PROPOSED WESTSIDE STADIUM HEARING
Date: Thursday, December 16th
Time: 4pm to 8pm
Place: Javits Center, Room 1E15
For more information, call Liz Krueger at 212-490-9535

FROM THE GOOD PEOPLE AT MOVEON.ORG ... Keep Sinclair's Bias Off The Local News
Before the election, we stopped Sinclair Broadcasting from airing ananti-Kerry hit piece. But Sinclair continues to interject partisan bias into local evening news reaching 1 in 4 homes. Every night, Sinclair vice president Mark Hyman broadcasts a conservative rant -- called "The Point"-- which most of Sinclair's 62 stations are required to air during theirlocal news. "The Point" predictably attacks Democrats and progressives while praising George Bush. No counterpoint is offered. This is an abuse of the public airwaves. Our friends at Media Matters for America are spearheading a campaign to demand balance on Sinclair's evening news by telling Sinclair's advertisers about the partisanship they're supporting. Can you contact Sinclair's local and national advertisers? Click link below and visit the new website, SinclairAction.com:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=629

You can tell advertisers how Sinclair's "The Point" interjects partisan commentary into the evening news program they sponsor, reflecting poorly on their product. We are not suggesting a boycott of these advertisers. Rather, we are hoping these advertisers, as good corporate citizens, will persuade Sinclair to include a counterpoint. In the last month, "ThePoint" has included partisan commentary like:

1] "Religion, particularly Christianity, has been under attack by the left for several years." (11/18/04)
2] "[The Angry Left] ridicule what red-staters see as moral values and in their arrogant and superior way, the Angry Left substitute their own topicsthey claim to represent real moral values: unjust war, tax relief and indifference to the environment." (11/23/04)
3] "Mainstream America will not vote for a [Democratic] party run by Hollywood liberals, greedy trial lawyers and clueless academia."(11/15/04)
4] "The facts never have and never will matter to the Angry Left." (12/7/04)

Sinclair's partisan bias is not new. In April, Sinclair forbade its stations from airing an ABC "Nightline" special honoring the 700 American soldiers killed in Iraq. Explaining its decision, Sinclair declared: "We do not believe political statements should be disguised as news content." Sharing this sentiment, we're contacting Sinclair'sadvertisers to alert them to the partisan commentary Sinclair inserts into the local evening news. No company wants to be perceived as partisan. Withour letters and calls, we can enlist Sinclair's advertisers to pressure Sinclair to offer a counterpoint. To contact Sinclair's advertisers, click here:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=629