in%"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" but that's fading fast!]
