[grc] Disclaimers, "Any views & opinions you hear are not necessarily . . ."

[Wendy Schroell]

Personally, I like these for shows/guests that might sound like they are
giving medical advice.  Yes, I'm not a GM or even a board member right now,
but even licensed practice is risky.

wendy

On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Leigh Robartes <leigh at radiofreemoscow.com>
wrote:

>  Tends to marginalize and stigmatize content.
>
> Most of the time at the stations I've worked at the last 30 plus years not
> required.  Sometimes there's been short-lived impositions of such things
> then they fall by the wayside.
>
> I liked the one where the host says "...does not necessarily reflect the
> opinions of (station), (owner) or your Mom."
>
> to which I would have added, "but we can always hope."
>
> --Leigh Robartes
>
>
> On 1/4/2016 8:54 PM, John Grebe wrote:
>
>> Dear radio colleagues,
>>
>> What's your experience with radio/TV stations requiring news or public
>> affairs programs to air a
>> disclaimer like the following?
>>
>> "Any views you may hear do not necessarily reflect those of this station,
>> [its license holder], or [the
>> license holder's board of directors or trustees]."
>>
>> Must it be aired once per hour? Once per program? Once per day?
>>
>> Did they require it for all "talk" or news & public affairs programs? Or
>> just for some programs?
>>
>> Was there any collaboration offered with the DJs or news team to develop
>> acceptable text/language
>> for the disclaimer?
>>
>> Was it prohibited on-air to discuss anything about the disclaimer, its
>> philosophy, the reasons for it?
>>
>> Who required the disclaimer? The station's owners? Station management?
>> License holder?
>>
>> Was there a particular impetus for imposing the disclaimer? Complaint
>> letters, legal action? Were
>> complaints sent to station managers, to the owner(s), or the owner's
>> board of directors?
>>
>> Any good resources on disclaimers? Their history, legal cases? Variants
>> on wording?
>>
>> I'm asking about serious news & public affairs programs discussing some
>> of the world's most serious
>> deadly contentious intractable problems by including sources and points
>> of view not often shared
>> within major media in the United States. In perfectly polite discussion,
>> typically, and obviously
>> without indecency or obscenity. On programs with NO listener call-ins.
>> There was no censorship or
>> prohibition of any content or subject.
>>
>> Feel free to respond to me directly off-list, to any part of this. I'm
>> trying to guage how common my
>> experience at my station was. Thanks!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>  -Leigh Robartes
>   Station Mgr.
>   KRFP / Radio Free Moscow, Inc.
>   90.3 FM
>   Moscow, ID
>
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