[opendtv] Re: Nightline being blacked out by Sinclair
- From: "John Golitsis" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 13:30:10 -0400
About "reruns, and rehashes", I'm sure you know what I meant.
About the rest, I agree.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> You guys in Canada must be deprived, since your television appears to be in
> the business of only transmitting reruns and rehashes (old information.)
>
> In spite of my friend Mark Hyman being the spokesperson for Sinclair and the
> point man there on this issue, I think that they've shot themselves in the
> foot on this one, particularly in context with them offering News Central to
> stations.
>
> As any news person will tell you, the only antidote for bad information
> (which Sinclair seems to think the broadcast contained) is more information.
> Not less.
>
> The broadcast was not in bad taste. (Who cares of the motivation?) It was
> more equivocal than the "Honor Roll" of fallen GIs that is part of every
> NewsHour broadcast, but more powerful by being in one location.
>
> I'm in favor of the war, and I believe that by not showing the broadcast,
> Sinclair was signalling that they believe they're more pro-war than are
> their viewers. If so, the move was manipulative. I see no good coming out
> of it.
>
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