LGBT Groups Target Fox News' Anti-Gay Bigotry, Asking Advertisers to DropFoxIn association with DropFox, a broad coalition of LGBT groups, including Courage Campaign, GLAAD and Equality Matters, is drafting letters to Fox advertisers to get them to stop supporting them with ad revenues, and boycott the station's anti-LGBT bigotry. First up: the normally gay-friendly Orbitz gum, whose CEO Barney Harford will soon be getting a letter stating their intent. An excerpt:
It has recently come to our attention that your company buys advertising on Fox News Channel. Orbitz prides itself on being a good friend to the LGBT community, and we are writing you to raise our concerns about your association with a network that advances destructive anti-gay rhetoric.
Your gay-specific travel site has been warmly received in the gay community, has resulted in higher quality service for the LGBT community and has achieved an increase in growth for Orbitz. Additionally, in the last few years, leading LGBT organizations Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD have recognized the great work that Orbitz has done in partnering with and catering to the LGBT community.
In that same time period, Fox News demonstrated an indefensible bias in its coverage of core issues for the LGBT community. An analysis of coverage on everything from gay marriage to the repeal of DADT to gay individuals supports a conclusion that Fox's coverage is driven by a political agenda and cannot be considered an objective news source.
To add your name to the letter, head over to DropFox.
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AlterNetPosted at May 17, 2011, 10:59 am
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