Investors to Present Sinclair Broadcasting with Offer to Run "UpRiver.."

[BlueNomad]

Heads Up Folks note times of call today at 2:30..should be interesting...

Conference Call Today: Investors to Present Sinclair Broadcasting with Offer to Run 'Going Upriver,' Kerry Documentary

10/19/2004 1:54:00 PM


To: Assignment Desk

Contact: Trevor FitzGibbon or Steve Smith, both of Fenton Communications,

News Advisory:

-- Telephone News Conference TODAY at 2:30 pm EDT

-- Investors To Present Sinclair Broadcasting With Business Offer to Run 'Going Upriver, Critically Acclaimed Kerry Documentary

-- Seek to Balance Unprecedented Showing of anti-Kerry 'Stolen Honor' on TV Chain

-- Deborah Rappaport, 'Going Upriver' Producers Available at News Conference Today

Deborah Rappaport will discuss her offer to the Sinclair Broadcasting Group to purchase time to air the highly regarded film "Going Upriver; The Long War of John Kerry," as a balance to the broadcasting of an anti-John Kerry film, which Sinclair is planning to air on its 62 television stations.

Investors and philanthropists Andrew and Deborah Rappaport of Redwood City, CA, have contacted the Baltimore-based chain, seeking to inject fair play into its plan to show a 42-minute film called "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal."

Ms. Rappaport will be joined by the executive producers of "Going Upriver," Vincent Roberti and Bill Samuels on the conference call.

For further information on Going Upriver: http://www.goingupriver.com

WHO: Deborah Rappaport, Bill Samuels and Vincent Roberti

WHAT: Telephone News Conference

WHEN: Tuesday, October 19, 2:30 p.m. EDT



<http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=38425>

[Connie_Corleone]

1. YES!!

:hippie:

[librechik]

2. Nomad, better edit out those phone numbers or you'll crash the server!

just a suggestion!

[BlueNomad]

5. okay sorry...

not familiar with that ...thanks

[Hawkeye-X]

3. . o O (Woohoo - I get to *LISTEN IN!*)

Heh.

I told them I was some random name and said I was from Deaf News of America (nonexistent)

[BrotherBuzz]

9. It exists now!

and it's a force to reckon with! ;)

[Democracy Died 2004]

4. I am not happy with this.

We should not compromise or stop the pressure. NO broadcasting medium should editoralize on either candidate and portray it as news period.
If this was the History or Discovery channel I believe that is ok.

[takumi]

7. I agree wholeheartedly!

[silverpatronus]

17. i'm with you. n/t

[StupidFOX]

18. Definitely

Besides, negative advertising (the BS movie they plan to play) is more effective than positive advertising.

[Iceburg]

21. Agreed .. they have kicked democracy in the groin and they

must pay. As a Canadian sympathic to the true American patriots I purged my portfolio of and sinclair or sinclairite(advertiser) holdings AND bought a (Korean) KIA Sorento EX-Luxury instead of my usual Ford product. I F E E L G O O D !!!!!

[DrZeeLit]

6. Going UpRiver = Awesome!

If you have not seen this movie = see it now
AND
drag anyone still "open" to see it with you!

It's amazing!

[troubleinwinter]

8. I do not understand this part:

"Deborah Rappaport will discuss her offer to the Sinclair Broadcasting Group to purchase time to air the highly regarded film "Going Upriver""

Having to PURCHASE the time would just prove of Sinclair's "in kind" contribution, wouldn't it?

Who cares. I will send $$$ to help air it. I watched it online this morning and had to pause it several times because of tears.

[hippiechick]

10. Fairness Doctrine, oh yeah baby !!

If Sinclair declines this offer, they're ripe for a lawsuit.

:hippie:

[onenote]

11. sadly

the "fairness doctrine" is deader than a doornail. Has been for quite some time. Hitting Sinclair's pocketbook (through their stock and through advertisers) is the best strategy imho.

onenote

[debatepro]

12. Boycott

on GP. someone had to purchase it. they are doing the anti President Kerry one for free.

[MallRat]

13. We shouldn't have to PURCHASE the airtime.

That said, it does back Sinclair into a corner. Could be interesting.

[JolietDem]

14. Equal time

Since this "Stolen Honor" crapumentary is an attack on what Kerry was doing in 1971, wouldn't it be equal to show a doc on what George Bush was doing in the early 70's? And just as relevant to kids coming home in body bags from Iraq today (sarcasm)

Seriously, what unimportant bullshit...Sinclair should get axed for good when Kerry takes office

[Supersedeas]

15. so we shall see (damage control anyone?)

[Chicago Democrat]

16. Sinclair should have to pay AT LEAST an equal amount for the

pro-Kerry as the anti-Kerry polemic. The idea that anyone should have to pay a station to run a movie on TV is nutso. It just proves that the anti-Kerry documentary is essentially an in-kind political contribution.

[Democat]

19. Deborah Rappaport is a major supporter of the left, check this link

http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527indivsdetail.asp?ID=11001149285&Cycle=2004

People like this are using their money to try to make the world a better place! Thank you!

[Democat]

20. Here is a bio of the person making the offer, she is a life long Kerry...

The first time that Deborah Rappaport worked for John Kerry, she was 14 years old and he was in his first political race, an unsuccessful attempt at Congress in 1972 in the Boston suburbs. She remembers knocking on doors and being crestfallen when he lost the primary.

Today, she's not knocking on doors, at least not literally. But she's using her money and media savvy to try to reach millions of young voters on Kerry's behalf.

She and her husband, Andy, a general partner at August Capital, a Menlo Park venture capital firm, have emerged as two of the most important Democratic donors locally for groups striving to put out issue ads to sway voters.

In this election cycle, the Rappaports have given at least $3 million to liberal-leaning groups and Democratic causes and candidates, according to records on Opensecrets.org.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/9915487.htm