[BC] Localism/personal habits

[Rich Wood]

------ At 11:10 AM 12/29/2005, Fred Gleason wrote: -------

>Hmm.  It seems that we've at last reached the core of the whole argument
>against 'religious' broadcasting.  You consider it 'propaganda'.  Doubtless
>there are many who would agree.

You're automatically assuming propaganda is always bad. It probably 
pays your salary under the name Advertising. Oxford defines it as " 
an organized program of publicity, selected information, etc., used 
to propagate a doctrine ..." It attaches no negative connotation to it.

>Of course, there's nothing to prevent a station from doing *both* --i.e.
>carrying both Christian content *and* traditional 'public service' type
>programming.  I've had the privilege of working with many Christian formatted
>stations over the years that do just that, with notable success.

Exactly my point. A radio station is a radio station, regardless of 
its format. Its obligation to listeners is the same. Maybe my 
News/Talk experience causes me to believe you have an obligation to 
keep listeners informed beyond just left or right wing propaganda.

As the Director of the WOR Radio Network and Director of Station 
Relations for ABC I always advised my affiliates to use our 
programming not to get rid of people but to free up money to surround 
it with relevant local services. The most successful stations make 
themselves important to their listeners' lives in Earthly, practical 
ways. Canned religion does nothing to help listeners negotiate their 
way to work.

>In the end, I quite like Donna's (and her Mom's!) approach, that we treat
>others as we'd like to be treated ourselves.  Come to think of it, I seem to
>recall that being a prominent part of the message espoused by a certain
>Jewish carpenter from Galilee as well.

Now if only the religious fanatics who claim to speak for that 
citizen of Galilee would stop condemning other religious beliefs we 
might have something close to what He taught.

Rich

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