----- Original Message ----- From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:04 PM Subject: Re: Channels of Influence
> > From: Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > http://archive.nytimes.com/2003/03/25/opinion/25KRUG.html > > > > > > Channels of Influence > > > By PAUL KRUGMAN > > > > > > > > > By and large, recent pro-war rallies haven't drawn nearly as many > people > > > as antiwar rallies, but they have certainly been vehement. One of the > > > most striking took place after Natalie Maines, lead singer for the > Dixie > > > Chicks, criticized President Bush: a crowd gathered in Louisiana to > watch > > > a 33,000-pound tractor smash a collection of Dixie Chicks CD's, tapes > and > > > other paraphernalia. To those familiar with 20th-century European > history > > > it seemed eerily reminiscent of. . . . But as Sinclair Lewis said, it > > > can't happen here. > > > > > > Who has been organizing those pro-war rallies? The answer, it turns > out, > > > is that they are being promoted by key players in the radio industry > � > > > with close links to the Bush administration. > > > > > > The CD-smashing rally was organized by KRMD, part of Cumulus Media, a > > > radio chain that has banned the Dixie Chicks from its playlists. Most > of > > > the pro-war demonstrations around the country have, however, been > > > organized by stations owned by Clear Channel Communications, a > behemoth > > > based in San Antonio that controls more than 1,200 stations and > > > increasingly dominates the airwaves. > > > > > > The company claims that the demonstrations, which go under the name > Rally > > > for America, reflect the initiative of individual stations. But this > is > > > unlikely: according to Eric Boehlert, who has written revelatory > articles > > > about Clear Channel in Salon, the company is notorious � and widely > hated > > > � for its iron-fisted centralized control. > > > > Most of the individual facts in this article may be true, but the part > about > > Clear Channel being the organizing force behind the pro-war rallies is > pure > > crap. Those rallies were organized live on the air in great part, and I > > happened to be listening during some crucial conversations when the > idea was > > cooked up. For the most part it started with the syndicated host Glenn > Beck, > > You don't understand just how centralized clear channel is. There are no > 'Live' local broadcasts (or radio personalities), there are canned > braodcasts playing in hundreds of venues made to look like local > broadcast, but they aren't. > > http://www.salon.com/ent/clear_channel/ Irrelevant. We are not talking about music stations. > > > and I heard the rant that was the genesis of rallies. Later that day I > heard > > the conversations with other hosts (from the local stations where his > show > > is aired). I also heard both of the hosts of local shows start to > organize > > the local rally, and asking the public for help to do so. > > Clear channel 'disc jokeys' say what they are told to say, or they are > fired. So what? We are not talking about "disc jockeys". We are talking about "talk radio hosts", which is an entirely different animal. Perhaps, rather than reading potential propoganda on the internet, you should actually experience something for yourself. That is exactly how I began listening to the local conservative propoganda outlet. And surprise! Its quite entertaining. I dont agree with them much, but at least I am aware of what is actually being discussed. The two local talk hosts disagree with each other regularly and often criticise Clear Channel. You really ought to broaden your horizons. > > > There was one quite humorous period on Becks show in which Cleveland > and > > Columbus Ohio got into a "flame" war over which city Beck would visit > since > > their rallies were on the same day. > > > > In any case Clear Channel is not the only radio company with > conservative > > talk shows or with hosts pushing pro-America rallies. > xponent Listening Maru rob but i ain't got a hammer and i ain't got a pencil and i ain't got a lasso so i'm doing it the hard way like a post post-modern man _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
