For what it's worth:
http://capwiz.com/afr/issues/alert/?alertid=6197401American Democracy:
The Ultimate Reality TV
The Big Three networks have decided that our democracy is bad for their business, which is why this week viewers were treated to worm munching (NBC's Fear Factor), puking (CBS's Big Brother 5) and liposuction (ABC's Extreme Makeover) instead of primetime convention coverage from Boston's Fleet Center.
It's time Americans send the networks a clear message: By ignoring our democratic process -- at at time of the most divisive presidential election of our generation, when Americans are dying in our name overseas and threat of terrorism at home looms large -- ABC, NBC and CBS are doing a shameful disservice to the viewers they're legally obligated to serve.
It is not too much to ask networks that are granted free licenses to broadcast over publicly owned airwaves to use those airwaves to help educate the American public about the choices we as a nation face this November.
Tell network executives, newsroom managers and anchors that our democracy matters.
