Press
Conference at KPFA
Friday, Nov. 12, 1999
re. Removal of Dan Coughlin as Pacifica News Director
page one of two
Be sure to see SavePacifica.net for background and further news. See HERE on their site for copies of Letters re. Coughlin situation. Pacifica has really pulled a stupid move and is showing a sample of their censorship style at KPFA to the entire network!
Here's the text of the October 27 item that lead to the removal of Dan Coughlin:
"Sixteen affiliates of the Pacifica Radio network today boycotted Pacifica programming
to show their concern about the handling of a labor-management dispute at Pacifica
station KPFA in Berkeley. This summer more than 100 people were arrested and
thousands took to the streets at the oldest listener sponsored station in the country to
protest Pacifica staffing decisions. Hurt during the dispute was Pacifica satellite
distribution system which provides programming to some 63 stations nationwide. The
sixteen Pacifica affiliates in eleven states called for the network to adopt new open
accountable governance, and to continue to support community-based journalism which,
they said, had made Pacifica great."
A Press Conference was held at 10:30 AM on Friday, Nov. 12th. I took photos seen here.
Waiting for the press conference to begin, Mary Berg on right.
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Van Jones begins Press Conference, |
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Aileen Alfandary reads the statement
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Aileen answers questions from reporters
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Dennis Bernstein begins his comments
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Dennis says members Pacifica Board must be ousted |
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Barbara Lubin gives Steering Committee report
and states, |
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Aileen Alfandary hands out copies of the Press
Release |
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There is another page of photos ---- |
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Go HERE - for page 2
= rest of 11-11-99 press conf. photos |
URL of this page is: http://www.fsm-a.org/kpfa/KPFA11-12-99.html
(photos taken by Susan Druding with Nikon Coolpix950 digital
camera)
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