I just got NBC news (SF) to remove the word "patriotic" from freeper story

[Webster Green]

I posted this in GD, but wanted to post it here as well.


I went nuts an hour ago when I saw a segment about the freepers leaving San Francisco for Crawford. The women reporter on the scene referred to the caravan as "patriotic".

I was extremely concerned about this story hitting the national news with this feed from the San Francisco NBC affiliate, so I called the newsroom and eventually got through to the producer, who stopped me mid-way through my rant to tell me he totally agreed with me that it was wrong to use that language, and he promised to fix it.

He sounded very concerned and I am taking him at his word that he will edit the segment. He also said that the video had not gone national, as yet, since it had just happened.

Their contact info is below if anyone wants to give them positive re-enforcement.


KNTV Channel 11 (SF Bay Area NBC affiliate)

[e-mail]


DU activist corps rocks!

[rodeodance]

1. has a bad link to nbc11.

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The requested URL /discuss/[e-mail] was not found on this server.

Apache/1.3.29 Server at www.democraticunderground.com Port 80

[Webster Green]

4. Yeah, I don't know why thats happening..(paste it into your e-mail)

I copied it from their website and pasted it here, but something happened to screw up the link.

[yorkiemommie1]

2. bravo to you !!!!

:yourock:

[blm]

3. THANKYOU, patriot!!!!!!

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[Kolesar]

5. Atta Boy!

[DanCa]

6. Great Job

The Ap didnt respond to my comments yet.

[Nite Owl]

7. Thank you

most of these people just read the scripts without thought of what the implications are for what they are reporting. It's our job to make them aware.