From: Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 93 08:37:18 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: reporter seeking interview subjects
In-Reply-To: <9309180811.AA21373@toad.com>
Message-ID: <199309191535.AA11204@eff.org>
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> > Hi, my name is Matt Binder.  Please help me...
> >         I'm a radio reporter in the SF Bay area working on a series
> > of pieces about invasions of privacy in the computer age.  I'm
> > looking for interesting "case studies" that I can use to horrify
> > my listeners out of their complacency.  My most immediate need is
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Just what I love from the media, using sensationalism to convey a
> preconceived idea instead of looking at the facts and reporting it.
> Does it matter that he is reporting on our side and not the other
> side?

Why of course it does.  No wishing and praying will make the media suddely
become pure and holy.  This is a propaganda war, and there's no reason
for both sides not to get in on the act.  Otherwise, it's like fighting
guns with slingshots. 

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DISCLAIMER: This message represents only my OWN opinion, not that of EFF.
Stanton McCandlish    Electronic Frontier Foundation Online Activist & SysOp
mech@eff.org          NitV-DataCenter BBS SysOp
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