Remember this name: Sinclair Broadcast Group

[balanced]

SNIP "(Reuters) - A major television chain, the Sinclair Broadcast Group, will bar its ABC-affiliated stations from airing a planned "Nightline" tribute to fallen U.S. troops in Iraq, saying the program is a political statement disguised as news...Sinclair said the 'Nightline' segment 'appears to be motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq.'"

SNIP "Sinclair's boycott drew a sharp rebuke from U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, a New York Democrat and leading congressional critic of newly relaxed media ownership regulations adopted last year by the Federal Communications Commission. 'The decision by Sinclair ... to keep this program off its stations is being made by a corporation with a political agenda without regard to the wants or needs of its viewers,' Hinchey said. 'This move may be providing a chilling look into the future if we allow media ownership to be consolidated into fewer and fewer hands.'"


Another crucial reason to vote for Kerry. With Hinchey's help, Kerry might be able to reverse this dangerous trend. If we don't get Kerry, we might be in very deep shit, indeed.

Earth to Ralph Nader. Did you get this message?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. I am LITERALLY PRAYING FOR SINCLAIR BROADCASTING'S...

BANKRUPTCY. I am praying for Time/Warner's bankruptcy, I am praying for Newscorp's and Disney's bankruptcy too.

[ArkDem]

14. My prayers are bankrupt.

.

[RossMcLochNess]

2. Wait a minute...

isn't Sinclair doing it basically as an "anti-war" type of protest? Just because one Dem doesn't like it doesn't mean its all bad.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

7. Surely...

You jest.

[Name removed]

8. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Union Thug]

3. Give 'em a ring or an e-mail or ten...

Corporate Headquarters
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
10706 Beaver Dam Road
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030
410-568-1500 (Main Telephone)
410-568-1533 (Main Fax)

Investor Relations Contact
Lucy A. Rutishauser
VP Corporate Finance and
Corporate Treasurer
[email protected]

Sales Questions
Darren Shapiro
VP Sales
410-568-1500

-or-

Jeff Sleete
VP Marketing
410-568-1500


Web Site Concerns
Mike O'Malley
Corporate Webmaster
[email protected]

___________________________________________________________________________________


Directions to Corporate Headquarters


Approaching from the East (Philadelphia):


Take I-95 to I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) West toward Towson.
Take I-83 North / Exit 24 toward Cockeysville, MD / York, PA.
Exit at Warren Road / Exit 18.
Make first left onto Beaver Dam Road.
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on left.
Approaching from the West (BWI Airport):

Take I-95 North towards I-695 / Baltimore
Take I-695 North (West) towards Pikesville / Towson.
Follow I-695 North around to I-83 North / Exit 24 (do not take first I-83 exit South towards Baltimore)
Exit at Warren Road / Exit 18.
Make first left onto Beaver Dam Road.
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on left.
Approaching from Downtown Baltimore:

Take I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway) North to I-695 East towards Towson.
Stay in right lane and take next exit, I-83 North / Exit 24 toward Cockeysville, MD / York, PA..
Exit at Warren Road / Exit 18.
Make first left onto Beaver Dam Road.
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on left.
Approaching from the North (Pennsylvania):

Take I-83 South to Shawan Road / Exit 20A toward Cockeysville
Stay in right lane and merge onto McCormick Road
McCormick Road becomes Beaver Dam Road
Pass Cockeysville Road on the left;
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on the right

[qazplm]

4. if we start barring political statements disguised as news

Fox would be off the air.

[newyawker99]

11. Hi qazplm!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[RossMcLochNess]

5. Disregard what I said in my earlier post...

I'm tired, my head isn't working right, I'm going to bed now :boring:

[balanced]

10. Sorry. I didn't read your second post before I responded.

[AntiCoup2K4]

6. Why would this be a reason to vote for Kerry?

I don't recall him saying anything about busting up media whore monopolies. In fact, I seem to remember him taking money from FAUX.

There was a candidate who pledged to break up media monopolies. Funny how the DLC helped the whores take him down huh?

Well, actually it's not funny. Not in the least. It's sickening :puke:

Don't expect Kerry to stop the state owned media.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Only if you allow it

this is why we need to keep his feet to the fire

And as is there is a strong grassroots movement to stop these abuses

[balanced]

12. Let's ask him whether he has the same passion against

media concentration as U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey. I assume that Kerry would push for a new FCC chairman who would be against this concentration and who would, in fact, tighten the rules. Let's ask him: Would you appoint an FCC chairman who would tighten the rules regarding concentration of ownership in media?

[DaveSZ]

13. After Dean mentioned that he would break up big media,

the corporate media portrayed him as insane. They helped deal the deathblow to his candidacy, though he was already having problems before the Iowa vote.


This makes me wonder whether or not it would be wise for Kerry to speak out against the corporate media, since he needs it to win.

Damn this is Clinton's fault this mess we're in.

[balanced]

15. Correct. But Kerry could say something about the FCC chair

position. He doesn't need some sweeping indictment of the media.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

16. Do you really think the media should be controlled by the state?

Isn't it a fascist viewpoint you are advancing?

[AntiCoup2K4]

17. The media IS controlled by the state now. That's the problem

Clear Channel was founded with BUSH money. John Ellis of FAUX News is Junior's first cousin (and Jeb's namesake) This is beyond corporate consolidation, it's literally fascist, state controlled media.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

18. Yes, it is. Are you really in favor of that?

I agree it is fascist, state controlled media. Why I don't understand is how you can support such a system.

[Bill Todd]

19. I really don't see the relationship of Sinclair's abhorrent stance

to recent FCC rule relaxations: my impression is that Sinclair isn't anywhere near the present or past limits.

However, they do seem to be a poster-child for right-wing media ownership. If you haven't just eaten, read their statements here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55041-2004Apr29.html (link brought to my attention by www.realdems.org, a small but growing enclave of progressive Democrats).

- bill

[rebellious woman]

20. Sinclair

Wasn't he arrested?