Freeper Alert! Help Stop the media blackout of Pro-U.S. Rallies! Take Action!

[jmstein7]

The media has been intentionally ignoring Pro-U.S. protests, rallies, and events. Please cut-and-paste this open letter to the media and email it to the media at the addresses below.

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An Open Letter To The Media

I am writing to express my dismay at your refusal to give visible news coverage to anti-anti-war, or pro-U.S., protests and rallies. It is both intellectually dishonest and further evidence of media bias against certain groups and sentiments.

Fox News has been continually derided as biased or pro-conservative. However, Fox News is, in reality, simply the only media outlet that gives fair coverage to both sides of any given issue. Once again, they are the only media outlet giving visible coverage to pro-U.S. protests and rallies across the U.S. and internationally.

Domestically, there have been a growing number of pro-U.S. protests and rallies taking place all over the country. You have either intentionally or negligently not given these burgeoning rallies the visible coverage they deserve. Internationally, there have been MASSIVE pro-U.S. protests that have gone virtually unnoticed by you; e.g. on Saturday, March 1, there was a pro-U.S. protest 300,000 strong in South Korea that you simply blacked out.

Additionally, your news stories have simply reported your awe of the frequency and magnitude of the anti-war protests. This is not journalism. As fair journalists, you need to ask the hard questions. Who are these anti-war protestors? What really motivates them? There have been allegations that these protests are simply being systematically organized and scripted as vehicles to smear the President. There have been allegations that these rallies are being organized by resurgent communist groups. The public needs to know the answers to these and other questions, and it is your job as the media to get the answers. You are not doing your job; you are doing a public disservice.

Your silence is dramatic and indefensible and not becoming of an alleged objective media. The facts suggest a media-wide agenda or conspiracy, intentional or unintentional, to paint the people of the United States and the world as a growing united front against war. This is untrue and intellectually dishonest. Do not let the people down by abdicating your responsibility to provide fair, balanced, comprehensive coverage without bowing to political sentiment. Prove your objectivity. Do some investigative journalism and tell the people the truth behind the anti-war protests. Additionally, be fair and give equal, visible coverage to the pro-U.S. rallies. Only then will you be meeting your mandate as set fourth in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

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Use "The Media" as the subject, or use any other subject you want.

Cut and paste these email addresses as recipients for the email:

letters@newsweek.com; letters@time.com; conedit@ajc.com; letters@baltsun.com; letter@globe.com; news@globe.com; letterstoeditor@bostonherald.com; opinion@charlotte.com; letters@suntimes.com; news@cleveland.com; letterstoeditor@dallasnews.com; letters@denverpost.com; business@det-freepress.com; letter@detnews.com; viewpoints@chron.com; letters@latimes.com; HeraldEd@herald.com; politics@startribune.com; letters@newsday.com; letters@nytimes.com; Inquirer.Opinion@phillynews.com; DailyNews.Opinion@phillynews.com; letters@post-gazette.com; letters@uniontrib.com; chronletters@sfgate.com; letters@examiner.com; letters@sjmercury.com; editpage@seattle-pi.com; opinion@seatimes.com; editor@usatoday.com; letter.editor@edit.wsj.com; Letterstoed@washpost.com; wtnews@wt.infi.net; feedback@cnn.com; cnn.onair@cnn.com; crossfire@cnn.com; viewer@c-span.org; colmments@foxnews.com; hardball@cnbc.com; letters@msnbc.com; opinion@msnbc.com; TheNews@msnbc.com; dateline@news.nbc.com; nightly@news.nbc.com; today@news.nbc.com; MTP@nbc.com; speaker@aim.org; takeaction@americasvoice.com; pat@theamericancause.org; cbnonline@cbn.org; viewer@c-span.org; cato@free-market.net; drudge@drudgereport.com; comment@foxnews.com; letter@globe.com; insight@wt.infi.net; jwatch@erols.com; imus@msnbc.com; hq@lp.org; marklevin@aol.com; jacolumn@toto.net; feedback@usatoday.com; editor@dolphin.gulf.net; TalkBack@CNN.com;Reliable@CNN.com;NewsNight@cnn.com; late.edition@cnn.com;InsidePolitics@CNN.com; ConnieChungTonight@CNN.com;Dateline@nbc.com; MTP@nbc.com;today@nbc.com;lauren.kapp@abc.com; oreilly@foxnews.com;special@foxnews.com; hannity@foxnews.com;Nightly@nbc.com;evening@cbsnews.com; Letters@washpost.com;nytnews@nytimes.com; letters@nytimes.com;letters@nypost.com

Now send it!

Thank you for taking the time to take action!

[Anarchist]

Perhaps staging the rally right in front of the newspaper's offices or the television studios might make it difficult to ignore.

[NonValueAdded]

As promised, a small correction to my original comments. The hard copy paper did have two photos along with the text that was also posted on the web. It was on page 1B, the "local" section. I'll give them a "B-" for that coverage.

[MistyVioletMoon]

Misty Violet Moon

Sent them individualy to the non-news as I call them organizations. I felt it was better to send one to each individually.

Thank You for taking the time to set this up!

[jmstein7]

Just doing my part :)

[Keith in Iowa]

Someone needs to stage a pro-America, anti-Iraq rally on the sidewalk in front of the NY Slimes, Washington CommiePost, outside CNN in Atlanta, and ABC, SeeBS, NBC, etc. - make it hard for them to ignore someting under thier own noses.

[jmstein7]

I'm up for rallying in front of the NY Times if anyone would volunteer to join me.

[Copernicus]

Posted to CCRM to consider

[jmstein7]

What is CCRM? Just curious. JS

[jmstein7]

BTTT

[Copernicus]

Greetings!

One of these days I am going to make up a standard boilerplate post for this stuff.

*CCRM is a bumplist index that contains threads on a specific topic-in this case media bias. There are no people in it or on it, just related threads.

To find it type *CCRM in the search box (note asterik)using the "poster" category (not keyword, not title)

You will then be transported to a page where various interested parties have posted threads concerning media bias.

To post media bias threads you discover to *CCRM just type the phrase *CCRM into the sender portion of the message page.

Hope this helps,

Best regards,

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

DONE

[AdamSelene235]

bump

[AmericanInTokyo]

Hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu. (One Picture is Worth A Thousand Words).

If possible, for example, attach the AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH in front of Seoul, Korea City Hall on Saturday showing the crowd developing. A mass of human beings, with a HUGE American flag unfurled in the midst of the crowd.

If you can attach the photo for them to see, it might get their attention more quickly.

[AmericanInTokyo]

[spookycc]

Got a lot of "undeliverable", too. But still, a lot of them made it to recipients.

spookycc

[rocky88]

Does anyone have this media address book with commas instead of semi-colons? AOL won't accept it this way. Thank you!

[rocky88]

"Perhaps staging the rally right in front of the newspaper's offices or the television studios might make it difficult to ignore. "

I LOVE THIS IDEA!!! BRILLIANT!

Also, a word to those of you who are upset by the liberal media's lack of coverage... the tide is turning, and we can all see it! MSNBC is hiring Mike Savage for gosh sakes!! The media is getting its much-needed slap in the face in the form of low ratings and lost revenues. They know where their bread is buttered. Soon you will see a conservative voice on all cable networks, then it will carry over to the real networks. We have exposed the liberal media and they can no longer hide.. give things a little time to fall into place! (I know, I sound too positive, but with everything going on today, you have to look on the bright side once in a while!)

[W04Man]

Here is a comma delimeted version of the list:

letters@newsweek.com, letters@time.com, conedit@ajc.com, letters@baltsun.com, letter@globe.com, news@globe.com, letterstoeditor@bostonherald.com, opinion@charlotte.com, letters@suntimes.com, news@cleveland.com, letterstoeditor@dallasnews.com, letters@denverpost.com, business@det-freepress.com, letter@detnews.com, viewpoints@chron.com, letters@latimes.com, HeraldEd@herald.com, politics@startribune.com, letters@newsday.com, letters@nytimes.com, Inquirer.Opinion@phillynews.com, DailyNews.Opinion@phillynews.com, letters@post-gazette.com, letters@uniontrib.com, chronletters@sfgate.com, letters@examiner.com, letters@sjmercury.com, editpage@seattle-pi.com, opinion@seatimes.com, editor@usatoday.com, letter.editor@edit.wsj.com, Letterstoed@washpost.com, wtnews@wt.infi.net, feedback@cnn.com, cnn.onair@cnn.com, crossfire@cnn.com, viewer@c-span.org, colmments@foxnews.com, hardball@cnbc.com, letters@msnbc.com, opinion@msnbc.com, TheNews@msnbc.com, dateline@news.nbc.com, nightly@news.nbc.com, today@news.nbc.com, MTP@nbc.com, speaker@aim.org, takeaction@americasvoice.com, pat@theamericancause.org, cbnonline@cbn.org, viewer@c-span.org, cato@free-market.net, drudge@drudgereport.com, comment@foxnews.com, letter@globe.com, insight@wt.infi.net, jwatch@erols.com, imus@msnbc.com, hq@lp.org, marklevin@aol.com, jacolumn@toto.net, feedback@usatoday.com, editor@dolphin.gulf.net, TalkBack@CNN.com,Reliable@CNN.com,NewsNight@cnn.com, late.edition@cnn.com,InsidePolitics@CNN.com, ConnieChungTonight@CNN.com,Dateline@nbc.com, MTP@nbc.com,today@nbc.com,lauren.kapp@abc.com, oreilly@foxnews.com,special@foxnews.com, hannity@foxnews.com,Nightly@nbc.com,evening@cbsnews.com, Letters@washpost.com,nytnews@nytimes.com, letters@nytimes.com,letters@nypost.com

[rocky88]

FReeped!

Thanks for posting the comma-delimited list. Can you beleive it took 4 seperate emails through AOL? Yikes.

Also, please note when cutting and pasting the letter - there is a typo in the very last line that should be fixed. Set "fourth" should read "set forth"

[rocky88]

I did get a personal reply from Aaron Brown:

"At the risk of being provocative I am attaching a note received earlier tonight. It is one heck of a coincidence. Think of the chances that two people would write the same thing. Why do I feel a campaign is underway?

A"

(followed by the same form letter I sent from another FReeper...)

anyway, here's my response to Mr. Brown (I tried to be glib and non-confrontational!):

"Mr. Brown,

A Campaign Underway... YES. "Thinking" People are just darn tired of the way your network and others are presenting the news. How about a little more balance to the issues? Has anyone suggested that in light of falling ratings at CNN and MSNBC? Obviously people are enjoying hearing both sides (i.e. Fox News' recent success) so why not join the bandwagon?

You'll find this amusing, but in my quest for the REAL story each day, even I get a little tired of just watching C-SPAN - it's not as stimulating as the networks, of course. Throw those of us that feel this way a bone once in a while! I would love to have a change of pace by watching CNN and seeing some new faces occasionally. Sad to say that when I do try that, the "Clinton News Network" spin-machine gets turned on and I tune out.

Mr. Brown, it's not that we dislike you - we can't because we know nothing of you personally. Our perception of you is based on your delivery and news content. How about a conversation with your News Director(s)? Give us a CHANCE to like your program, even your network. Are you game?

I would love to share your response with my cohorts, if you'll be so kind to do so. Thanks."


And finally, his not-so-friendly retort:

"First the campain is in my view silly. It proves that you can cut and paste. Second I have no interest in debating this. The proof of what we do is there every night. If you actually find Fox more balanced then I expect you to watch Fox. I don't find them balanced at all. But, again the program speaks for itself. "