Re: NBC's show

[rhill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rik Hill)]

> Today I received a canned reply thanking me for my response but suggesting
> that I really should write to the producers.  In other words, they seemed
> to take no responsibility for airing the program--it was presented to them,
> they bought it, and it wasn't really any of their business what it
> contained.  That's a cop-out, and a cheap one at that.
> 
> So keep demanding that they represent science correctly--not fairly, but
> correctly.  That program on Man's Origins had virtually no science in it,
> and we need to tell NBC that it did not, that it was a disservice to the
> viewing public, and that we expect an appropriate acknowledgement or we
> will move to other means, such as writing sponsors of all NBC programs
> telling them we will boycott their products and NBC.  Perhaps if enough of
> us do that, we may get a little attention.
>  
> Send an email protesting this biased program to online@nbc.com and to the
> producers bcvideo@interport.net, and to your local NBC station (addresses
> etc. available on the NBC Web page) telling them why it is not scientific
> and that you will inform their sponsors of the deceit pawned onto the
> American (and probably the rest of the world eventually) public.

I hate to rain on your parade  here but I have several family members
that are or were in the press. One of them now produces the news
in a major metropolitan area. I have gotten involved in heated 
exchanges with him on this subject of accepting responsibility for
broadcasts and balance. THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN about accuracy, or
balance and will never accept responsibility for what they put out. 
If it makes a good story, that's all that matters to them. Controversy
is more important than accuracy or balance. Look how riled you are
(and others are on other nets about this). They don't care what you
say...just spell their name right and mention the network! It's 
all publicity to them.

Sorry to be such a cynic, but it's born of experience.

-Rik