NY Post: informal update

Posted on February 25, 2009 by kwilder

Good article with most of the info needed appeared in England: here. KW: Okay, I will try to find quotes and research and more info and do a more thorough post soon. But, I can’t resist a little update on the story now. As you know, the NY Post published a cartoon that many people […]

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NAACP demands removal of Col Allan (editor) & Sean Delonas (political cartoonist) from the Post

Posted on February 22, 2009 by kwilder

KW: During the Bush administration, many of my peace friends and colleagues seemed to be hounded and harassed by the Secret Service if anyone got too close or made any odd allusions to President Bush. It seems insane that someone (even a cartoonist) portrayed a symbolic shooting of the President, in an image that hundreds […]

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Al Sharpton: Live streaming re: The Post

Posted on February 20, 2009 by kwilder

It’s 5:28pm EST. Press conference over. Still lots of people and chanting. Interesting to watch. 5:30pm. I think live streaming is turned off? Notes below. http://www.tmz.com/2009/02/20/sharpton-calls-in-reinforcements/ Great coverage. Live streaming of the demonstration at the NY Post, and press conference with Al Sharpton and others. Al Sharpton  is discussing the waiver for Murdoch to have […]

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Should the/will the NY Post boycott end?

Posted on February 20, 2009 by kwilder

Latest update: The NAACP, Al Sharpton, Spike Lee and others have determined that an apology is not enough. The boycott continues. The goal is to have new policies on diversity at the Post, and also for the government to reconsider the waiver Rupert Murdoch has to own more than one major media outlet within the […]

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If you are a patriot…boycott the NY Post!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by kwilder

Update: Friday morning, Feb 20th. After first asserting it had done nothing wrong, the NY Post finally made a half-hearted apology last night. There was a rally planned for this evening at 5pm, and it seems like Al Sharpton and other groups who took offense, will be mulling over the next step. The boycott is […]

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