... and to all, a good night. On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 1:38 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> A&E scraps KKK series after learning of cash payments > > > > By MARK KENNEDY > > AP Entertainment Writer > > NEW YORK (AP) - A&E is scrapping plans for an eight-part documentary > > series about the Ku Klux Klan after finding out that some participants > > of the hate group were paid for their work on it. > > The network said Saturday it was dropping "Escaping the KKK: A > > Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America" a day after discovering > > that "nominal" cash payments were given by third-party producers. > > The network says in a statement that "while we stand behind the intent > > of the series and the seriousness of the content, these payments are a > > direct violation of A&E's policies and practices for a documentary." > > "Escaping the KKK" was to follow people trying to extract themselves > > from the racist and anti-Semitic hate group. The network had provided > > assurances to the public and its partners that no payments would be > > made. > > > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Despite ringing endorsements from anti-hate groups, Variety (link) > spotted > > > plenty of social-media mistrust for the project given the channel's > reality > > > rep; critics including Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy") fumed enough to > > > convince network brass to make this and at least one other adjustment... > > > "Escaping the KKK" drops Jan 10th. > > > > > > B > > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > --- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "TVorNotTV" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
