06-02-2012 09:45 The days of broadcasting giants pushing their clients on consumers are long gone. Todd Grossman of MultiVu, a PR Newswire Company, gives his thoughts on how control over media distribution has changed, and what it means to video content creation.
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NBC's Brian Williams reports on the Komen controversy on Feb. 1. (NBC)
The group that launched a $5 million campaign to combat liberal bias in the media last month sent a letter late Monday to network chiefs at ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN, blasting the collective lack of coverage of what it calls the Obama administration's "assault on religious freedom."
The Media Research Center says the networks have failed to report on the Obama administration's decision to require church-affiliated employers to cover birth control, while coverage of the Susan G. Komen Foundation's defunding of Planned Parenthood has dominated the airwaves.
Brent Bozell, head of MRC, sent letters to the news division presidents of the aforementioned networks (NBC News' Steve Capus, ABC News' Ben Sherwood, CBS News' David Rhodes and CNN's Jim Walton) demanding coverage of the administration's "Catholic attack," and calling their "obsession" with the Komen story "glaring."
"The double standard is clear for all to see," Bozell wrote. "You are ignoring the attack on the freedom of religion by the Obama administration, but coming to the aid of Planned Parenthood because you agree with them."
According to MRC's count, more than three-quarters of the quotes used in the Komen coverage favored Planned Parenthood.
Bozell contends that Obama's policy would affect more 7,000 Catholic schools and hundreds of health care facilities, but has been largely ignored by the networks. His numbers:
• ABC and NBC waited 16 days to cover the anti-Catholic ruling, finally citing the new rule on "This Week" and "Meet the Press" on February 5.
• CBS waited 10 days to mention it on "This Morning" and provided no subsequent coverage.
• CNN briefly mentioned the rule when it was announced on January 20th, then didn't bother to mention it again for 10 days.
Yet, Bozell wrote, "in reaction to a decision that would affect vastly fewer potential patients, the networks pounced on the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to cease a measly $480,000 in a grant to Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider." Timothy Dolan, president of the Catholic Conference of Bishops, was among several church leaders copied on the letter by Bozell.
Representatives for ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN did not immediately respond to requests from Yahoo News seeking comment.
You can read Bozell's full letter below:
The broadcast and cable television networks need to report the current, unprecedented assault against freedom of religion in this country, as well as the millions of Americans who would be left out in the cold by the Obama administration if it does not rescind HHS's recently issued insurance mandate requiring contraceptive coverage. As our statistics and analysis below outline, they are not, and it's a glaring double standard.
First, allow us to offer perspective on whom this new mandate affects. There are more than 65 million Catholics in the United States. Collectively, they operate more than 7,000 Catholic schools to educate children of all faiths and backgrounds. They also manage hundreds of health care facilities. In fact, one in six patients in the United States is cared for in a Catholic hospital.
All of these institutions and countless other Catholic-run charities will be forced to close their doors — or forfeit their most fundamental and deeply held religious beliefs if the Obama administration's new mandate is not rescinded. The mandate forces these religious institutions to provide insurance covering sterilizations, abortion-causing drugs and artificial contraceptives, all of which fly in the face of Catholic teaching.
Yet to date, the broadcast networks have nearly ignored it. In contrast, in reaction to a decision that would affect vastly fewer potential patients, the networks pounced on the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision (now overturned) to cease a measly $480,000 in a grant to Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider.
Since the mandate was finalized on January 20, 2012:
• ABC and NBC waited 16 days to cover the anti-Catholic ruling, finally citing the new rule on "This Week" and "Meet the Press" on February 5.
• CBS waited 10 days to mention it on "This Morning" and provided no subsequent coverage.
• CNN briefly mentioned the rule when it was announced on January 20th, then didn't bother to mention it again for 10 days.
That stands in sharp contrast to the decision of the private Komen Foundation, when these same networks almost instantly piled on with publicity that helped fill Planned Parenthood's coffers and added to the pressure that forced Komen to reverse.
In fact, as of February 5th, ABC, CBS and NBC covered the Komen controversy six times more than the anti-Catholic HHS law.
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan has said this new law "is as much an attack on access to health care as on religious freedom" and bishops across the country have issued the strongest letters in memory condemning this assault on religious liberty. Indeed, non-Catholic institutions across the country have joined the Catholic Church in condemning the administration, so you have no lack of experts and interviewees to discuss this outrage on-air.
The double standard is clear for all to see. You are ignoring the attack on the freedom of religion by the Obama administration, but coming to the aid of Planned Parenthood because you agree with them.
Your network must cover the administration's insurance mandate accurately and comprehensively for what it is — an unprecedented assault against religion and a devastating blow to the millions of American school children, sick, elderly and poor of all religious faiths that are served by these Catholic institutions. If you refuse, and limit your networks to reporting about the Komen Foundation's decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood, then you cannot be seen as anything but an anti-Catholic, pro-abortion advocate.
Report both sides.
Sincerely,
L. Brent Bozell III
Founder and President
The Media Research Center
cc: Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., D.D.; Most Reverend Timothy Dolan, President, Catholic Conference of Bishops; Mr. Bryan Wright, President Southern Baptist Convention; Bishop Larry Goodpaster, The United Methodist Church; Dr. Julius Scruggs, President, National Baptist Convention, USA; Mr. Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Dr. George Wood Chief Executive Officer Assemblies of God; Dr. Jeff Farmer, Chairperson, Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America; Dr. Richard Land, President, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission; Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight — Knights of Columbus
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Calcutta: After sleeping for so long, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally woken up. The Board, on Monday, said that it would issue periodic media releases regarding Yuvraj Singh's health status.
Yuvraj is presently undergoing treatment in Boston for cancer in the left lung region."The BCCI is in touch with Yuvraj's family members. They have been inundated with calls from the media over the past few days. His family values the affection and concern the media has for Yuvraj," the BCCI said in a media release.
The Board has also appealed to the media to respect the Yuvraj's privacy. But, appealing to the media now is hardly of any use. The BCCI, in fact, could have given a statement much earlier regarding Yuvraj's health.
Meanwhile, in a fine gesture, Sri Lanka Cricket has also wished Yuvraj a speedy recovery.
"The president and the members of the executive committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, along with Mahela Jayawardene, our national captain, and the rest of the national team, the staff at SLC and all cricketers in Sri Lanka convey their prayers and blessings to our dear friend Yuvraj Singh for a speedy recovery," SLC said in a media statement.
"Our prayers are with Yuvraj's family, we are optimistic that Yuvraj will recover fast and will be back with his colleagues representing his country once again. Get well soon Yuvraj. The cricket-loving public of Sri Lanka joins us in wishing you good health and the best of luck on your road to recovery," the statement added.
Late on Monday, Yuvraj tweeted: "Thank you to everyone who has been praying for my recovery... I love you all... God bless you..."
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February 15, 2012 at 2:00pm, Victoria Room
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