Stop PBS!!!!

[Ari]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

THere is a counterpetition asking to actually air the discussion

hehehe am i the only one who sees this stupid how is there such a thing stupid ppl its like iam a kid and iam calling someone an idiot and they reply back "no your an idiot"

couterpetition lol @ turks

[TripleA]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

I saw that petition on the main site http://www.petitiononline.com

They managed to get 10,000 signatures. I noticed that there are many people signing the petition more than once with comments like "Armenian killed thousands of turks."

[ddd]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

So...uh.....were we able to stop PBS?

[Che_Ka]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

Latest news is that PBS has decided not to air the original documentary AT ALL.

Instead, it will be airing 2 other Armenian Genocide documentaries.

[TripleA]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

What?! Where did you hear/read this?

[Ari]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

how about the panel talk ?

[Che_Ka]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

Here's where I read it: http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg138601.html

I haven't heard about it otherwise, so I guess it hasn't been confirmed, but that's what the article says.

[Che_Ka]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

Info on the French documentary that will be aired instead: http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg138628.html

[Anahita]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

Latest news is that PBS has decided not to air the original documentary AT ALL.

Instead, it will be airing 2 other Armenian Genocide documentaries.

I think that's just KCET in LA. I looked on http://www.thepetitionsite.com/ to see if there is also a petition there, but didn't find one.

http://www.kcet.org/about/press-room/press-releases.php

"February 23, 2006

(Los Angeles) -- KCET will present the U.S. broadcast premiere of “Le Genocide Armenien” (“The Armenian Genocide”) by acclaimed French documentary filmmaker Laurence Jourdan. KCET currently has the exclusive broadcast rights to this film. The English-voiceover documentary premieres Monday, April 17 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m.) .

"It was a tremendous coup for KCET to acquire this film, as ‘Le Genocide Armenian’ received wide acclaim in Europe. The film is respectful of the Armenian history while being illustrative of events which took place prior to World War I and might be less familiar to our broad viewing audience,” said Mary Mazur, KCET executive vice president, programming and production. “We are pleased to begin a collaboration with Jourdan, whose depth of content is impeccable." She added, “KCET enjoys a strong relationship with the Armenian community in Southern California and has broadcast programs over the years of particular interest to this audience."

Laurence Jourdan has tackled many geopolitical and historical issues with documentaries including “The Milosevic Nightmare,” “Golan: The Story of an Occupation” and “The Forgotten People of the Ho Chi-Minh Road,” among others

. During April, which is designated as Armenian Remembrance Month, KCET will also re-broadcast the popular documentary "My Son Shall be Armenian," directed by Hagop Goudsouzian, which originally aired in April 2004. The documentary was well received and the station had many requests for a second run.

KCET, PBS’ West Coast flagship station, has garnered hundreds of awards over its 40-year history for its national drama and documentary productions, its local and regional news and public affairs programming and its quality educational children’s productions.

Additional information about KCET can be found at www.KCET.org."

[HYERIDES]

Re: Stop PBS!!!!

i signed, g luck