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From: Don Ledger <dledger@istar.ca>
Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 14:26:02 +0100
Fwd Date: Sun, 04 May 1997 02:23:02 -0400
Subject: Re: Congratulations Steven Greer & CSETI

Hi List,
I swore I was going to stay out of this one but.....,

> Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 20:12:24 -0400
> To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
> From: "S. Baldwin" <sblee@stc.net>
> Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Re: Congratulations Steven Greer & CSETI


> >>He came across as reasonably level headed and the newscaster although
> >>unfortunately tying everything in the "x-files" bag, was less than
> >>his usual normal smirking self when UFO's are mentioned.

> >I'm glad they gave it some air time, but most stations use it as "filler"
> >when the news is slow.  My guess is that the story will pop up for the next
> >several weeks, as many stations hold the story back until it's needed.  It
> >may be featured in a number of markets during the weekend, depending on how
> >many stations Greer/CSETI contacted for interviews.

> Yes,  you are probably right  unfortunately, it was not on the
> "prime time" news but the less watched 10pm. It was just good
> to see it taken semi seriously here in the South.  Ah well,
> sigh.....maybe next time.

> Susan

Susan touches on one of the biggest problem in Ufology...the attitude
of the electronic media and the press (hereinafter called "media").
They are, I think, in most cases unwitting dupes in a non directed
disinformation campaign started many years ago, probably by the
military. Since I don't buy into the super conspiracy scenario I think
the media just grabbed the ball and ran with it.

At any rate I have run into the "attitude" of the media for so long
now it is second nature to distrust their motives on all fronts,
including talk shows etc. (though I have seen a few that were very
fair). Though nothing may be said in the body of the show, they will
depart from their usual signature music to play some of that '50s
outer space music which tends to set the tone for what went on before.
In one case I took a TV station to task for this and made it known
that the next time they would have to find someone else to ridicule
and mentioned in passing that since this was a phone in show and this
time their switchboard had been overwhelmed by calls (they brought it
up) thereby indicating a heavy viewership which of course is the
lifeblood of TV and all media, that perhaps the competitive TV station
not too far away would get that viewership the next time around.

You don't have to take crap from these people. Sit them down one by
one and show them the facts, let them see you and hear you and in some
cases you can raise doubts.
It's too big an issue to get into here, but there are ways to combat
this, and we need them to fight the military/government control of
this issue.

I can go on at length about this because I have some expertise in this
area, but perhaps this issue should be saved for dicussion on its own.

Regards,
Don Ledger