Burn A Koran Day

[Juniper]

Jinx - possibly so.

Ordinary people do stupid, evil things every day. The real problem is the media that chooses to report on it. And how they choose to report on it.

But they'll continue to do so, because it sells. This is nothing new, everyone knows this, it's not some profound revelation--but "free press" has nothing to do with ethics when it comes to TV news.

[squirell nutkin]

I still say it is hate speech and is not protected by the first amendment.

[classicman]

Finally!!!!! YEAH Associated Press!! !! !! !! !! !! !!

The Associated Press said Thursday it will not distribute images or audio of the Quran-burning demonstration planned for Saturday evening by a Gainesville, Fla., church.

"Should the event happen on Saturday, the AP will not distribute images or audio that specifically show Qurans being burned, and will not provide detailed text descriptions of the burning," deputy managing editor Thomas Kent wrote in a memo to AP staff. "With the exception of these specific images and descriptions, we expect to cover the Gainesville event, in all media, placing the actions of this group of about 50 people in a clear and balanced context."

From the AP... of course

[glatt]

Originally Posted by classicman

Finally!!!!! YEAH Associated Press!! !! !! !! !! !! !!

From the AP... of course

Associated Press is not the only game in town. If it happens, photos and video will certainly be broadcast on Al Jazeera.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Broadcast? Al Jazeera will be distributing video tapes/discs to every half watt station in the world.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Al Jazeera will be distributing
video tapes/discs 8-tracks, cassettes and/or slides...
to every half watt station in the world.

fixed that for ya

[glatt]

I was just checking out Al Jazeera's coverage of this, and saw a few details I hadn't previously seen. Not surprising, I suppose, because I don't follow news stories like this all that closely.

Since announcing the plan to burn the Qur’an, Pastor Jones has discovered that such an act has a host of negative externalities. For starters, his bank has demanded that he immediately repay the church’s mortgage balance, and his insurance company cancelled the church’s policy. Furthermore, the local authorities, citing strict fire codes, rejected twice his application to burn the holy book.

[Rhianne]

I thought this thread was calling out for a picture when I saw this...

[classicman]

I'm well aware of that reality, but its nice that one FUCKING company stepped up and did the right thing for a change.

[classicman]

There was some major discussion/disagreement this am on Morning Joe.
A couple times it got so heated they kept reverting to "sports is good"

[Rhianne]

A short BBC article on how the story is being reported across the Muslim world:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11232669

[BigV]

BBC just reported that the burn has been called off. Searching for link now.

Also reported on NPR.

ETA: also fox news and aljazeerah. No links, but it is on the breaking news crawl at the top of every news page.

[Bullitt]

Cancelled
Also the hosting service of the church's website shut it down due to terms of use violations. 2 guesses as to what that was.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ebsite-yanked/

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Bullitt

Cancelled
Also the hosting service of the church's website shut it down due to terms of use violations. 2 guesses as to what that was.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ebsite-yanked/

I read the asshole's bank called his mortgage, and his insurance company cancelled his policy on the building.

[Cloud]

negative externalities, indeed.