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Subject: [New post] MTV, BET, and CMT to Give Obama an Hour of Free Air Time
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*No surprise there:*
*MTV Denies That Obama Telecast Is Political*
*by Emily Miller - Human
Events<http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=39393>-
10/13/2010
*
Viacom networks MTV, BET and CMT are giving an hour of free air time to
President Obama less than three weeks before the midterm elections.
The so-called “A Conversation with President Obama” will be live and
commercial-free on six Viacom networks at 4 p.m. on Thursday. The networks
will not give equal time to a Republican before the election, according to a
spokeswoman.
MTV denies that the Obama hour of TV is political, despite the timing, weeks
before the midterm elections.
“We’re not giving an hour of free time to the president to freely express
his views. We’re hosting a town hall with 250 young people to ask questions
of the president,"Viacom spokeswoman Kelly McAndrew said to HUMAN EVENTS.
"This is not a campaign appearance. This is a town hall discussion.”
*The White House conceived of the concept* and asked for the commercial-free
TV time, according to Viacom.
[...]
Viacom is adamant that the across-the-board network airing of the Obama hour
is not political, and therefore does not demand equal time for a Republican.
“We are not giving a full hour of free air time. We are hosting a town hall
for 250 individuals to ask questions of the president of the United States,”
the spokeswoman said repeatedly.
MTV asserts that the show will be balanced by the questions that may be
asked by the audience of young people who “provide some very different
perspectives.”
[..]
[W]hen asked if the audience is being pre-screened, McAndrew said yes, but
to achieve their version of diversity.“We’re talking to the individuals to
be sure that we have an extremely diverse audience because we don’t want a
single view audience,” explained McAndrew of the vetting process.
[...]
Asked if MTV or other Viacom networks had given an hour to any Republicans
in the past three years, McAndrew responded, “You know, sittin’ here right
now, I’d have to go back and look at the history. We have been doing this a
very long time across many of our network. Comedy Central has a very
well-known program that they host around lots of elections.”
So, what’s the name of the “well known program” on Comedy Central around the
elections?
“The… uh…ohh …what is it called? … I’ll have to get you the name," stuttered
Viacom’s spokeswoman. "We have 'Choose or Lose'... gosh... I don’t know the
year that started. We’ve had a lot of different things. I mean gosh, just
Google that and figure that out.”
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