[Kzyxtalk] Fwd: Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 4, Issue 23

[Cindy Swan]

Any ideas as to how?

Somehow,
Community Radio
keeps getting lost in the (ongoing) power shuffle.

~C.

On May 16, 2014, at 8:53 AM, Diane Paget wrote:

> You are right -- censorship is a real issue and needs to be addressed.
>
> But when there are drama kings and queens shouting about it from the
> figurative roof tops they become the issue not the censorship.
>
> Diane
>
> sako4 at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> Doug, my brother, censorship of programmers is not a drama king-type
>> of issue....be it censorship of you or Norman or any other  
>> programmer.
>> It's a constitutional issue. Station staff may not revoke your
>> broadcasting privileges for the simple reason of "speaking out".
>> You've been off the air for how many months now, Doug? Six months?  
>> And
>> why? You know why.
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From: *"doug mckenty" <dougmck at gmail.com>
>> *To: *tbray at wildblue.net, kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
>> *Sent: *Thursday, May 15, 2014 7:35:15 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: [Kzyxtalk] Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 4, Issue 23
>>
>> I most definitely agree that Mr. Sacowitz is a drama-king and I  
>> cannot
>> understand why many around KZYX work hard to manufacture conflict.
>> Everybody is tired of it and it accomplishes nothing.
>>
>> I continue to "back" him because I believe some of the issues
>> presented in his letter to the FCC have merit.  I have been concerned
>> for some time that there is not enough community involvement or
>> transparency in the programming decision making process and, like  
>> John
>> S., am a proponent of the implementation of the PAC, and committee
>> system, systems designed to include minority voices.  It is our  
>> belief
>> that these changes would bring new members and contribute diversity  
>> to
>> the station.  I back him, because he backs the PAC.
>>
>> I will confess, sometimes it is hard being John Sacowitz's friend.   
>> He
>> seems to arouse controversy wherever he goes.  Despite his tendency
>> toward overreaction, I believe his intentions are honorable even
>> when some of his actions are hard to understand.
>>
>> We need to get past these conflicts.  They are easy to get sucked  
>> into
>> and accomplish nothing.  That includes you Beth.  I don't think we
>> need to go the King/tribunal route but we should keep it civil.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, Tim Bray <tbray at wildblue.net
>> <mailto:tbray at wildblue.net>> wrote:
>>
>>    Or, he could stop being such a bloody drama-king, making a huge
>>    deal out of absolutely everything and attacking everyone he should
>>    be working with.   For the life of me, I cannot understand why he
>>    works so hard to manufacture conflict.  Nor why you back him when
>>    he does so.
>>
>>    He has publicly insulted every member of the station staff.  This
>>    mess is of his own making.  Instead of filing a grievance, he
>>    should apologize; to the staff for his reprehensible attacks, to
>>    the Board for his threats to sue, and to the membership for his
>>    unconscionable actions over the relicensing.
>>
>>    A more humble man would have accomplished more and shouted less.
>>
>>    Tim
>>
>>
>>    On 5/14/2014 5:08 PM, doug mckenty wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>        I agree with David.  John should just file a grievance and the
>>        board will work it out.
>>
>>        Doug
>>
>>
>>    --
>>    Oak & Thorn <http://oakandthorn.wordpress.com>
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>>
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