10/14/2004
http://badnarik.org/supporters/blog/2004/10/14/blogs-condemning-network-spiking-of-3rd-parties/
Blogs Condemning Network Spiking of 3rd Parties
Filed under: Action Alerts, On the Internet
To all the bloggers who have been following Michael Badnariks and David Cobbs arrest last Friday on the Internet and feel democracy is in jeopardy: Hear our plea.
The major media networks have been willfully ignoring alternative voices in this presidential election, focusing only on the two major parties, Democratic and Republican. We acknowledge that the majority of America aligns itself with one major party or the other and there will be undoubtedly be an imbalance in coverage in favor of these two parties. Yet, with the exception of Ralph Nader (a celebrity), we have documented a complete blackout, or spiking", of third party candidates and their platforms (specific to Badnarik, but other 3rd party candidates are equally discriminated against):
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http://badnarik.org/supporters/blog/2004/10/14/blogs-condemning-network-spiking-of-3rd-parties/
Blogs Condemning Network Spiking of 3rd Parties
Filed under: Action Alerts, On the Internet
To all the bloggers who have been following Michael Badnariks and David Cobbs arrest last Friday on the Internet and feel democracy is in jeopardy: Hear our plea.
The major media networks have been willfully ignoring alternative voices in this presidential election, focusing only on the two major parties, Democratic and Republican. We acknowledge that the majority of America aligns itself with one major party or the other and there will be undoubtedly be an imbalance in coverage in favor of these two parties. Yet, with the exception of Ralph Nader (a celebrity), we have documented a complete blackout, or spiking", of third party candidates and their platforms (specific to Badnarik, but other 3rd party candidates are equally discriminated against):
CNN - 0 mentions (interesting, considering the LP convention was hosted in the same city as their headquarters, Atlanta GA)
FoxNews - 6 mentions (0 since July 20th) [2 entries have been redated to Oct 11, but are old]
MSNBC - 3 mentions
ABC News - says 24 mentions, only 5 shown
CBS News - 0 mentions
UPDATE: NEWSPAPERS/WIRE SERVICES
NY Times - 2 mentions
Washington Post - 7 mention
Reuters - 0 mentions
USA Today - 15 (note: also not listed on the candidates page even though Badnarik is on 49 ballots compared to Naders 34)
We are not asking for any endorsement of our platform or for Michael Badnarik, but are asking that you stand with us in telling the network media that enough is enough and that no political group should be spiked and that we as an electorate demand that all options are put forth without reservation for voters to choose for themselves.FoxNews - 6 mentions (0 since July 20th) [2 entries have been redated to Oct 11, but are old]
MSNBC - 3 mentions
ABC News - says 24 mentions, only 5 shown
CBS News - 0 mentions
UPDATE: NEWSPAPERS/WIRE SERVICES
NY Times - 2 mentions
Washington Post - 7 mention
Reuters - 0 mentions
USA Today - 15 (note: also not listed on the candidates page even though Badnarik is on 49 ballots compared to Naders 34)
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