[opendtv] Re: Garrison Keillor: Talk about obscenity
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:56:36 -0700
By fcc ruling, presidential press conferences and carrying addresses by
qualified candidates for elective office are news, and have been for at
least two decades, Mark.
On the other hand, Entertainment Tonight is a bona-fide (fcc term) news
program, as is Larry King Live. The advantage: you don't have to provide
equal time to all candidates in an election.
John "who has actually read the rulings and decisions" Willkie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:26 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Garrison Keillor: Talk about obscenity
>
> >There is a huge difference between broadcasting a live news event where
> >nobody can control what happens,
> >
> And, even on that, there's an issue. And then there's the separate
> question of what is news. Is a presidential press conference news? How
> about a political candidate's press conference? How about a corporate
> press conference? How about a celebrity press conference?
>
> > and a live television entertainment program
> >where the talent is under contract to perform, and I presume paid.
> >
> Your presumption may or may not be accurate.
>
> >Things
> >like (I'm nasty so she insists I call her) Miss Jackson's "Wardrobe
> >Malfunction" was deliberate
> >
> There's no question that the removal of one layer was deliberate. It
> was said to be part of an anti-violence statement. You may or may not
> agree with that intention. The removal of the second layer was, if I
> recall correctly, not deliberate.
>
> >and thanks to her language will be included in
> >any future live talent contract that such "malfunctions" will be
disclosed
> >and approved in advance.
> >
> >
> Ah, but what gets approved? The removal of a woman's facial veil is
> offensive to some. To others, total nudity is not offensive. As I say,
> there is no rulebook.
>
> >Have your entertainment program identify itself as TV-MA and let the
V-Chip
> >take care of things.
> >
> Would that the FCC and Congress would accept such things!
>
> TTFN,
> Mark
>
>
>
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