from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/">The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe</A> ----- The Fourth Estate The Whores of the Press Thank God that Dan Rather keeps his clothes on. A TELEVISION current affairs show with topless female reporters has become such a surprise success in Moscow that Russian politicians are queuing up to be interviewed. Naked Truth, which began life as a one-off joke, has now become cult viewing. With a newsreader who undresses to camera, deadpan interviews conducted by near-naked journalists and a strip-tease artist forecasting the weather, the show has one running gag: the female breast. But this has not deterred deputies from the State Duma inviting the show into their offices to be questioned by reporters clutching oversized microphones to their cleavage. Alexander Saliyi, a Communist Party deputy, defended his appearance, saying: "I didn't take my clothes off. I didn't pay any attention to that object opposite. I just visualised the girl fully dressed." To hear the interview without seeing the pictures, one would never have guessed her state of undress. Sergei Moskvin, who invented the show, said the secret of its success was comb ining straight treatment of the news with the presenters' semi-nudity. "A woman undressing and serious news are completely incompatible," said Mr Moskvin, who is the director of M1, the Moscow TV channel which broadcasts the show. "Together it is comedy. Viewers stop listening and just watch open-mouthed." Intellectuals have argued that Naked Truth is a satire on Russia's notoriously grasping politicians and journalists. But Svetlana Pesotskaya, the blond actress who reads the news while playfully taking off her top or having it removed by a pair of hairy male arms, insists that the programme is a serious news show. She said: "It does also aim to shock the audience. The goal is to make us stand out and force people to take notice." The show, which is broadcast just before midnight, may not top the ratings but so far one major party leader has granted an interview to its topless reporters and more are due to appear soon. Mr Saliyi, an expert on electoral fraud, justified his appearance by claiming it was an attempt to breach the taboo on discussing vote-rigging in Russia's mainstream media. He said: "Lenin once wrote that one should use any means at one's disposal to further the struggle. If such an approach is good enough for my leader, it is good enough for me." Electronic Telegraph, June 3, 2000 ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
