[Seattle-editorial] Re: Re: Clear Channel Feature

[Heather Gorgura]

Since I haven't been actively involved in the IMC editorial working group
for a few millenia now, I'm assuming that
A) there needs to be a third approval, and
B) someone with the password will have to post the feature once consensus is
reached.

If that's not the case and I need to do more, just let me know.

Heather

----- Original Message -----
From: "jonathan lawson" <jonathan at indymedia.org>
To: <editorial at seattle.indymedia.org>
Cc: <gorgura02 at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 5:00 PM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Clear Channel Feature


> Great summation! Approve! Approve!!
>
> [btw re. Lance's comment--Heather posted the entire article at
> reclaimthemedia.org, so we can link to that].
>
> Jonathan
>
> >Delivered-To: jonathan at indymedia.org
> >From: "Heather Gorgura" <gorgura02 at earthlink.net>
> >To: "jonathan lawson" <jonathan at indymedia.org>
> >Subject: Re: Clear Channel Feature
> >Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:25:17 -0700
> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700
> >
> >How's this:
> >
> >Static on the Airwaves
> >Clear Channel's Broadcast Interference
> >
> >Clear Channel, the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S. with a
> >presence in 247 of the nation's 250 largest radio markets, exemplifies
the
> >consolidation, commercialization and homogenization of US media. Clear
> >Channel's expansion means the further atrophy of discourse on the
> >increasingly privatized public airwaves, and the erosion of
representation
> >and diversity.
> >
> >In the aftermath of September 11th, Clear Channel blacklisted 150 songs
at
> >their 1200 stations, incuding John Lennon's "Imagine;" a USF professor
was
> >fired when a torrent of hate mail and death threats inspired by the
racist
> >rhetoric of a Clear Channel program host flooded the man's institution;
> >Clear Channel fired Hip Hop program host Davey D. after he interviewed
> >Barbara Lee, the U.S. Representative who cast the lone dissenting vote
> >against Congress's decision to grant Bush vast powers in the War on
> >Terrorism.
> >
> >Clear Channel stands accused of anti-trust violations, of illegally
> >operating stations through shell companies in order to circumvent
existing
> >ownership limits, and of withholding airplay from bands who refused to
use
> >Clear Channel's concert promotion and venues.
> >
> >  For more information about Clear Channel and how to reclaim the public
> >airwaves, see <a href="Eric Boehlert's series of articles at SALON.COM
> >http://archive.salon.com/ent/clear_channel/ </a>, and check out <a href=
> >"CLEARCHANNELSUCKS.ORG http://clearchannelsucks.org/ </a> and <a href=
> >"STOPCLEARCHANNEL.COM http://www.stopclearchannel.com/ </a>.  You can
also
> >read <a href="US Senator Russ Feingold's statement about his proposed
> >legislation
http://www.senate.gov/%7Efeingold/releases/02/06/2002613529.html
> ></a> to address concentration of ownership in radio. Finally, Prometheus
> >Radio Project is launcing a national campaign against Clear Channel,
which
> >you can read about at <a href= "RECLAIMTHE MEDIA.ORG
> >http://reclaimthemedia.org/ </a>.
>