Media Blacks Out Voting Problems by David Swanson, ILCA Media Coordinator

[XNASA]

From: ILCA Online -- The Resource for Labor Communicators

http://www.ilcaonline.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=950&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

---The "mainstream" media has fallen down on the job by failing to cover efforts since November 2 to ensure that all votes in the presidential election are accurately counted. The conclusion by John Kerry that an investigation could not possibly reverse the election may quite possibly have been premature. But the question that both activists and the media should be asking is not whether there was enough fraud and errors to decide the election, nor even whether there was more than is usual, but whether there was any fraud or errors, where the problems occurred, how they can be prevented in the future, and -- in particular -- whether new kinds of fraud were permitted by new technologies and by the privatization of our election process.

The ILCA is particularly concerned, because of indications, detailed below, that fraud may have occurred in areas where there are heavy populations of workers, African-Americans, and other progressive voters that our member organizations represent. People deserve to have their votes counted, and the strategists who will spend four years studying the election results deserve to have the facts. Some citizens and independent media outlets are raising these issues, but the corporate media is AWOL. An investigation by the media would seem especially appropriate, since the 2000 election led to investigations in Florida that determined the loser was occupying the White House.--

[Helga Scow Stern]

1. Writing all media I can find w/ this +Anthony Wade article:

Where the Hell is Our Media? http://www.opednews.com/wade_110804_media.htm
It spells it out pretty clearly. I will look for the posts with lists of media addresses. Can anyone direct me? I am new.

[Helga Scow Stern]

2. Kick!

:puffpiece:

[LiberalUprising]

3. Some Media addys here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x30030#30035

[sarahlee]

4. Best Media locator

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/

[Helga Scow Stern]

5. Thanks!

[sarahlee]

6. Sure

. . . and thank you David Swanson and Labor Media!

[Helga Scow Stern]

7. Got reply already from Cincinnatti Enquirer

(M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) Ohio Suburban Chief [e-mail] 513-755-4142
He said:
Thanks for writing. We are continuing to pursue local developments.
--Dan Sewell

I will send him a hot link or two to Ohio threads.:toast:

[Eloriel]

8. Could you check your link? It seems to be broken

I'm getting a funk "fatal error" message of some sort.

[Zhade]

9. I'm getting that on all stories on that site.

I'm wondering if it's being attacked as we speak.

[XNASA]

10. The link seems to come and go.

When I found the story, the link of course was good.

When I tried to post it, it disappeared, then reappeared, then disappeared.

Too many hits??

Seems fine this Tuesday AM.