We've talked much over the years for the need for moderate Muslims to come forward and be heard as a counterpoint to the jihadi propaganda we're constantly seeing on "news" media and in the Muslim world.
Well, there's a film called "Islam vs. Islamists" that features the message of moderate Muslims in the United States. It was originally to air on the taxpayer supported Public Broadcasting System. You would think PBS would welcome the opportunity to have such moderate voices heard. But then, you would be wrong.
Our pal Wordsmith attended a screening of the film in Beverly Hills, CA a week ago and you can read his impressions here.
But you will also have the opportunity to see the sister production "Muslims against Jihad" this Saturday at 9 PM EST on the Fox News Channel.
It seems that like conservatives, moderate Muslims are not welcome on PBS. Do we need to demand equal time under the Fairness Doctrine?
UPDATE: Broadcast Pre-empted
Fox News devoted nearly their entire broadcast day to the tragic, but relatively unimportant story of the murdered pregnant woman in Ohio. Instead of giving us an insight into an issue that affects the lives of literally billions of people on the planet they went wall to wall with the Ohio story repeating over and over and over the statements of the Sheriff and individuals at the scene.
When will we have an all news channel that uses it's time and resources to dig deep into stories of national and international importance and keeps stories like this, or totally worthless news like Paris Hilton in a proper persective?
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