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Interview :: Media |
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Media Minutes on WILL AM 580 |
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by Jan Kruse
Email: jandurl (nospam) insightbb.com (verified) |
13 Oct 2004
Modified: 09:41:48 PM |
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First time feature this Sunday October 17 at 1:00 PM ..... a new segment on Media Matters: Media Minutes discusses Sinclair Broadcasting and The Point with Mark Hyman. Local boycott of channel 15 WICD and thier local sponsors is underway in this community. |
Media activists:
Starting this Sunday October 17, the WILL radio program Media Matters will feature a new segment that will be aired in the 5 minutes right ahead of Dr. Robert McChesney's weekly program. This new segment is called Media Minutes. The Sunday October 17, 1:00 PM WILL inaugural feature offers information regarding a national issue of interest but will include a local perspective. This very first segment is in regard to Sinclair Broadcasting out of Baltimore, Maryland, Mark Hyman and The Point, and the local station WICD Channel 15 being required by Sinclair to carry this ultra conservative commentary. WICD carries The Point without offering other perspectives or giving the opposing view the opportunity to respond or participate. In response to this policy, local citizens have been signing petitions, calling WICD, writing letter to the newspaper and many plan to boycott WICD and its local sponsors.
Today I did a brief interview with John Anderson of Media Minutes. He along with Kim Kranich are both involved with this new segment on WILL. I spoke as an individual concerned citizen, but I did mention my membership in AWARE. I count this as another small victory for AWARE. Once again AWARE's concerns for a more democratic media are being given airtime. Dr. McChesney's program is a valuable asset to WILL and our community. With the addition of Media Minutes we will be offered the opportunities for integrity in radio journalism to be expanded. I hope you will listen this Sunday and if you want to do more go to www.freepress.net to add your voice to the outcry to the FCC regarding Sinclair Group, Mark Hyman (The Point)and Channel 15 WICD.
This Sunday's program of Media Minutes will be archived at www.freepress.net/mediaminutes |
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