[Kzyxtalk] KZYX blocks media access to candidates

[Norman de Vall]

I would call the ACLU

On Feb 19, 2015, at 10:35 AM, Marianne McGee wrote:

> Mendocino TV decided, as a newsworthy public service, to produce a hosted Candidates Forum for the upcoming KZYX/Mendocino Public Broadcasting Corporation Board of Directors election on Mendocinotv.com.  When it quickly became apparent that it would not be easy to send an invitation to all the candidates, we requested their contact information from Stuart Campbell, Board Vice President and Elections Coordinator.
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> While he was willing to take our information and pass it through to the candidates, he has steadfastly refused to give us the contact information.  It is our position that as a news organization, it is inappropriate and unethical for KZYX to filter our communications through their bureaucracy.  Additionally, the initial request was made through a current member and Board Candidate, who we believe has a legal right to membership contact information.  Furthermore, we are perplexed as to how the KZYX members can make informed election decisions without the ability to contact the candidates, except through KZYX management channels.
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> The bizarre bureaucratic responses from Elections Coordinator Campbell left us dumbfounded.  He told us he couldn’t give us that information rather than contacting candidates for permission if that was necessary.  So, we are seeking assistance from you, the public, for contact information on Tony Novelli, Benj Thomas, Clay Eubank, Dennis O’Brien and Ed Keller.
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> Please only send this contact information to this request.  If you have other comments you may post them on www.mendocinotv.com.
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