[Vision2020] Sinclair to Preempt `Nightline' on ABC Stations, Cites Politics
Joan Opyr
auntiestablishment@hotmail.com
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:08:37 -0700
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If you believe that you're fighting a just war, then you have nothing to =
fear from the names and faces of the dead. Those who are certain that ou=
r actions in Iraq are right and correct should be clamoring to watch tomo=
rrow's Nightline, not trying to preempt it. =20
Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Schmidt
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:43 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Sinclair to Preempt `Nightline' on ABC Stations, Ci=
tes Politics
All,
Lets see now, didn't FCC's Powell want large companies to be able to own =
many more stations in any markets in the country. So much for a balanced =
view of the news. I see this program as honoring those who have given the=
ultimate sacrifice. I'd like to see it broadcast in prime time though.
Dick Schmidt
Sinclair to Preempt `Nightline' on ABC Stations, Cites Politics =20
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. ordered its ABC aff=
iliates to preempt tomorrow's broadcast of ``Nightline,'' which will air =
the names and photos of U.S. military personnel who have died in combat i=
n Iraq, saying the move is politically motivated. =20
``Despite the denials by a spokeswoman for the show, the action appears t=
o be motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of=
the United States in Iraq,'' the company said in a faxed statement. Sinc=
lair, which owns 62 U.S. television stations, said ABC is disguising poli=
tical statements as news content. =20
Nightline anchor Ted Koppel will read the names of the more than 500 memb=
ers of the U.S. armed forces killed in Iraq as their photos air in pairs,=
the network has said. Their names, ranks, branches of service, hometowns=
and ages will be listed under the photos. The entire broadcast will be d=
evoted to reading the names. =20
The 30-minute program airs at 11:35 p.m. New York time on ABC, a unit of =
the Walt Disney Co. It will include those certified as killed in action b=
y the Pentagon between March 19, 2003, and the date of the broadcast. Bec=
ause of the list's size, Nightline will only be able to devote seconds to=
each casualty, executive producer Leroy Sievers said Tuesday. =20
Sinclair owns stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, WB and UPN in =
39 markets. Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://e=
xplorer.msn.com
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a just war, then you have nothing to fear from the names and faces o=
f the dead. Those who are certain that our actions in Iraq are=
right and correct should be clamoring to watch tomorrow's Nightline, not=
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be able to own many more stations in any markets in the country. So much=
for a balanced view of the news. I see this program as honoring those wh=
o have given the ultimate sacrifice. I'd like to see it broadcast in prim=
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, Cites Politics </SPAN><SPAN class=3Dstyle5></DIV> <P>April 29 (Bloomber=
g) -- Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. ordered its ABC affiliates to preempt=
tomorrow's broadcast of ``Nightline,'' which will air the names and phot=
os of U.S. military personnel who have died in combat in Iraq, saying the=
move is politically motivated. </P> <P>``Despite the denials by a spokes=
woman for the show, the action appears to be motivated by a political age=
nda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq,'' the=
company said in a faxed statement. Sinclair, which owns 62 U.S. televisi=
on stations, said ABC is disguising political statements as news content.=
</P> <P>Nightline anchor Ted Koppel will read the names of the more than=
500 members of the U.S. armed forces killed in Iraq as their photos air =
in pairs, the network has said. Their names, ranks, branches of service, =
hometowns and ages will be listed under the photos. The entire broadcast =
will be devoted to reading the names. </P> <P>The 30-minute program airs =
at 11:35 p.m. New York time on ABC, a unit of the Walt Disney Co. It will=
include those certified as killed in action by the Pentagon between Marc=
h 19, 2003, and the date of the broadcast. Because of the list's size, Ni=
ghtline will only be able to devote seconds to each casualty, executive p=
roducer Leroy Sievers said Tuesday. </P> <P>Sinclair owns stations affili=
ated with ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, WB and UPN in 39 markets. </P></SPAN></BLOC=
KQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=3Dall><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN=
Explorer download : <a href=3D'http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.=
msn.com</a><br></p>
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