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New York's Cablevision Bans American Flag

Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
edited September 2001 in General Discussion
New York's Cablevision Bans American FlagWhile most Americans can't get enough of Old Glory in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon - and major cable news providers like Fox News and CNN display a graphic of the flag 24 hours a day - New York's Cablevision Corp., owner of Cable News Channel 12, has actually banned the American flag from news programming.News 12 is broadcast over the Cablevision system, one of the country's largest, reaching 1.5 million homes through metropolitan New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Cablevision, headed by media mogul Charles Dolan, also owns "The Wiz," Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, the Knicks and the Rangers, and cable channel American Movie Classics - among its many media and entertainment properties. "Our office is a newsroom and news people are committed to supplying objective information on events here and around the world," wrote Pat Dolan, News 12 news director, in a memo banning on-air flag displays distributed to employees Sunday.Long Island's Newsday reported the story in editions today.Dolan became concerned when American flags began popping up in his newsroom and - horrors - even on the lapels of some of his anchors. Meanwhile all the other networks, both broadcast and cable, drench themselves in red, white and blue."We have to avoid giving a false impression that we lean one way or the other," said the news director. Dolan is apparently trying to strike a balance between his fellow Americans and the terrorists who have vowed to kill them. In an interview with Long Island's Newsday, which reported News 12's flag ban in print editions only, Dolan admitted the move has angered some of his employees."We've had a few heated discussions."But he stuck to his guns. "What we're trying to do is make clear that our guys can express their patriotism, but we don't want the flag to be associated with their daily activities as electronic journalists."Dolan called the on-air flag waving "a real problem when war breaks out," explaining that he doesn't want his viewers to get the impression that "we may subtly endorse what the government is doing."To share your views on News 12's American flag ban, call Cablevision headquarters at (516) 803-2300. You may also want to send a free e-mail to Cablevision: Click Here.Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:Media BiasWar on Terrorism A product that might interest you:Have an Opinion About This? Send an URGENT PriorityGram Today
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  • badboybobbadboybob Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just another socialist puke. Maybe one of his employees will rip his arm off and beat him about the head and shoulders with it.
    So many guns to buy. So little money.
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  • LowriderLowrider Member Posts: 6,587
    edited November -1
    "...want to avoid giving the false impression that we lean one way or another?"So, an American television station and American news program doesn't want to give anyone the false impression that they actually support the United States?What the hell has this country come to?Is this actually a foreign-owned company?This Dolan should take his broadcast company to Afghanistan.
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  • SP TigerSP Tiger Member Posts: 872 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Man, this crap is really beginning to piss me off. If you are a citizen of this country you are an American. We pledge allegiance to the AMERICAN FLAG!!! You damn well better decide who's side you are on, because if you aren't with us you are against us, and in my book that means you are an enemy. This kind of crap probably wouldn't have happened sixty years ago. It just makes my blood boil.
    Better to have and not need, than need and not have.
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  • alledanalledan Member Posts: 19,541
    edited November -1
    Someone swiped my flag and there isn't one anywhere in the area to be bought and these freaks are banning them! The B.S. gets thick!
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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    Alledan:I will gladly send you a 3'x5' American flag to replace the one stolen from you. If you wish, just send your name and address to my email address below and I will put it in the mail as soon as I receive it.God Bless America!
    Guns don't kill people, it's the bullets, stupidI am the NRA, the KABA, the 2ampd, and the AARP :(njretcop@copmail.com
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  • .250Savage.250Savage Member Posts: 812 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "...doesn't want to give the impression they lean in a particular direction..."? Is he kiddin'? You have to be blind, deaf, and stupid to not see the glaring liberal bias on blatent display every day of the year from our "unbiased" news reporters (Peter Jennings, call your message service).
    I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.--Voltare
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