TS/TV/CD Love Blog – Because Of Your Uniqueness

Finally NBC News and CBS Radio are taking some responsibility for their spokespeople. The hateful comments from Don Imus on his morning TV and radio shows in regards to the derogatory remarks made on his program in reference to the Rutgers University women’s basketball team members.

It’s about time that the broadcast media got it’s come-uppins (?) Hurtful, discriminatory comments should never be tolerated, particularly when done in a forum as powerful as today’s broadcast media.

Below is an excerpt from the The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)

Media outlets and companies to take a careful and thoughtful look at the content included on their air, in their pages and on their Web sites. As the conflicts and issues facing the citizenry of both the United States and the world become increasingly complex, it falls to the news media to help individuals make sense of the decisions they must make. The ability of the media to be a strong and credible voice in the public forum is compromised when news outlets and organizations allow hateful, discriminatory and harmful speech to go out under their banner. Whether produced by the organization or not, the ultimate responsibility rests on the decision makers who allow them to be broadcast or printed. This responsibility extends to those members of the media who are guests on programs that fail to see that there is a line between free speech and hate speech.

NLGJA is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students who work within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members.

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