ABC plans to ignore RP on Feb 5th (proof enclosed)

[Matt Collins]

Here is the ABC "coverage plan" for Super Tuesday from their website:
http://abcnewsradio.com/08election/advisories/supertuesday.html


Notice their coverage plan doesn't include Ron Paul but does include the others.



Let them know what you think:

http://abcnewsradio.com/contact.html



NEW YORK NEWSROOM:
(212) 456-5100
newsradio@abc.com


Newsroom Fax Machine
212.456.5150


Cristi Landes
Manager, Programming
212.456.5107
cristi.d.landes@abc.com


Wayne Fisk
Director, Programming
212.456.5327
wayne.fisk@abc.com


Jeff Fitzgerald
Executive Director, Operations
212.456.5554
jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com


Heidi Oringer
Executive Director, Entertainment
212.456.5541
heidi.b.oringer@abc.com


Jon Newman
News Coverage
212.456.5100
jonathan.m.newman@abc.com


Joyce Alcantara
Assignment Manager
212.456.5106
joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com


Jim Kane
Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief
202.222. 6604
james.f.kane@abc.com


Andrew Kalb
Executive Director, Programming
305.567.2269
andrew.l.kalb@abc.com


Robert Garcia
Executive Director, News & Sports
212.456.5103
robert.garcia@abc.com


Peter Salinger (THE MAN IN CHARGE OF ELECTION COVERAGE)
Director, Special Events & Sports
212.456.5105
peter.salinger@abc.com


Steve Jones
Vice President ABC NEWS RADIO
212-456-5101
steve.jones@abc.com

 

[MattMinnesota]

Wow, they include Ghoul, but not Paul. I'm so sick of how blatantly obvious the censoring is.

 

[Yom]

Post this in Grassroots central. We need as many emails as possible to make sure they cover him.

 

[Dave Pedersen]

They don't plan on much coverage for Edwards either.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

I'll also post this in a separate thread...

Campaign Advertising and Censorship... It's all about MONEY!

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01252008/watch3.html

Bill Moyers PBS - FRIDAY EVENING 01/25/2008 CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING and MSM!!!

 

[jabrownie]

Last week I wrote several of them, and Wayne Fisk the Director of Programming wrote me back with a two sentence message saying that they plan to cover Dr. Paul, and that they're not excluding him. I've been wanting to write back and point him to the planned super tuesday coverage, but couldn't find the site/link. So, thank you for posting it.

 

[RSLudlum]

I just wrote them a respectful letter about their exclusion of both Edwards and Paul. And told them that i have informed everybody in my wife's and my own address book of the censorship.

Put the pressure on people!!!

 

[Matt Collins]

Any responses?

 

[pebcak]

I can't take this anymore. I'm just so tired of it.

 

[Matt Collins]

I can't take this anymore. I'm just so tired of it.

Then help us do something about it

 

[pebcak]

I wrote them:

Dear ABC News,

I noticed that you have correspondents assigned to cover each of the candidates on February 5th. On the Republican side you have Romney, Huckabee, McCain, and Guiliani. However the great flaw in your coverage here is that there are FIVE candidates in the running, not four.

I would like an explanation as to why Congressman Paul has been excluded from your future news coverage, or better yet, a correction of the issue. It cannot be the polls: Paul is higher than Giuliani. It can't be the delegates: Paul HAS delegates while Giuliani does not.

I find this particular issue abhorrent as it is a blatant undermining of the democratic process. I don't want to hear what ABC thinks, I want to hear the news. Unless this issue it corrected, I will be sure to tell everyone I know about the unfair coverage on ABC radio and discourage them from listening to or watching ABC in the future.

 

[Feelgood]

Email sent.

Please contact Peter Salinger at 212-456-5105
or e-mail at Peter.Salinger@abc.com for any additional information regarding our coverage.

 

[PC_for_Paul]

No Paul
No Peace

 

[kywhitne]

I understand the anger, but you can't make the point based on the fact that Paul is better than anyone else. They can stake an argument there. Both do, in fact, have delegates (Giuliani - 1; Paul - 6) and Giuliani is beating Paul in upcoming state polls, including Florida and Alabama, and is up in the national poll (all via Rasmussen).

The true point that we should be arguing here is that the mainstream media of this country has an obligation to the citizens to fairly and honestly report all sides of an issue and they are failing miserably.

 

[Ian A.]

I have made a list of ABC sponsors to call and email in the grassroots central section, called ABC Sponsor list.

 

[colin1]

The ironic thing here would be if Giuliani pulls out after Florida. His assigned reporter's going to be mighty bored on super tuesday.

 

[Matt Collins]

The ironic thing here would be if Giuliani pulls out after Florida. His assigned reporter's going to be mighty bored on super tuesday.

Yes but they'll probably cover Rudy instead of Paul anyway

 

[Feelgood]

Well I just sent a followup email to Peter again. Tomorrow he gets a phone call if things arent fixed. Cant wait to see how that goes.

 

[Matt Collins]

Well I just sent a followup email to Peter again. Tomorrow he gets a phone call if things arent fixed. Cant wait to see how that goes.

I would sooooo love to hear that conversation

 

[Crickett]

Last week I wrote several of them, and Wayne Fisk the Director of Programming wrote me back with a two sentence message saying that they plan to cover Dr. Paul, and that they're not excluding him. I've been wanting to write back and point him to the planned super tuesday coverage, but couldn't find the site/link. So, thank you for posting it.

Well, write him again and tell him the BIG news is, that RP candidate has beaten EVERY other GOP candidate at least once, already in the primaries...