[rfu-automation] Unity March PSA

[Andrew Ó Baoill]

I should clarify that in this case I was the one who failed to  
properly review the PSA before putting it into rotation.

On Sep 25, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Stephen Fonzo wrote:

> To my knowledge, no one specifically has been taking care of this.   
> Do we have a list of active Automation members, just so we know who  
> is around and interested in these issues?  I have no idea whether  
> the pool is very small or only slightly small.
>
> -Steve
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Noel L. Vivar <nlvivar at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> Who has been screening the PSAs before they go into autorotation  
> lately?
>
> BTW, I know that I have been lax on updating the written PSAs in a
> while. I'll get on it this weekend.
>
> -Noel
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill  
> <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:
> > Earlier this week I removed the Unity March PSA from the 'Current  
> PSAs'
> > directory, thus removing it from regular rotation.
> >
> > The reason is that, on listening to the PSA, I determined that  
> some of the
> > wording used might cause difficulty under FCC and 501 c (3)  
> regulations. In
> > particular, the PSA included text calling explicitly for a YES  
> vote in the
> > Township referendum. In addition, there were a number of directive
> > statements that might be interpreted as 'calls to action'.
> >
> > I consulted with a number of experienced community radio and IMC  
> activists,
> > who largely agreed with my concerns. I also communicated directly  
> with the
> > CUCPJ members who had prepared and submitted the PSA. They will be  
> recording
> > a new version of the PSA soon, and we will be putting it back in  
> automation
> > rotation as soon as I receive it.
> >
> > Andrew
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>
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