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In a message dated 1/27/2004 7:15:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What's drastic is the way TV and radio broadcasting in this country are becoming more and more monopolistic, narcotizing the population with the corporate point of view. To see the ads which have been purchased for the Superbowl, click here:
Some excerpts from the MoveOn letter:
"Meanwhile, the White House is on the verge of signing into law a deal which Senator John McCain (R-AZ) says is custom-tailored for CBS and Fox, allowing the two networks to grow much bigger. CBS lobbied hard for this rule change; MoveOn.org members across the country lobbied against it; and now our ad has been rejected while the White House ad will be played. It looks an awful lot like CBS is playing politics with the right to free speech."
"CBS will also claim that this decision isn't an indication of political bias. But given the facts, that's hard to believe. CBS overwhelmingly favored Republicans in its political giving, and the company spent millions courting the White House to stop FCC reform.6 According to a well-respected study, CBS News was second only to Fox in failing to correct common misconceptions about the Iraq war which benefited the Bush Administration -- for example, the idea that Saddam Hussein was involved with 9/11.7 "
If you still have the naive and sentimental notion that information wants to be free, you might want to look into this issue.
Ross Bender |
- [UC] The ad CBS will not air Dan Myers
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