Posted on 07/27/2007 6:32:53 PM PDT by Phil in San Diego
| NEW YORK (AP) - Liberal activists are stepping up their campaign against Fox News Channel by pressuring advertisers not to patronize the network. MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America's Future and liberal blogs like DailyKos.com are asking thousands of supporters to monitor who is advertising on the network. Once a database is gathered, an organized phone-calling campaign will begin, said Jim Gilliam, vice president of media strategy for Brave New Films, a company that has made anti-Fox videos. The groups have successfully pressured Democratic presidential candidates not to appear at any debate sponsored by Fox, and are also trying to get Home Depot Inc. to stop advertising there. At least 5,000 people nationwide have signed up to compile logs on who is running commercials on Fox, Gilliam said. The groups want to first concentrate on businesses running local ads, as opposed to national commercials. "It's a lot more effective for Sam's Diner to get calls from 10 people in his town than going to the consumer complaint department of some pharmaceutical company," Gilliam said. Some of videos produced by Gilliam's company compile statements made by Fox anchors and guests that the activists consider misleading, such as those that question global warming. Representatives for Fox News Channel, which is owned by News Corp., did not immediately return calls for comment. Home Depot has not had an unusual number of calls, said spokesman Jerry Shields, and the home improvement chain will not change its advertising strategy. "We're not in the business of censoring media," Shields said. "We need to reach our customer base through all mediums available." Groups like the Sierra Club have targeted Home Depot because they believe it's inconsistent for the company to promote environmentally friendly products while advertising on a network that has questioned global warming. The groups seem particularly angry at Fox's Bill O'Reilly, who has done critical reports on left-wing bloggers. On July 16, O'Reilly said the DailyKos.com Web site is "hate of the worst order," and sent a reporter to question JetBlue Airways Corp. CEO Dave Barger about the airline's sponsorship of a gathering run by DailyKos. He'll never ride on JetBlue again, O'Reilly said. MoveOn.org is campaigning against Fox because it says the network characterizes itself as a fair news network when it consistently favors a conservative point of view, said Adam Green, the organization's spokesman. "We're not trying to silence anybody," Green said. "Rush Limbaugh has a right to be on the air—he admits his point of view. Fox doesn't." |
Please, don’t kick them here; we have enough problems as it is.
They might have to go to re-education camps when this is over.
I agree with you. But who could watch Olberman long enough to get to a commercial? And his rating would actually sky-rocket if conservatives were watching to see who was advertising.
I wonder how many libs are going to be converted to Fox...?
What these guys don’t realize is that businesses buy ads on the programs or stations with the most viewers, if they could somehow infiltrate Arbitron, they may have a chance.
And it should be mentioned that they will look like mad dog, rabid fascists.
I.E. Their true colors will come through for all to see.
This was only a matter of time.
I hope and pray it will lead us (possibly through people like Dr. Dobson) to impose a 100% boycott on anyone that advertises on ABC/CBS/NBC/NYTimes/BostonGlobe/NPR/PBS/Cspan/MSNBC. These are treasonous and seditious organizations and I believe as a Patriotic American I have an important duty not to enrich them with my purchases. People had the courage to leave their wives, parents and children to go and die for this country in a foreign land, the least I can do is not support people trying to destroy the country they fought for. We just need someone to spearhead and organize it. Good will always defeat evil, and if these commies want to start this, or even if they dont, lets do our duty too!
Another hint is just turn the TV off! or turn it to EWTN (the only channel permitted in my house)
Thats how Air America went down the toilet at least in this town. They could only get local sponsors, and they abandoned ship once their customers started complaining. I hardly think that will work against Fox news.
Yeah, it would be wrong for there to be a slightly less leftist media outlet. It’s unfair for CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, NPr, PBS, PMSNBC, etc, to have someone on the other side (would that they were).
You’e right, Doc. My apologies.
I should have said kick them to Ithaca, NY.
Commies breed there.
Bingo! This boycott thing works both ways.
I hate the thought of having to watch MSLSD or the Commie News Network to see who advertises on their propaganda-laden programs.
It will be worth it in the end and I am sure I can even get a laugh out of the BDS on full display.
We don’t have to do anything ...Fox is #1 for a reason. Why would you waste advertising dollars? These things will take care of themselves, move on is just a bunch of punks. Nobody really likes punks when they grow up.
They already have their own newspaper - it's called the New York Slimes, and all its syncopant newspapers.
LOL! I was just funnin’.
It appears like FOX might be getting under the skin of the Commie pigs infesting our country.
Home Depot can pontificate all they want about the “censoring the media”. If enough people respond the BOD will notice and changes will take place.
The problem is conservatism doesn’t have an answer. Lot’s of people on this thread calling for something to happen but I don’t see any leadership or initiative.
You want something to happen, do it yourself.
That is rich. They are trying desperately to get Rush off the air—especially clinton and betty boop from california.
That is rich. They are trying desperately to get Rush off the air—especially clinton and betty boop (Diane Fienstein) from california.
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