[11860] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Mr. Green Card makes NPR's All Things Considered
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Phil Kratzer)
Fri Apr 22 07:11:29 1994
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 22:15:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Phil Kratzer <pak@netcom.com>
Reply-To: Phil Kratzer <pak@netcom.com>
To: postmaster@npr.com, Michael Dow <dow@hawk.nstn.ns.ca>,
"DORIC E. EARLE" <72237.1651@compuserve.com>,
John Myrna <jwmyrna@globe.net>, Jayne Levin <helen@access.digex.net>,
Ken McCarthy <marksol@netcom.com>,
"Jonathan G. Mizel" <73553.2400@compuserve.com>,
Marlon Sanders <marlonsand@aol.com>, Rob Raisch <raisch@internet.com>,
com-priv@psi.com, Stephen Heath <sheath@fox.nstn.ns.ca>,
Craig Hane <qpi@igc.apc.org>, Peter Coad <71210.3642@compuserve.com>,
Anita@onramp.net, "William M. Cohen" <marwiz@netcom.com>
[ NOTE: I AM NOT CERTAIN OF A GOOD ADDRESS AT NPR ONLY THAT THEY HAVE A
DOMAIN NAME. WOULD ANYONE WHO KNOWS SPECIFIC ADDRESSES AT NPR.COM PLEASE
FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO THEM. ]
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 10:41:43 -0700
>From: Mark R. Ludwig <Mark-Ludwig@uai.com>
To: com-priv@psi.com
Subject: Re: Mr. Green Card makes the Times
>>>>> "Brad" == Brad Templeton <brad@looking.clarinet.com> writes:
Brad> Those who spout an ideology of "thou shalt do no commerce" have clouded
Brad> the issue about what got people so upset. The Times viewed it as people
Brad> getting upset over commerce, which is not at all the truth.
Not having read the NYT story, it sounds like the NPR report was
slightly better. The "consultant" they interviewed on All Things
Considered called the posting a metaphorical billboard in the middle
of a national park. He focussed more on the way it was sent to every
newsgroup -- not just those related to immigration -- but still fell
into the people-on-the-Internet-don't-like-commerce party line as a
backdrop for why it's a metaphorical national park which needs to be
preserved. Details like USENET versus Internet were completely
mangled. "Flame" was defined as "hate e-mail." Robert Siegel (sp?)
asked about it because he saw the term "flame" in the NYT story.
That NPR carried it at all startled me. Bad press is better than no
press? I think not.$$
--
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"Cigarettes ... are not a drug."
-- Tom Lorea from the Tobacco Institute
Comments by Phil Kratzer:
Is there anyone at "All Things Considered" who cares to comment about
this message? I believe it would be very useful to have a
representative from NPR or any other of the programs to
join into the conversation here. In this way a
genuine dialog could occur.
Would NPR consider making the transcript of the show in question
available to be retrieved via a mail reflector and/or gopher?
Comments, anyone?
Phil Kratzer, CEO
National Response Corporation
phil@bizcenter.com
214/458-7625
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