Subject:  ABC postpones 20/20 show on cell phones (Kelley)..
Date:     Thu, 14 Oct 1999 050641 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" 
To:       emfguru 
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........Beware!!  This episode smells of intimidation by the cell phone
industry......  In spite of the "boiler plate" type "P.R." statements
issued below, what now must be our (the publics!!!) major concern is
the degree to which the ABC program's final product will have been
compromised by this obvious intimidation.....

This whole situation is a BIG OPPORTUNITY for some other news company
to jump in and expose......!!!!  CBS.....????  (Better would be some
coverage by Jim Lehrer of PBS....)

Roy Beavers (EMFguru)......
rbeavers@llion.org.......
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 21:24:54 -0700
From: Libby Kelley 
To: rbeavers@llion.org
Subject: RCR News: ABC postpones 20/20 show on cell phones



>RCR NEWS
>October 13, 1999
>
>CTIA asks ABC to review 20/20 broadcast
>
>WASHINGTON
>ABC denies it spiked a 20/20 segment on alleged mobile-phone health
>risks because of wireless industry pressure. Outside lawyers for the
>Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association wrote Capital
>Cities/ABC Inc. President David Westin on Monday to request that the
>20/20 broadcast on mobile phones be postponed because of concern that
>it will not be balanced. 

>'' I ask that you or your designees personally get
>involved in determining if 20/20's proposed program on wireless
>phones meets ABC's journalistic standards, and that you delay
>airing of the program until the review is complete,'' said W.
>Andrew Copenhaver. Copenhaver previously represented Food
>Lion, a North Carolina-based supermarket chain, which won a
>lawsuit against ABC for the 1992 ''PrimeTime Live'' probe about
>allegedly spoiled food. 

>''Any communications from anyone did not have any impact on when this
>airs,'' said Eileen Murphy, an ABC spokeswoman.  Contrary to widespread
>belief that ABC intended to air the mobile-phone segment tonight,
>Murphy said the piece never was officially scheduled. She said the
>20/20 mobile phone expose likely will air next week. 

>The CTIA letter also accused Dr. George Carlo of ''seeking personal
>advantage from his statements to 20/20.'' Carlo has begun marketing
>materials to consumers on how to make informed decisions about buying
>wireless phones.
>

Libby Kelley
Executive Director
Council on Wireless Technology Impacts
aka ~ Ad Hoc Association of Parties Concerned about
     the FCC's Radiofrequency Radiation Health and Safety Rules
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