yep the change promised, unbridled unconstitutional censorship. and murkey you never did answer the q\uestion from the other thread on this subject. where has free speech been denied that forces this censorship to be enacted? and why only talk radio?
On Nov 17, 6:53 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have any idea of the idiocy of chit-chat? > > On Nov 17, 5:45 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > free speech for all isn't it wonderfull ! > > > On Nov 17, 6:27 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > censorship. the change we were promised. > > > > On Nov 17, 5:40 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > why hello little dick i haven't seen you around lately ! > > > > still supporting the side of evil and greed i see . why don't you come > > > > into the light and support Gods choice for America Obama ? > > > > On Nov 17, 5:15 am, RichardForbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Wow. This guy whines even more than you and he makes no more sense > > > > > than you. > > > > > > On Nov 17, 4:35 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks > > > > > > Inspire > > > > > > Hatred and Angerhttp://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/107326/ > > > > > > I first got into journalism because I thought I could make a > > > > > > difference. > > > > > > > I wrote for the school newspaper and did “news” reports on a radio > > > > > > station a friend and I started at my high school in Springfield, > > > > > > Mo. I > > > > > > got my first professional job at age 20, while still in college, at > > > > > > a > > > > > > local radio station’s news department. Three years later, I became a > > > > > > news director, and 12 years after that, in 1995, I was recruited to > > > > > > move to Milwaukee to become news director at WTMJ, one of the > > > > > > largest > > > > > > and most successful news/talk radio stations in America. > > > > > > > That was where my real education occurred. > > > > > > > I worked for three years as news director, and then, in 1998, gained > > > > > > the additional title of assistant program director, a role I held > > > > > > until leaving the station in July 2006. From that position, I worked > > > > > > closely with our talk show hosts and became intimately familiar with > > > > > > how they appeal to listeners and shape their vision of the world. > > > > > > Let > > > > > > me tell you some of the lessons I learned. > > > > > > > To begin with, talk show hosts such as Charlie Sykes – one of the > > > > > > best > > > > > > in the business – are popular and powerful because they appeal to a > > > > > > segment of the population that feels disenfranchised and even > > > > > > victimized by the media. These people believe the media are > > > > > > predominantly staffed by and consistently reflect the views of > > > > > > social > > > > > > liberals. This view is by now so long-held and deep-rooted, it has > > > > > > evolved into part of virtually every conservative’s DNA. > > > > > > > To succeed, a talk show host must perpetuate the notion that his or > > > > > > her listeners are victims, and the host is the vehicle by which they > > > > > > can become empowered. The host frames virtually every issue in us- > > > > > > versus-them terms. There has to be a bad guy against whom the host > > > > > > will emphatically defend those loyal listeners. > > > > > > > This enemy can be a politician – either a Democratic officeholder > > > > > > or, > > > > > > in rare cases where no Democrat is convenient to blame, it can be a > > > > > > “RINO” (a “Republican In Name Only,” who is deemed not conservative > > > > > > enough). It can be the cold, cruel government bureaucracy. More > > > > > > often > > > > > > than not, however, the enemy is the “mainstream media” – local or > > > > > > national, print or broadcast. > > > > > > > Sometimes, it can even be their own station’s news director. One > > > > > > year, > > > > > > Charlie targeted me because I had instructed my midday news anchor > > > > > > to > > > > > > report the Wimbledon tennis results, even though the matches > > > > > > wouldn’t > > > > > > be telecast until much later in the day. Charlie gave out my phone > > > > > > number and e-mail address on the air. I was flooded with hate mail, > > > > > > nasty messages, and even one death threat from a federal law > > > > > > enforcement agent whom I knew to be a big Charlie fan. > > > > > > > In the talk radio business, this concept, which must be mastered to > > > > > > be > > > > > > successful, is called “differentiating” yourself from the rest of > > > > > > the > > > > > > media. It is a brilliant marketing tactic that has also helped Fox > > > > > > News Channel thrive. “We report, you decide” and “Fair and Balanced” > > > > > > are more than just savvy slogans. They are code words signaling that > > > > > > only Fox will report the news in a way conservatives see as > > > > > > objective > > > > > > and truthful. > > > > > > > Forget any notion, however, that radio talk shows are supposed to be > > > > > > fair, evenhanded discussions featuring a diversity of opinions. The > > > > > > Fairness Doctrine, which required this, was repealed 20 years ago. > > > > > > So > > > > > > talk shows can be, and are, all about the host’s opinions, analyses > > > > > > and general worldview. Programmers learned long ago that benign > > > > > > conversations led by hosts who present all sides of an issue don’t > > > > > > attract large audiences. That’s why Kathleen Dunn was forced out at > > > > > > WTMJ in the early ’90s and why Jim and Andee were replaced in the > > > > > > mid-’90s by Dr. Laura. Pointed and provocative are what win. > > > > > > > There is no way to win a disagreement with Charlie Sykes. Calls from > > > > > > listeners who disagree with him don’t get on the air if the show’s > > > > > > producer, who generally does the screening, fears they might make > > > > > > Charlie look bad. I witnessed several occasions when Sen. Russ > > > > > > Feingold, former Mayor John Norquist, Mayor Tom Barrett or others > > > > > > would call in, but wouldn’t be allowed on the air. > > > > > > > 12345Next page »- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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