We Can Block Fox News Affiliates From Renewing Their Broadcast Licenses - Part 1
We Can Help Stop Lies Getting To Hundreds of Millions of People By Not Letting Fox Affiliates Renew Their Licenses
Why It's Important To Stop Spreading Misinformation
July 20, 2015, John A. Smith
Some twenty years ago or so when I was a Paramedic in New York City, I saw a news report that portrayed a 14 year old boy whose parents were keeping him in a coffin, except for when he went to PUBLIC SCHOOL! The boy was forced by his parents to eat and defecate in the coffin. When it was finally discovered what his parents were doing to him the news reporter's first question was "Why didn't you tell anyone?" Take a guess at the boy's answer. wait. wait. "I thought everyone lived in a coffin." That's exactly how it is for millions of Americans who live where Politicians bought and paid for by the Koch Brothers, 1%'ers, and corporations. Their media is so overwhelmed with Republican propaganda that people like those in the South actually have almost no choice to believe what they see and hear. How do you think they (the Repuglicans) can convince the people in the states that have the most sick people, and the sickest people, that they don't need healthcare? How do they convince them that they're better off without Medicaid expansion, and without a healthcare exchange where they can buy affordable healthcare through "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (aka Obamacare)? People face a decision in this country when they go into the voting booth. Before they even make it to the voting booth though, they may have been disenfranchised by "Voter ID Laws" that have nothing to do with voter fraud and a lot to do with disenfranchising low income, minority, and other voters who don't have a state ID. 31 credible cases out of 1 Billion votes were found. This and gerrymandering will be discussed in Part 2. The decision people have is influenced by misinformation, outright lies, and fabrications, that are allowed to be broadcast on radio, TV, and in print media. In addition, politicians, backed by money from the richest people in the country who contribute money through campaign donations, Political Action Committees (PACS) and Super PACS, not to mention "Dark Money") lie to the American people to sell the agenda of the Koch Brothers, 1%'ers, and corporations, who are interested in nothing more than making money for themselves, not what is best for the American people. Once elected with the help of the big money they then go on to pass laws that will push those agendas. Sometimes with the help of organizations like the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, (A.L.E.C.) made up of global corporations and state politicians that vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. It's totally understandable that when all the misinformation, fabrications, and out right lies, to push the agenda flood the media that people make the wrong choice at the voting booth. Remember that in 2004 Rupert Murdoch's empire included his U.S. Television Stations (that were reaching 280 Million people), his Asian Satellite Network (reached 300 Million people), his Cable Channels (reached 300 Million homes), and his Magazines which reached 28 Million people. In 2004 that was 4.7 Billion people or 3/4 of the world population. His empire reaches even more today. Fox spreads far more misinformation and fabricated lies than any organization. Fact Checker Finds 60% Of Fox News Statements To Either Be Mostly False Or A Lie We can join together and try to slow the misinformation to low information voters. Will YOU help?
The Mission: Stop the FCC From Renewing Licenses to Fox Affiliates That Broadcast Fox News - Therefore Stop them From Spreading the Propaganda That Misleads Many Americans
Because of the amount of material I have decided to publish this "Campaign," or, "Call to Action," in two parts, followed by updates. My hopes is that between the parts being published that people will talk, share, tweet, and disseminate information about our "Call To Action" and it will gain traction. Obviously I will be publishing the articles on this blog. I will also "Tweet" @Medic3569 the posts, and post them on my Facebook page "Stop The Obstructionist Tea Party." Please check out my Facebook page and give us a "Like" and "Follow" me on Twitter.
I have looked into how we can stop the lies, misrepresentations, and fabrications, that Fox News airs on their network and through affiliates. There is a way. We can petition the FCC to deny renewal licenses to TV stations that air Fox News based on the fact that they have been misleading, misrepresenting, and fabricating, material more than 51% of the time. However to have "Legal Standing" to petition the FCC we will have to have people in each of the regions that we target. Because to have legal standing the law says that you must be a regular watcher of that station. More on the legal aspects and map to stopping Fox later.
Ten years ago, documentary maker Robert Greenwald released a film with a controversial premise: Fox News Channel is not a reliable media outlet but rather a partisan political operation. Fox News network worked extremely hard to distinguish between its opinionated evening hosts and its fair and balanced correspondents and daytime anchors. Its reputation was policed by a ferocious public relations team that scoured the media for any references to Fox as right-leaning or conservative, demanding corrections or clarifications. Since 2004, Fox has dropped the pretense. “I want to elect the next president,” Fox News honcho Roger Ailes said in 2010.
Fox News is "Entertainment" Says Rupert Murdoch- Problem? Many Fox News Watchers That He Called "Morons" and "White Trash" Take It As "Fair and Balanced" News
New York, New York - In a conversation with Fox News celebrities, Bill O'Reilly, and Sean Hannity, that was picked up by an open microphone, Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corp., repeatedly referred to Fox News viewers as morons and white trash. |
| 2004 Film Documentary By Brave New Films |
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Eleven years ago Brave New Films made a documentary film: "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" a 2004 documentary film by filmmaker Robert Greenwald that criticizes the Fox News Channel, and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, claiming
that the channel is used to promote and advocate right-wing views. The
film says this pervasive bias contradicts the channel's claim of being
"Fair and Balanced". At the time the film was made Rupert Murdoch had acquired 9 Satellite Television Networks, 100 Cable Channels, 175 Newspapers, 40 Book Imprints, 40 Television Stations, and 1 Movie Studio. His U.S. Television reached 280 Million people, his Asian Satellite Network reached 300 Million people. His Cable Channels reached 300 Million Homes, and his Magazines reached 28 Million people. In 2004 that was 4.7 Billion people or 3/4 of the world population.
In the film David Brock, President/CEO of Media Matters for America says that "People face critical choices when they go into the voting booth and during the course of an election cycle I have been subject to false, distorted, caricatured, information that I might not even know where it came from because there is an echo effect off places like cable, radio and that wrong information is repeated over and over again so that by time it gets to me I don't even know where it came from." The documentary movie IS over 10 years old and I won't say that it applies today because today is much worse.
After Scandal Breaks Up Murdoch's American Multinational Mass Media the "New News Corporation" is Born
NewsCorp was Murdoch's American multinational mass media corporation headquartered in New York City that existed from 1979 to 2013. On 28 June 2012, Rupert Murdoch announced that, after concerns from shareholders in response to its scandals and to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value", News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies, one oriented towards media, and the other towards publishing. (To see what holdings each part of the New News Corp had as of April 2014 see the Columbia Journalism Review from April 2014.) After the split caused by scandal the New News Corp. (officially referred to as New News Corp; trading as News Corp) is an American multinational mass media company, formed as a spin-off of the former News Corporation (as founded by Rupert Murdoch in 1979) focusing on newspapers and publishing. It is one of two companies which succeeded the former News Corporation, alongside 21st Century Fox—which consists of the old News Corporation's broadcasting and media properties, such as Fox Entertainment Group. The spin out was structured so that 21st Century Fox would be the legal successor and continuation of the old News Corporation, with the new News Corp being an entirely new company formed by a stock split.
Seven Years After "Outfoxed"Murdoch's Empire Continues Corruption
Seven years later a follow-up document film was made by Brave New Films: "Seven Years After Outfoxed, Murdoch’s Empire Continues Corruption" On the seventh anniversary of the film "Outfoxed..." the Murdoch investigation was in full swing and unveiling criminality, corruption, distortion and overall unethical behavior woven through the NewsCorp fabric. Seeing that Brave New Films has thoroughly examined how NewsCorp has long blurred the line between corporate interests and journalistic integrity the Outfoxed 7th anniversary event was a great opportunity to inform and inspire people across the spectrum. Janeane Garofalo shared her memories of appearing on Fox News, and the form of bullying they would regular engage in with their progressive guests. Her thoughts follow a montage of the “shut up” O’Reilly clips — which are, as you might guess, where he tells his guests to “Shut Up.” See the "Outfoxed Live with Robert Greenwald: "Shut-Up!" with Janeane Garofalo video here.
In part 2 we will present more information and the steps it will take to fight against the Fox affiliates from renewing their licenses if they continue to air Fox News, Fox News Channel, 21st Century Fox, or Fox Entertainment Group.
Will YOU Help in Stopping Fox News From Helping the Right-Wing, the Richest Americans, and Corporations Agenda? Will YOU help Voters To Get Truthful Information and Make an "Informed Decision?
Another Way To Help Is Find and Contact Each of YOUR Representatives and Let Them Know What YOU Think and That You are Watching What They Do.
The Links Below Will Give You Who YOUR Local, State, and United States Representatives Are Simply By Entering Your Zip Code. They Will Also Give You Their Contact Information i.e. Telephone Numbers, E-Mail Addresses So You Can Let Them Know THEY WORK FOR YOU!
YOU Can let YOUR Representatives Know What YOU Think
To FIND, and CONTACT, YOUR State Legislators enter your Zip Code at:
OpenStates.org
To FIND, and CONTACT, YOUR U.S. Congressmen/women enter your Zip Code at:
Congress.gov
To FIND, and CONTACT, YOUR U.S. Senators enter your Zip Code at:
Senate.gov
WATCH FOR PART 2 OF THE "CALL TO ACTION" ARTICLE
