ABC Says No to Paid Opposition Ads During Obamathon »
Posted By btatman22 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News(Op-Ed) During an airing of a White House healthcare special, ABC network is not even feigning political neutrality. In a move that shows their allegiance to their “dear leader”, the network will not allow any opposition advertisements to run either before, during or after the Obamathon. The Republican National Committee has asked ABC if they could pay for air time before the event to explain their party’s opposition to Obama’s healthcare proposal. In true partisan, state-controlled media fashion, ABC said “nyet” to their request.
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libsRfunnyComment removed: Hard Banned24 Replies
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energizersnobabe5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Our best defense is to boycott ALL programs on ABC!!!! Flush their ratings into the sewer... wait, isn't that where they already are? Does anybody actually watch ABC anymore? I don't even know which channel it is on cable. Fox is my station of choice!
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BB645 months, 2 weeks ago
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So this is supposed to surprise us? ABC and the rest of the old guard networks are Obama lackeys. They're no better than Pravda in the old Soviet days. I think we should base the entire costs of national health care on the only industry not fairly paying taxes, the entertainment groups. Add $ 5 or $10 to each ticket sold at the theaters. Create new licensing fees for all TV shows. Charge taxes on their ads. An extra fee per view per every 15 seconds of ad time.
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Not that I want to kill the entertainment business, but since they want to kill off my business and job, let them pay too.-
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JEBUS085 months, 1 week ago
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so you are only concerned about yourself, well at least you said it. so much for the rest of society, as long as BB64 is taken care. maybe we can pay a BB64 tax, so YOU are taken care, being as you are the only effen person that matters. by the way, what is the population of the US? i'll give you a hint, its not 1
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Klarissa5 months, 2 weeks ago
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So was the All Barack Channel blackmailed, or paid off.
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Always follow the money.
If ABC is doing this strictly for the ratings they have violated their journalistic trust.
One set of journalism rules for you to ponder-
"The OLD Top 10 journalism rules:
1. Don't use partial or fake names
2. Don't tell part of the story: Journalists are trained to wait until they have the full story before telling any of it.
3. don't insert opinion: The cardinal rule of journalism is present both sides, and if both sides are both angry, you were fair.
4. Don't link to a report or news release rather than rewrite it: At some point, almost every journalist has typed up a news release or a report into a story. It’s against the rules to just print a release as is, and most reports are too long to do that.
5. Don't link to background rather than repeat it: You know the drill. You’re writing the umpteenth update on an ongoing, complicated story, and your editor wants just 6 inches. You worry that just explaining the complicated background of how the lake got polluted or what zebra mussels do to water will take four graphs.
6. Don't link to the enemy: If the nearby TV station has the best video of the bear running wildly through downtown, you can link to that from your news blog or even embed the video. Under traditional journalism rules, you’d ignore that the TV station has the fuller story, and you’d withhold reporting the story to your readers until your reporters got it.
7. Don't use second person; heck, use first person: As a rule, traditional news stories, except columns, are written in third person. The reader is out there, an ambiguous “they” or “him” or “her.”
8. Don't get personal.
9. Don't answer your critics or supporters. If someone writes a letter to the editor trashing your story or calling you a jerk, and you have no recourse. You can’t say a word.
10. Fix your mistakes rather than just publish a correction: I’m the kind of journalist who has woken up at midnight from a dead sleep and realized I may have misspelled a name. T’hen I’ve frantically called the copy desk, hoping there is still time to fix it."-
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bluetexasvalley5 months, 2 weeks ago
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"3. don't insert opinion: The cardinal rule of journalism is present both sides, and if both sides are both angry, you were fair. "
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Wouldn't running ads -- pro or con -- during the broadcast be against this cardinal rule? Wouldn't the ads be opinions? -
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Klarissa5 months, 2 weeks ago
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From Wikipedia:
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Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challenges faced by professional journalists. Historically and currently, this subset of media ethics is widely known to journalists as their professional "code of ethics" or the "canons of journalism".[1] The basic codes and canons commonly appear in statements drafted by both professional journalism associations and individual print,
broadcast, and online news organizations.
“ Every news organization has only its credibility and reputation to rely on. ”
-Tony Burman, ex-editor-in-chief of CBC News[2]
While various existing codes have some differences, most share common elements including the principles of —
truthfulness,
accuracy,
objectivity,
impartiality,
fairness
and public accountability — as these apply to the acquisition of newsworthy information and its subsequent dissemination to the public.[3][4][5][6]
Like many broader ethical systems, journalism ethics include the principle of "limitation of harm." This often involves the withholding of certain details from reports such as the names of minor children, crime victims' names or information not materially related to particular news reports release of which might, for example, harm someone's reputation.[7][8] -
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Klarissa5 months, 2 weeks ago
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ABC Core beliefs:
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"We must remain constantly vigilant to the changing needs of the advertising marketplace and develop reporting standards, verification procedures, and dissemination vehicles that address these needs in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
We must provide a forum that allows for a balance of interest between the buyers and sellers of advertising within a not-for-profit, tripartite organization.
We must continue to develop technological resources that enhance the accuracy, breadth, and timeliness of ABC verification and reporting services. Our goal is to provide the audited information our members need in the most useful, relevant formats.
It is the men and women of ABC-our members, our board of directors and our staff-who will continue to preserve our credibility through their commitment to the highest levels of integrity and objectivity. We must acknowledge the needs of these individuals and will reward their contributions."
[I could not find information on the journalistic guidelines and ethics that ABC uses.] -
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btatman225 months, 2 weeks ago
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Here....
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btatman225 months, 2 weeks ago
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And Here....
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Tangent0015 months, 2 weeks ago
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ABC has a long-standing policy against advocacy advertisement (they refuse pro-universal health care ads as well) , so in effect, the RNC is asking ABC to make a special exception for them. ABC has promised the special will air all sides of this important issue and not be an Obama 'infomercial'.
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From Media Matters: "Plus, the idea that a potential, first-time advertiser could just dial up the ABC sales team a week before a primetime show and buy a 60-second spot is comically naive."
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Beau78905 months, 2 weeks ago
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Endoscopy5 months, 2 weeks ago
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You are so silly comparing this to the fairness doctrine. ABC reporting from the White House and airing a "News" story about health care should mean that they cover the whole story not just the Obama story. That is not journalism and is what conservatives have been saying. The MSM is in bed with Obama since he started running. Never ever cover any negatives about Obama to any extent.
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Albmore5 months, 1 week ago
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Beau- That is a very good point and I agree wit you. On that note can we fairly say that ABC does not present a unbias version of the news? I think ALL the major TV networks have taken sides to the highest bider and the only way to get the truth is viewing a few from each and find some kind of middle point.
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I am not a bid Hannity fan, but I do find O'Reily seems to always back his statements up with facts, even though I dont care that much for his personality.
CNN- which has been also labeled to the left I find most of the time is able to give a somewhat central approach.
A question I have for you is ..The left is the wants who keep pressing the fairness doctrine issue, isn't hypocritical from them to want to run only one side of this issue?
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btatman225 months, 2 weeks ago
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Here is the person directly responsible for all ABC News programming:
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djn3nunez35 months, 2 weeks ago
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This is my favorite part of the article.
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"If ABC changes its mind and accepts the guiding principles of free speech here in the United States of America, we’ll keep you posted."
ABC is using it's Freedom of Speech. As witnessed in our first elections the media seems to always take sides. As Faux Noose proved they don't even have to pretend they're reporting the truth either. What a wonderful thing the Republicans' Saint Raygun did in abolishing the Fairness Doctrine huh? Those two combined make for a propagandists' heaven. (Goebbels would love this place we're in.)-
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tadair9195 months, 2 weeks ago
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"ABC is using it's Freedom of Speech."
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how are you are comparing corporate biased conensorship to a citizens' right to free speech? for one, corporations are not people. two, censorship is not speech. three, isn't FOX's biased reporting even _more_ reason why ABC should not be doing it? I mean isn't the desired outcome in the press to be unbiased?
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Commodore15 months, 2 weeks ago
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Well I guess ABC is becoming like TASS in the old U.S.S.R. ABC must be the state run news agency. What am i saying? The whole liberal media has that dubious distinction. The Communist News Network, the Nazi Broadcasting Channel, and of course the Communist Broadcasting Station. How sad.
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NoWayMan5 months, 2 weeks ago
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oh the irony!!!
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Fox watchers crying over fairness and ethics in journalism.
a thread based on a piece that's critical of Obama from a wholly biased source.
its like the cons on here simply aren't thinking and have absolutely no understanding of how biased and hypocritical they are.
plus, they've proven yet again that they have no idea what irony is or means.
then, on top of it all, you guys already have an entire channel dedicated to bringing down Obama, and everybody knows it.
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tadair9195 months, 2 weeks ago
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I think it's more ironic that anyone could obediently complain about a biased news station for 8 years, and then try to justify media bias now that Obama is president.
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Just like the war on terror. Complain about it for 8 years, and then turn your back on the idea of peace and support the continuation of it now that Obama is president.
Just like all the rest of Bush's failed policies that Obama is continuing.
Mindless robotic loyalists like yourself are an embarrassment to democracy. Your apathy reaks of the same neocon stench that supported Bush for 8 years.
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Charlson5 months, 2 weeks ago
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If republicans weren't so against the "Fairness Doctrine", I'd understand your outrage. But being hypocritical harbors no sympathy from me. You can't have it both ways, wanting to only promote your side of issues in your media outlets and denying access to those of opposing viewpoints and then screaming because other outlet denied your access. Don't you understand that your money can't buy you everything you want.
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Redneck5 months, 2 weeks ago
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From ABC online complaint dept:
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ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: With the Republican National Committee complaining to ABC News about plans to broadcast a health care “conversation” from the White House next week, ABC today has responded to the complaint.
The letter -- to RNC Chief of Staff Ken McKay, from ABC News Senior Vice President Kerry Smith -- points out that ABC “will have complete editorial control” over the broadcasts, and says that “no one watching, listening to, or reading ABC News will lack for an understanding of all sides of these important questions.” Read the full response HERE.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/pressroom/2009/06/abc-new...-
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djn3nunez35 months, 2 weeks ago
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Yeah ABC decided that ABC's people were going to be the ones to decide what to air on the ABC network. F_ing commie/nazi/liberal/lying basta*ds......
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Don't they know that the cons have the right to air their side on ABC's network too? no wait a minute, they don't have that right, Raygun took that away from the public, what was I thinking....... -
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Tangent0015 months, 2 weeks ago
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People, settle.
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Can't you at least try to get both sides of the story? ABC doesn't accept advocacy advertising. PERIOD. They won't accept pro-universal health care ads either.
I trust ABC will do a good job presenting all sides of the issue in a fair manner.
Personally, I think this stinks of a ploy to get people to boycott the special. It's far easier to manipulate opinion when your audience chooses not to inform itself.
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