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Hollywood.war: As long as it preserves our priviledged position in society, why not? Steve Wagner wrote: > This is from The San Francisco Examiner, > page C-4, Sunday, March 10, 2002: > > Hollywood gets new > handbook on war > > LOS ANGELES - An industry advisory group that counsels Hollywood on > responsibly handling issues such as substance abuse and auto safety has > added terrorism and war to its list. > > "Spotlight on a New Normal," a handbook from the Entertainment > Industries Council Inc., will be distributed to more than 3,000 > industry members who create and distribute films and TV programs. > > It includes suggestions for depicting terrorism and conditions of > war. Among them: Promote preparedness for future vulnerabilities or > attacks and consider story lines that promote volunteerism and flag > displays in memory of terrorism victims. > > The handbook was developed in response to the Sept. 11 attacks and is > intended to help define the role Hollywood can play in the war on > terrorism, the council said. > > "While we do not endorse or encourage government interference with > the creative process, we do, however, believe that government can be a > reliable resource for information that writers can draw upon for > character and story line development," council president Brian Dyak > said last week. > > In the past, the EIC has worked to encourage the accurate depiction > of drug, alcohol and tobacco use in movies and TV and to encourage > depictions of such safety measures as seat belts in cars. > > The Bush administration has asked Hollywood executives to take part > in the war on terrorism by boosting the spirits of citizens and > entertaining soldiers at home and abroad. > > Although some in the industry have expressed uneasiness about acting > as government propagandists, the White House has said it doesn't see > Hollywood in that role. > __________________ > - Associated Press > > > > ===== > Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace. Weekly peace walks around > Lake Merritt in Oakland. Starts & ends at the colonnade between Grand & > Lakeshore Avenues, 3 P.M., every Sunday. Info: (510)763-8712, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or http://www.webwm.com/LMNOP > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
