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Monday, November 28
The Week in Media
by
Arron Wings
on Mon 28 Nov 2005 11:00 AM CST
 The Week in Media
Men.Style.Com/GQ
Sinclair Broadcast Group receives another lengthy review. If you haven’t yet read the great piece from Le Monde, you should. Now, GQ provides another view of the same phenomenon.
By Wil S. Hyton
Chances
are you’ve never heard of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sure, it might be
the largest independent owner of television stations in America, an
empire of sixty channels spread across thirty-seven cities with a
signal that reaches nearly a quarter of the TV-watching public, but
even if you happen to receive that signal and watch it every night,
getting your Sinclair news and Sinclair weather and Sinclair commentary
from a Sinclair station, chances are you’ve still never heard of
Sinclair and have no idea you’re watching it.
You won’t see the word Sinclair on your screen, and you’ll probably
just think you’re watching ABC or CBS or NBC, whichever network you
thought you tuned in. Right there on the screen, you’ll see the old
familiar logo—a peacock, an eye, the ABC bubble—and the anchors will
look the same as ever, and the fact that the station has been purchased
by Sinclair will be no more apparent than the fact that twenty or
thirty minutes into the program, the real news will suddenly fade to
black and Sinclair’s news will take over.
It may be a glowing interview with a defense contractor or a fiery
commentary on the evils of the French, something brief and punchy
lasting two or ten or fourteen minutes, then slipping back into the
regular news as quietly as it came. Not so much as a blip or a bleep to
let you know that what you just witnessed was not the local NBC or CBS
broadcast but just a little insert from the guys who own the station.
That’s the goal at Sinclair: to be seen without being seen.
(click here to read the entire article)
(Click here to listen to the latest FreePress Media Minute)
(Click here to find out if your station is owned by Sinclair)
 Click here to sign our petition to the FCC
Iowans for Better Local TV: The Time To Act Is Now
by
Trish Nelson
on Mon 28 Nov 2005 04:00 AM CST
Iowans for Better Local TV:
The Time To Act Is Now
IBLTV.Org
Iowans for Better Local Television, Iowa's grassroots media reform group, is now leading an effort to ask the FCC to hold a hearing to review whether Iowans
are being well-served by our Sinclair-owned station KGAN. This
year, all of Iowa's TV stations are up for license renewal which
provides a rare opportunity for the public to have input. We must
act now, because the next license renewal is eight long years away.
IBLTV
has spent the past year getting organized and taking action.
After joining with the successful , nation-wide Sinclair advertiser
boycott last fall, IBLTV co-sponsored the successful FCC Town Meeting on the Future of Media in October which drew over 500 Iowans. IBLTV has also met with Congressman Leach,
published columns in newspapers, made appearances on radio and
TV, and has even drawn the attention of national media with a feature
story in the broadcast industry publication, Broadcasting and Cable magazine.
Here is what we are asking you to do:
(1) Sign our on-line signature petition asking the FCC for a meaningful license review. Just click here: "Sign the IBLTV Petition." If everyone takes this quick, simple action, it will help us enormously to demonstrate citizen support for this effort.
(2) Please let us know if you have a personal anecdote that illustrates
an example of how you feel our Sinclair-owned station has not served
the public interest.
P.S. Like all organizations we need members and financial
support. It is not a condition of your participation in this
project. But if you are able and willing please consider joining IBLTV.
Our group is focused on ACTION, not sitting around and
complaining. If you would like to get more involved in
media reform, there are many oopportunities available. Bring your
ideas! You can sign up to be on IBLTV's online discussion group
by contacting us at feedback@ibltv.org.
Even small contributions help. You can make checks payable to: IBLTV, PO BOX 578, Iowa City, Iowa 52242. (Donate $25 and receive a bonus gift, the DVD Outfoxed while supplies last)!
IBLTV would like to thank you for your concern about media issues and
we appreciate whatever you can do. Please feel free to contact us
at: feedback@ibltv.org.
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