[grc] Questions about network radio and disinformation
riva enteen
rivaenteen at gmail.com
Wed Oct 20 15:14:40 PDT 2021
For anybody interested:
https://off-guardian.org/2021/09/22/30-facts-you-need-to-know-your-covid-cribsheet/
On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 2:08 PM Kali via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> yes. yes that is misinformation.
>
> On 10/20/2021 10:39 AM, riva enteen via grc wrote:
> > Tracy, nothing sounded aggressive to me.
> >
> > Is this misinformation?
> >
> https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/research-natural-immunity-covid-brownstone-institute/?utm_source=salsa&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5aeeba93-2b92-49f5-8856-83ae2da8f359
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 10:32 AM Tracy Rosenberg via grc <
> > grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> >
> >> These aggressive reactions towards Katie seem inappropriate to me. Maybe
> >> best to read her full message before issuing triggered responses. There
> is
> >> a problem with Covid disinformation and in addition to causing the
> >> unnecessary loss of lives, it has extended the pandemic period causing a
> >> great deal of dislocation and stress. It's perfectly valid to look into
> >> that and how people are trying to fight back against it.
> >>
> >> She stated her areas of interest: "There are a few networks about which
> I'm
> >> particularly curious. Do you have any stations in your town/city/area
> that
> >> are run by Salem Media Network? Alternatively, are any stations in your
> >> town/city/area run by the Bott Radio Network, CSN (Christian Satellite
> >> Network or American Family Radio?"
> >>
> >> These are rightwing Christian stations that for a long time have
> gobbled up
> >> radio licenses and kept them away from community broadcasters like
> those on
> >> this list.
> >>
> >> There is no particular reason to aggressively defend them. They are a
> >> source of much misinformation and hatred toward those that do not fit
> into
> >> their narrow definitions of normality.
> >>
> >> - Tracy
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 10:13 AM Ann Garrison via grc <
> >> grc at maillist.peak.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I hope you'll consider the fact that the truth is often elusive,
> >> chameleon,
> >>> and highly politicized. The words "denial" or "denialism" are often
> used
> >> to
> >>> impose absolute truths that don't exist.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 9:07 AM Katie Thornton via grc <
> >>> grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> *Hi GRC folks! *
> >>>>
> >>>> My name is Katie Thornton, and I'm a
> >>>> longtime-community-radio-person-turned-independent-reporter out of
> >>>> Minneapolis. (Recent work has been run on/in the BBC, 99% Invisible,
> >>>> Washington Post, Minnesota Public Radio, NPR, WNYC, National
> >> Geographic,
> >>>> Atlas Obscura, KFAI, etc.). I started volunteering at KFAI in my home
> >>> city
> >>>> of Minneapolis as a teenager, interned at Prometheus back in 2013
> >> (during
> >>>> the LPFM window!), and went on to work at and with multiple different
> >>>> community, college, and LPFM stations (and had the joy of attending at
> >>>> least one GRC!) before transitioning over to freelance journalism and
> >>>> writing work.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm posting here because I'm currently working on a
> part-investigative,
> >>>> part-narrative mini-series about disinformation on network terrestrial
> >>>> radio. The series seeks to uncover how the profitability of
> >>> disinformation
> >>>> and ideological motivations -- paired with the FCC’s ongoing
> >> deregulation
> >>>> of the airwaves’ content and ownership -- have made the radio dial
> >>> fertile
> >>>> ground for the spread of disinformation. To do this, the series will
> >> look
> >>>> at examples of how these large-scale issues play out for individuals;
> >> it
> >>>> will share the intersecting personal stories of Americans on all sides
> >> of
> >>>> the radio dial: a citizen (or group of citizens!) trying to stop the
> >>> spread
> >>>> of on-air conspiracies, executives and hosts from a large national
> >> radio
> >>>> network rife with disinformation, and listeners who consume and are
> >>>> occasionally driven to action by untruths heard over the airwaves.
> I've
> >>>> been fortunate enough to get some support from an organization that
> >> helps
> >>>> independent investigative journalists, as well as an NPR affiliate
> >>> station
> >>>> who will ultimately distribute the series.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've been incredibly grateful that folks have been eager to share
> their
> >>>> experiences and expertise with me thus far. However, I know that there
> >>> are
> >>>> many people doing work in this field, directly or indirectly, with
> >> whom I
> >>>> have not yet been in touch. Given that LPFMs and NCEs have been a
> major
> >>> way
> >>>> that communities have been able to retain a degree of local control
> >> over
> >>>> media as more and more of us lose local outlets, I wanted to turn to
> >> you
> >>>> all with some questions. If you know of anyone who might be able to
> >> shed
> >>>> some light on some of these questions -- or if you personally would
> >> like
> >>> to
> >>>> talk more -- I would love to speak with you. I'd love to hear from
> >> folks
> >>> in
> >>>> cities, small towns, or rural areas; however, given the prominence of
> >>>> network stations in non-coastal regions and smaller markets (as well
> as
> >>> my
> >>>> own experience as a lifelong Midwesterner), I am especially hoping to
> >>> hear
> >>>> from folks in middle America and areas outside of major coastal
> cities.
> >>>> Here are some of the questions I am hoping to hear from folks about
> >> right
> >>>> now:
> >>>>
> >>>> - Do you hear information you know to be false on the airwaves
> >>>> (especially on network stations)? Specifically, have you heard
> >>>> disinformation about COVID-19 spread on the airwaves? How has talk
> >>> radio
> >>>> influenced people's response to COVID where you live?
> >>>> - Have you heard speech that you would describe as hate speech
> over
> >>> the
> >>>> airwaves?
> >>>> - Do you know of anyone (individuals or groups) -- or have you
> >>>> personally -- been trying to fight disinformation or hate speech
> you
> >>>> hear
> >>>> on the airwaves? How have you/they gone about this? Have you/they
> >> had
> >>>> any
> >>>> luck? For example, I recently spoke with someone in Montana who
> has
> >>> been
> >>>> personally petitioning the FCC to try to stop the spread of
> >>>> disinformation on the airwaves. But I have a feeling she is not
> the
> >>> only
> >>>> one out there.
> >>>> - Is your radio station doing any explicit work to combat the
> >>>> disinformation that may spread on other radio stations?
> >>>> - Has anyone in your life been driven to extreme ideological
> beliefs
> >>>> and/or action thanks to the influence of talk radio?
> >>>> - There are a few networks about which I'm particularly curious.
> Do
> >>> you
> >>>> have any stations in your town/city/area that are run by Salem
> Media
> >>>> Network? Alternatively, are any stations in your town/city/area
> run
> >> by
> >>>> the
> >>>> Bott Radio Network, CSN (Christian Satellite Network), or American
> >>>> Family
> >>>> Radio?
> >>>> - Has your community had a locally-run station bought out and
> >> replaced
> >>>> by a station run by a large media network (such as one of those
> >> listed
> >>>> above)? If so, I'd love to ask you more about that change.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you all so much. I'm really looking forward to hearing from you.
> >>>> Please feel free to send me an email if you'd like to talk further --
> >> or
> >>> if
> >>>> you'd like to ask me any questions about the project, my background,
> >> etc.
> >>>> Thank you all again. I'm looking forward to talking. Take good care,
> >>>>
> >>>> Katie
> >>>>
> >>>> *Katie Thornton*
> >>>> *Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow*
> >>>> *www.itskatiethornton.com*<http://www.itskatiethornton.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> *IG: @itskatiethornton<https://www.instagram.com/itskatiethornton/>*
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> grc mailing list
> >>>> grc at maillist.peak.org
> >>>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>> @AnnGarrison<https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> >>> Independent Journalist,
> >>> SKYPE: Ann Garrison, Oakland
> >>> 415-503-7487
> >>> _______________________________________________
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> >>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tracy Rosenberg
> >> Executive Director
> >> Media Alliance
> >> 2830 20th Street Suite 201
> >> San Francisco, CA 94110
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> >>
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