{"id":699,"date":"2007-12-09T13:34:18","date_gmt":"2007-12-09T21:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=699"},"modified":"2007-12-09T13:34:18","modified_gmt":"2007-12-09T21:34:18","slug":"hypocritical-standards-practiced-at-nbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"Hypocritical Standards Practiced At NBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago NBC rejected an ad<\/a> from Freedom’s Watch, a pro-war conservative front group for Republican interests. This was the second time that FW submitted an ad that exceeded the standards for broadcast due to its overt political content. In the previous ad they asked viewers to call their representatives and voice their support for the President and the war, but the phone number went to an operator who asks if you agree with the ad. If you do, your call is patched through. If you do not, they hang up on you.<\/p>\n

Now NBC has reversed itself<\/a> and approved the new ad for broadcast. I don’t particularly have a problem with that since I have long been troubled by the way networks make judgments regarding political content. But I do wonder why NBC caved in to the former White House operatives at FW when they never did so with ads from progressive groups<\/a>. For instance, in November of 2004, NBC rejected an ad<\/a> from the United Church of Christ simply because they expressed an inclusive philosophy that welcomed all people, including gays. In October of 2006, they refused to air<\/a> an ad for the Dixie Chicks documentary, “Shut Up & Sing,”<\/em> because it was disparaging<\/em> to the President.<\/p>\n

Hypocrisy in the media is rampant, and this is just more evidence of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few days ago NBC rejected an ad from Freedom’s Watch, a pro-war conservative front group for Republican interests. This was the second time that FW submitted an ad that exceeded the standards for broadcast due to its overt political content. 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