[Seattle-editorial] Re: FEATURE proposal: KVI

[Susan]

approve -- great story.   - sg

At 07:17 PM 4/2/03, Jeremy Kahn wrote:
>Approve.  This is a good story, and I'm glad indymedia is covering it. For 
>simpler HTML, the Bergen Record story (the one with the heinously long 
>scrambled link) is also available at:
>
>  http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0328-10.htm
>
>That seems more likely to persist as a link for a while, too, if you ask me.
>
>Sorry there's such a headache with the posting to the list. I hope that 
>sarai gets back on its feet soon.
>
>--Jeremy
>
>PS -- strictly as a nepotistic brag, here's a photo of my brother getting 
>arrested at the same event described in Common Dreams and the Bergen 
>Record, god bless 'im.
>http://pacifica.org/gallery/M27-NYC/9_G
>
>
>
>jonathan lawson wrote:
>
>>[second try sending]
>>
>>sutbitle: MEDIA GOES TO WAR
>>title: US Media Shows Its Colors
>>
>>Right-wing Seattle talk radio stalwart KVI (owned by Fisher Broadcasting) 
>>has followed industry behemoths Fox and Clear Channel by extending its 
>>support for war with off-air organizing initiatives. Numerous listeners 
>>and anti-war groups report that KVI has been <a 
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=24987">organizing 
>>  groups of pro-war thugs</a> to break up Seattle peace demonstrations by 
>>accosting or assaulting demonstrators. In response, activists have called 
>>for complaints to be directed towards the station's advertisers, 
>>including the <b>Bon Marche</b>, <b>TIAA-CREF Investments</b>, 
>><b>Verizon</b>, <b>Wells Fargo</b>, <b>Sky Nursery</b>, <b>Greg's 
>>Japanese Auto</b> and others.
>>
>><p>Clear Channel, the notorious radio behemoth, has been criticized for 
>>its sponsorship of a nationwide series of <a 
>>href="http://www.takebackthemedia.com/radiogaga.html"> pro-war political 
>>rallies</a>. Fox responded to a recent anti-war demonstration outside 
>>their New York offices by using an electronic message board to <a 
>>href="http://www.bergenrecord.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MzU5NDQy">taunt 
>>demonstrators</a>.
>><p>Peace rallies continue to take place across the country, and many 
>>opponents of war are identifying <a 
>>href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=52341">distorted 
>>corporate media coverage</a> of the war as perhaps the major obstacle to 
>>peace. It is now common to see protest signs criticizing the corporate 
>>media. Some media critics have organized protest events specifically 
>>targeting the media, including a <a 
>>href="http://www.takebackthemedia.com/cnnprotestla.html">CNN protest</a> 
>>in Los Angeles,
>>demonstrations targeting <a 
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25041"> Fox News 
>>Network</a> in several cities, and a national <a 
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25045">NBC 
>>advertiser boycott</a>.
>>
>>http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/kkkvi.jpg
>
>
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