Saturday, September 09, 2006
Boycott ABC
Below are two letters sent this morning by 201k.com. The first is to ABC, the second to its Boston affiliate WCVB.
ABC is still planning to air the movie "The Path to 9/11", despite ABC's admission that it contains known misrepresentations.
We encourage our readers to inform ABC that they will be boycotting the network unless and until it corrects or pulls this movie. Commonwealth readers may also want to ask WCVB not to air it. We remind readers that WCVB is not responsible for the content of the movie and has always been a responsible station, so we urge you to be polite and respectful.
To ABC:
To WCVB:
ABC is still planning to air the movie "The Path to 9/11", despite ABC's admission that it contains known misrepresentations.
We encourage our readers to inform ABC that they will be boycotting the network unless and until it corrects or pulls this movie. Commonwealth readers may also want to ask WCVB not to air it. We remind readers that WCVB is not responsible for the content of the movie and has always been a responsible station, so we urge you to be polite and respectful.
To ABC:
- Dear Sir or Madam,
We're writing to inform you that we've asked our readers to boycott ABC for two reasons:
1. It's clear from press reports and reviews that "The Path To 9/11" contains misrepresentations, distorts history in a blatantly partisan way, and inaccurately "fictionalizes" blame for certain events on Clinton Administration officials.
2. ABC's response to objections raised about the show indicates that ABC knew the "fictionalizations" were misrepresentations.
Regards,
Editor, 201k
To WCVB:
- Dear Sir or Madam,
We're writing to inform you that we've asked our readers to boycott ABC for two reasons:
1. It's clear from press reports and reviews that "The Path To 9/11" contains misrepresentations, distorts history in a blatantly partisan way, and inaccurately "fictionalizes" blame for certain events on Clinton Administration officials.
2. ABC's response to objections raised about the show indicates that ABC knew the "fictionalizations" were misrepresentations.
We recognize that WCVB is not responsible for the content produced by ABC. We also recognize the integrity with which WCVB has handled its responsibility to New England viewers for many years. WCVB is a consistently excellent, and local viewers are lucky to to have it.
This being the case, we respectfully ask you NOT TO AIR "The Path to 9/11" as scheduled. The gross misrepresentations in this film -- well documented, and overtly acknowledged by ABC -- are more than just dramatic "fictionalizations"; they are material misrepresentations that distort the true history of one of the most significant events in modern U.S. history.
WCVB is too good a station to abet ABC in this revisionism. To do so would be to do a great disservice to your viewers. We've come to expect more from WCVB, and we hope that you will serve your viewers as you always have, and refuse to air this program unless and until ABC removes the misrepresentations.
Regards,
Editor, 201k.com
