Time: Mon Sep 01 07:57:35 1997
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Date: Mon, 01 Sep 1997 06:21:32 -0700
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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SLS: How To Combat Media Lies (fwd)
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>
>This article was posted to a private list by Bill Vance
><ocs@xpresso.seaslug.org>. Although it says it is a FAQ (Frequently
>Asked Questions document, it isn't. But it *is* very useful information
>just the same. Typos are in the original and I don't know where Bill got
>it from. - Ed
>
>***Begin Forward***
>
>This "FAQ" is auto-posted once a month via cron triggered script, and
>may be triggered off by hand from time to time in between if the info is
>requested by someone, such as when the House recently voted down the AW
>Ban and the Media threw a hissy fit.
>
>The purpose of this FAQ is to inform people what they can do about Media
>generated lies and misinformation. While the FCC only handles Broadcast
>Media, (TV and Radio), some of these techniques will work for magazines
>and newspapers too.
>
>If I've missed something, or you find errors, let me know and I'll
>add/fix it.
>
>
>1.a. Send letters of complaint to the Station Manager every time
>it happens with all the time, details, other info, and your
>complaint(s).
>
>1.b. Send an additional copy for their FCC (Federal Communications
> Commission) Public file.
>
>1.c. Send an additional copy to the FCC itself, in case they don't
>put it in their Public file.
>
>2.a. Send a letter of complaint to their Station Owner as per
>above, with copies as per above (1.b and 1.c).
>
>3. Send copies of their replies to you along with yours to them
>to their FCC Public file, so that it gets nice and fat, again,
>with copies to the FCC itself.
>
>4. If you can afford it, send all corespondence by Certified
>Mail with Return Receipt Requested. Send a copy of the Return
>Receipt with everything that goes to the FCC itself, so that they
>will have additional evidence if the Station is cheating on
>their Public File.
>
>5.a. Go to the Public Library and look up "Standard Rate and
>Data Services" (SRDS) "Directory of National Advertisers." It
>is found in many major Libraries (in the business/reference
>stacks), and lists EVERY current advertiser, who the players are
>at both the company and advertising agency(s), and the appropriate
>telephone and fax (and probably E-Mail by now) addresses. If your
>Library doesn't have it, it can be requested. Otherwise you can
>watch their commercials for a few days to a week, listing all
>their advertisers. There are other references that have the
>addresses for the nation's business headquarters too. look them
>all up and pass the addresses and phone/FAX numbers etc., around
>so that everyone can bitch to the sponsors. IF enough people do
>that, it'll get back to the Station. Tell them if the
>Station continues their nastiness you'll _consider_ changing
>to brand(X),
> (otherwise they'll just write you off as a loss).
>
>5.b. The above, (5.a.), can be a lot easier and less time consuming if
> you're dealing with a newspaper's or a magazine's ads, as they are
> right in front of you for the listing.
>
>6. If they put on something good or even just more reasonable,
>call and compliment them on it, but do _not_ send any kudos to
>their FCC file, or write to them about it. That way they have to
>keep it up and hope, as there is nothing good in the file or in
>writing that they can show the FCC to justify their Station's
>License.
>
>7. Federal Communications Commission,
> Complaints and Compliance Division
> Room 6218, 2025 M Street NW
> Washington, D.C. 20554
>
> FAX: 202-653-9659
> FCC
> Attn: Edythe Wise
>
>***End Forward***
>
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