Good heavens! A scandal has broken out over Asimov’s science fiction magazine. Sex! Drugs! Pornography! You won’t believe your eyes. Or maybe you will. First, the reporter uncovers a horrifying story:
http://woodtv.triton.net/video/realbox.php?ontv=Target8_Magazine_Fundraiser&cat=news
(Text version is at http://woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1645394&nav=0RclKpQF if you can’t do video.)
And in our very own state of Michigan!
Okay, now that you’re all in cardiac arrest, take a look at what Asimov’s had to say about the story:
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0403/response.shtml
Hmmmm. Can it be that the reporter was biased? Can it be she was taking information out of context? My illusions have been shattered!
And since my media literacy classes are just finishing up a unit on broadcast news, I figured I’d use this on Monday when I get back to school. Already wrote up a worksheet. It’s at
http://www.sff.net/people/spiziks/sfscandal.html
The media gets it wrong. Who’d have thought?
--Steven
I'm absolutely disgusted. Did Asimov's send their reply to the newpaper's letters/editorial section?
Posted by: Lisa | February 23, 2004 at 10:15 AM
I think it's a TV station -- but the most important part is that it's in Grand Rapids, right-wing capital of Michigan. Probably no point.
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