Disney 9/11 Docudrama Sparks Public Outrage
ABC’s plan to air an inaccurate 9-11 “docudrama” has ignited public outrage with hundreds of thousands of people sending letters to Disney headquarters and local ABC stations protesting their willful distortion of history. These media protests have had an impact, but the root problem will remain unless we act now to stop media giants from becoming even more powerful, according to FreePress.Net.
They have launched a campaign called “Hit Disney Where it Hurts: Tell the FCC to Stop Consolidation.”
“Rampant media consolidation over the last two decades has put control over the media in the hands of a few large corporations. We see it in action now,” says Timothy Karr, campaign director of the Free Press Web site.
Local stations have been instructed by ABC – and its corporate owners at Disney – to air “The Path to 9/11” a five-hour “docudrama” that is riddled with falsehoods about events that lead to the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“Disney appears set to recklessly wield control over local television for ratings and political gain. Media ownership matters,” Karr said in a e-mail press release. “It is time to rollback rampant media consolidation and defend localism and public service.”
“The Path to 9/11” reportedly features a series of fictionalized scenes, written by a right-wing activist, that are in direct conflict with the bi-partisan 9-11 Commission’s report. Now, Disney is forcing local broadcasters to air these falsehoods in our communities.
The Federal Communications Commission is poised to give companies like Disney even more power over our airwaves. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has asked the public to comment on his plans to let conglomerates like Disney buy up even more of our local stations. Tell Disney and the Chairman Martin that enough is enough:
“No matter your politics, we should all embrace the public’s right to have a strong voice in how the broadcasters use our airwaves,” Karr said. “Sadly, the local station owners that are most responsive to our interests are being pushed around by conglomerates like Disney. It’s time that the FCC responded to the public and limited Big Media’s damaging influence on our democracy.”
For more information and to learn how to take action, visit FreePress.Net.
Also visit StopBigMedia.Com, the Web site of a broad-based coalition of consumer advocates, public interest, media reform, organized labor and other groups that have joined together to fight runaway media consolidation.
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