'CMA Flyering At CBS'
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(October 8, 2004) Chicago Media Action will do an educational
outreach action soon at CBS's Channel 2 on Columbus Day Oct. 11.

CBS News (owned by Viacom International, Inc.) has cancelled a
long overdue '60 Minutes' report on the White House's deceiving
the public to invade Iraq.  CBS gives a political, not a
journalistic reason for suppressing the report.  "It would be
inappropriate to air the report so close to the election."

Can we expect all of the mighty news companies so easily to cave in
to their fear of right-wing ideologues?  What other of their news
is CBS suppressing?  And what news and reports will they never even
consider doing, now that Viacom boss Sumner Redstone unapologetically
supports the incumbents?! Is Viacom turning its CBS News into another
Fox News?

CMA will be flyering October 11 (and possibly again October 18) from 3
pm to 6 pmat the company's offices north of the Loop. It might be just
a few of us flyering the public. Or many peace coalition friends might
join in to make it a bigger statement.

Some articles about this CBS News self-censorship are at
www.campaigndesk.org/archives/000957.asp,
www.mediachannel.org/news/2004-0927.shtml, and
www.freepress.net/news/4790.

Viacom also has WBBM-AM 780 ('NewsRadio') and 6 other Chicago radio
station licenses. All Chicago radio stations are up for renewal
right now.  General information about Viacom, CBS News, WBBM-TV 2,
and WBBM-AM 780 is at www.9898.us/3/miviacomchi.htm.

Come and help. Bring friends. (Article submitted by
CMA's Bob Gallie.)