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03 Apr 2004 04:25:26 AM |
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OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
Oprah's show investigated for indecency
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=507859
By David Usborne in New York
03 April 2004
The crackdown on smut on America's airwaves has entered new and
surprising territory following reports that less than open-minded
federal regulators have turned their attention to an unexpected target
- the perennially popular Oprah Winfrey Show.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
03 Apr 2004 07:46:11 PM |
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On 3 Apr 2004 02:25:26 -0800, (maff), Message ID:
<18510aff.0404030225.6dec9499@posting.google.com> wrote in alt.atheism;
Oprah's show investigated for indecency
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=507859
By David Usborne in New York
03 April 2004
Oprah's show investigated for indecency
By David Usborne in New York
03 April 2004
The crackdown on smut on America's airwaves has entered new and
surprising territory following reports that less than open-minded
federal regulators have turned their attention to an unexpected target -
the perennially popular Oprah Winfrey Show.
On a rampage since Janet Jackson let a breast slip from her costume
during the mid-game music show at the 1 February Super Bowl, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) has acknowledged that it is looking into
complaints that Winfrey may have crossed the decency line in at least
one of her shows. Winfrey has Howard Stern, America's favourite radio
shock-jock, to blame for her troubles. Stern has himself been the target
of relentless pressure from Washington to tone down his broadcasts and
recently struck back by suggesting to his listeners that Winfrey was
surely a worse offender.
"If they fine me, they gotta fine Oprah - the darling of the world,"
Stern told his listeners two weeks ago. The DJ directed them to his
website where he provided a transcript of a Winfrey broadcast about
teenage sex and included instructions how they could file a complaint
with the FCC. Sources at the FCC confirmed that the agency had received
about 700 complaints about Winfrey. While most of them might have been
spurred by Stern, apparently they have been enough to prompt a formal
investigation.
So far, Stern has been able to cling on to his perch, offering a mix of
music and sometimes immodest chit-chat every morning on the New York
radio station K-Rock, owned by Infinity Broadcasting. Infinity has
already been fined for some of what he has told his listeners. But
another broadcasting chain, Clearchannel, dropped him from many of its
stations last month.
If Stern is trying to make a monkey of the government, he scored points
on Thursday. Fans were appalled when they tuned into K-Rock only to hear
a recorded statement from its management saying that it had succumbed to
government pressure and removed the DJ from the air indefinitely. For an
hour, two other DJs played middle-brow music and told listeners they
were offering "fun without the filth". The worst nightmare of Stern's
devoted followers seemed to have come to pass. However, they had not
checked the date on their calendars - 1 April. Stern re-emerged to tell
them they had been fooled.
It was a stunt with a serious message, however, as the pressure from
regulators on broadcasters gets more intense with every passing day. On
Wednesday, the FCC separately announced that it was also zeroing in on
America's crop of day-time soap operas to determine whether they also
were getting a little too steamy.
FCC officials reminded reporters that television broadcasters are barred
from showing programmes between 6am and 10pm that in any way display
"sexual or excretory functions".
3 April 2004 17:43
© 2004 Independent Digital (UK) Ltd
Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"
When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert
alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
03 Apr 2004 10:05:49 AM |
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On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 02:25:26 -0800, maff wrote:
Oprah's show investigated for indecency
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=507859 By
David Usborne in New York
03 April 2004
I thought Oprah give money to both political parties?
Anyway, my local news was talking about mammaries during the dinner hour
the other week. Can we have their license taken away and given to Clear
Channel?
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
04 Apr 2004 03:25:11 PM |
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On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 10:05:49 -0600, SMChristenson <smchris@visi.com>,
Message ID: <pan.2004.04.03.16.05.49.369133@visi.com> wrote in
alt.atheism;
On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 02:25:26 -0800, maff wrote:
Oprah's show investigated for indecency
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=507859 By
David Usborne in New York
03 April 2004
I thought Oprah give money to both political parties?
Anyway, my local news was talking about mammaries during the dinner hour
the other week. Can we have their license taken away and given to Clear
Channel?
Yep.
Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"
When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert
alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}
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| User: "Lord Calvert" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
04 Apr 2004 04:24:50 PM |
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I thought Oprah give money to both political parties?
According to www.opensecrets.org there is no record of Oprah Winfrey, the
Oxygen television network, or HARPO Productions making any campaign
contribution to anyone over the last four years.
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Department of Applied Rattan Use
"Without faith we might relapse into scientific or rational thinking, which
leads by a slippery slope toward constitutional democracy." - Robert Anton
Wilson
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
04 Apr 2004 06:14:04 PM |
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On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 21:24:50 +0000, Lord Calvert wrote:
I thought Oprah give money to both political parties?
According to www.opensecrets.org there is no record of Oprah Winfrey,
the Oxygen television network, or HARPO Productions making any campaign
contribution to anyone over the last four years.
Thanks. So she's just cheap? ;)
I guess that shows what neutrality is worth.
Maybe I'm remembering that liberals were upset that she gave Arnold a
forum around election time?
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| User: "Lord Calvert" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
05 Apr 2004 10:18:45 AM |
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According to www.opensecrets.org there is no record of Oprah Winfrey,
the Oxygen television network, or HARPO Productions making any campaign
contribution to anyone over the last four years.
Thanks. So she's just cheap? ;)
I guess that shows what neutrality is worth.
Or perhaps she just doesn't think its necessary to buy politicians.
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Department of Applied Rattan Use
"Without faith we might relapse into scientific or rational thinking, which
leads by a slippery slope toward constitutional democracy." - Robert Anton
Wilson
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
06 Apr 2004 12:09:12 PM |
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On 05 Apr 2004 15:18:45 GMT, forlornh@aol.complicated (Lord Calvert),
Message ID: <20040405111845.18800.00000509@mb-m20.aol.com> wrote in
alt.atheism;
According to www.opensecrets.org there is no record of Oprah Winfrey,
the Oxygen television network, or HARPO Productions making any campaign
contribution to anyone over the last four years.
Thanks. So she's just cheap? ;)
I guess that shows what neutrality is worth.
Or perhaps she just doesn't think its necessary to buy politicians.
1) It's not a one-time purchase.
2) They don't stay bought.
Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"
When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert
alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Oprah's show investigated for indecency |
05 Apr 2004 09:19:27 PM |
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On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 15:18:45 +0000, Lord Calvert wrote:
According to www.opensecrets.org there is no record of Oprah Winfrey,
the Oxygen television network, or HARPO Productions making any
campaign contribution to anyone over the last four years.
Thanks. So she's just cheap? ;)
I guess that shows what neutrality is worth.
Or perhaps she just doesn't think its necessary to buy politicians.
Nah. I think Oprah's smarter than that!
Especially after she got her ***** hauled into court for saying beef is bad.
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