censor: an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. any person who supervises the manners or morality of others.
sounds just like the unfairness doctrine. On Nov 17, 9:35 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mike: > > I can drive up my street with the car radio on and get any one of > about 60-75 radio stations. I am free to pick the station I wish to > listen to. i can "create my own fairness. > > On my street, I have the pick of ONE DAILY NEWSPAPER delivered to it - > a SCREAMING LIBERAL PAPER. The choice is to "take it" OR "not to > take it." > > On Nov 17, 8:45 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > don't let him bother you rigsy he just has a little trouble dealing > > with reality . as an example of that he thinks the fairness doctrine > > is censorship ! > > > On Nov 17, 7:11 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't listen to talk radio and can barely tolerate NPR for more than > > > a few minutes. Garrison Keillor ignites stomach acids with his fake > > > voice soothing the Liberal masses- alas, he considers himself a failed > > > poet. (There must be a God!) Are you confusing me with Mike?// I have > > > turned off my message machine. If you want to contact me, write a > > > letter or send a message by carrier pigeon. Why should I feel bound to > > > answer any Tom, Dick or Harriet that dials my number??? > > > > On Nov 17, 6:02 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 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 -- 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. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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