FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 9, 2005 |
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UNREPORTED FOR 14 DAYS: AIR AMERICA TOOK ALMOST $900K IN LOANS FROM
CHILDREN’S CHARITIES
Same Media That Glorified Liberal Talk-Radio Network Ignore Scandal
Surrounding Air America’s Chairman
The following is a statement from
L. Brent Bozell, President of the Media Research Center:
“All the media outlets that
trumpeted and championed the launch of the liberal talk-radio
network Air America are silent as it finds itself awash in a
mushrooming scandal. The chairman of Air America, Evan Montvel
Cohen, arranged for one of the loans when he was also the
development director for the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club. Both
the Boys and Girls club and another children’s charity, Pathways for
Youth, have since gone bankrupt after loaning Air America close to
$900,000.
“Where are the stories from NBC
Nightly News, the Today show, ABC World News Tonight,
National Public Radio, MSNBC, CNBC, the New York Times
magazine, and the others who gave Air America many millions of
dollars in free publicity when it premiered? This scandal was noted
in the New York Daily News July 26th and they have yet to
cover it.
“This is also the same media that
not only glorified Air America, but who also have attacked
conservative talk-radio time and again, and who offered
comprehensive coverage of Rush Limbaugh’s battle with addiction to a
prescription medicine. The double standard is undeniable.
“These loans are under investigation
by New York City authorities. If a conservative talk-radio network
or high profile show were undergoing the same scrutiny for taking
money intended for disadvantaged children, the story would be
leading the networks and be front page news across the country.
“The media blackout of the Air
America scandal will only further separate the establishment media
from the public they claim to serve and, ironically, only turn more
of the public toward conservative talk-radio to get news and
information.”
To schedule an interview with Brent Bozell or another MRC spokesperson,
please contact Tim Scheiderer at 703.683.5004 x. 126
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