Wednesday, May 11, 2022

John Archibald, TV ads & TV stations

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Sent: Wed, May 11, 2022 8:03 am
Subject: TO: AL TV stations RE: John Archibald & the TV ads that candidates pay you a lot of money to run
Yesterday, al.com published an opinion column entitled "Alabama political ads tell a truth about the state", written by John Archibald.
Archibald's column is about TV ads for which your TV stations are paid a lot of money by the candidates and their PACs to run for them.
If you haven't already read Archibald's column, I think you should.
Archibald's column may raise your self-awareness about what your individual TV station is and is not doing related to the TV ads of the candidates and their PACs, and cause you to reflect on how journalistically comfortable you are with what you are doing and not doing related to the TV ads
I have offered my own critique of the journalistic respectability of how Alabama TV stations have been covering the 2022 elections and the candidates. My critique is most recently indicated at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/wsfa12-candidate-profiles.html.
I hope what John Archibald says, and what I have said, have effect on your TV stations.
After I send this email, I will post the email on my blog at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/emails-to-tv-stations-re-2022-elections.html.
Thank you.

 

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