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RV: Council For Media Integrity Watchdog Network
Puede que os interese...
ja.
(Ya veis: le regalo material al sector acritico para que vean que lo de la
inquisicion es generalizado en el mundo esceptico ;-))
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> De: SkeptInq en aol.com
> A: CSICOP-ANNOUNCE en LISTSERV.AOL.COM
> Asunto: Council For Media Integrity Watchdog Network
> Fecha: martes 3 de junio de 1997 18:28
>
> CSICOP NEEDS YOU!
>
> JOIN THE COUNCIL FOR MEDIA INTEGRITY'S WATCHDOG NETWORK
>
> "The irresponsibility of the media in the area of science and the
> paranormal is a worldwide problem."
> ---Dr. Paul Kurtz, CSICOP chair
>
> From raticulin
From: Matt Nisbet SINISBET en aol.com
>
>
> Dear Skeptic,
>
> I hope spring finds you enjoying the outdoors and good weather. I am
> writing to share with you some of the latest activities of the Council
for
> Media Integrity.
>
> Launched last summer at the World Skeptics Congress in Amherst NY, the
> Council is comprised of a network of distinguished scientists, academics
and
> skeptic activists committed to monitoring the media. A statement
endorsed by
> the Council maintained that, "If the United States is to continue to
provide
> leadership and compete in the global economy, we need to raise the level
of
> scientific
> literacy and understanding of the general public."
>
> THE PROBLEM
>
> "You don't find a general fluency in skepticism in the media."
> --- Carl Sagan
>
> As we have all witnessed, over the last half decade the size and scope
of
> television, film and electronic media has grown into a giant leviathan.
> Unfortunately, the growth of the media combined with viewer and reader
> demand has resulted in an astounding increase in the number of films, TV
> programs and popular print articles that feature or tout fringe science,
the
> paranormal or pseudoscience. Well known examples are "The X-Files,"
"The
> Unexplained," "Unsolved Mysteries" and "Independence Day".
>
> The Council for Media Integrity does not seek to censor these
programs,
> only that producers and writers exercise responsibility in presenting a
> balanced account that provides some appreciation of the scientific
approach.
> The Council's purpose is to monitor such programs, and attempt to
persuade
> producers, directors, writers, and the general public to leave room for
the
> appreciation of scientific methods of inquiry.
>
> THE MEDIA WATCHDOG NETWORK
>
> In order to effectively monitor and respond, the Council is seeking
> dedicated and committed volunteers that can regularly apply their
critical
> and skeptical eye to upcoming TV programs, films and articles. These
> activities might include:
>
> -Clipping and sending in a news article to CSICOP
> -Replying to the paper via a letter-to-the-editor
> -Taping and writing a synopsis of a television program
> -Sending a letter to the studio or producer
> -Recruiting fellow skeptics into the Watchdog Network
> -Staging a localized media event or press conference
> -Contributing to the recently launched "Media Stock Fund"
>
> Well-organized skeptics can make quick and effective response to the
media
> possible.
>
> In order to make monitoring easier, regular e-mail and postal update
will
> alert Council activists to upcoming television shows, and recount what
> happened the previous week. Included would be sample
letters-to-the-editor,
> sample letters to producers, opinion editorials, sample press releases
and
> media events that Council activists can use with their local media.
>
> As we've seen in the past, a well-organized network of committed
skeptical
> activists can accomplish a great deal, and can even start to turn the
heat up
> on the entertainment industry and media.
>
> Please become a Council for Media Integrity Watchdog today by sending
> e-mail to:
>
>
> SINISBET en aol.com
>
> HELP TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE FRINGE...
>
>
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Matthew Nisbet
> CSICOP Communications and Media Relations >>
>
>
> -----------------
> Forwarded Message:
> Subj: Council For Media Integrity Watchdog Network
> Date: 97-05-21 10:35:21 EDT
> From raticulin
From: SINisbet
> To: Skeptiq
>
>
> CSICOP NEEDS YOU!
>
> JOIN THE COUNCIL FOR MEDIA INTEGRITY'S WATCHDOG NETWORK
>
> "The irresponsibility of the media in the area of science and the
paranormal
> is a worldwide problem."
> ---Dr. Paul Kurtz, CSICOP chair
>
>
> Dear Skeptic,
>
> I hope spring finds you enjoying the outdoors and good weather. I am
> writing to share with you some of the latest activities of the Council
for
> Media Integrity.
>
> Launched last summer at the World Skeptics Congress in Amherst NY, the
> Council is comprised of a network of distinguished scientists, academics
and
> skeptic activists committed to monitoring the media. A statement
endorsed by
> the Council maintained that, "If the United States is to continue to
provide
> leadership and compete in the global economy, we need to raise the level
of
> scientific
> literacy and understanding of the general public."
>
> THE PROBLEM
>
> "You don't find a general fluency in skepticism in the media."
> --- Carl Sagan
>
> As we have all witnessed, over the last half decade the size and scope
of
> television, film and electronic media has grown into a giant leviathan.
> Unfortunately, the growth of the media combined with viewer and reader
> demand has resulted in an astounding increase in the number of films, TV
> programs and popular print articles that feature or tout fringe science,
the
> paranormal or pseudoscience. Well known examples are "The X-Files,"
"The
> Unexplained," "Unsolved Mysteries" and "Independence Day".
>
> The Council for Media Integrity does not seek to censor these programs,
only
> that producers and writers exercise responsibility in presenting a
balanced
> account that provides some appreciation of the scientific approach. The
> Council's purpose is to monitor such programs, and attempt to persuade
> producers, directors, writers, and the general public to leave room for
the
> appreciation of scientific methods of inquiry.
>
> THE MEDIA WATCHDOG NETWORK
>
> In order to effectively monitor and respond, the Council is seeking
> dedicated and committed volunteers that can regularly apply their
critical
> and skeptical eye to upcoming TV programs, films and articles. These
> activities might include:
>
> -Clipping and sending in a news article to CSICOP
> -Replying to the paper via a letter-to-the-editor
> -Taping and writing a synopsis of a television program
> -Sending a letter to the studio or producer
> -Recruiting fellow skeptics into the Watchdog Network
> -Staging a localized media event or press conference
> -Contributing to the recently launched "Media Stock Fund"
>
> Well-organized skeptics can make quick and effective response to the
media
> possible.
>
> In order to make monitoring easier, regular e-mail and postal update
will
> alert Council activists to upcoming television shows, and recount what
> happened the previous week. Included would be sample
letters-to-the-editor,
> sample letters to producers, opinion editorials, sample press releases
and
> media events that Council activists can use with their local media.
>
> As we've seen in the past, a well-organized network of committed
skeptical
> activists can accomplish a great deal, and can even start to turn the
heat up
> on the entertainment industry and media.
>
> Please become a Council for Media Integrity Watchdog today by sending
e-mail
> to:
>
>
> SINISBET en aol.com
>
> HELP TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE FRINGE...
>
>
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Matthew Nisbet
> CSICOP Communications and Media Relations >>