CBS responded to my email

[SammyBlue]

Dear Mr. Katz,
Thank you for taking the time to write. Your support is appreciated. As you can imagine, we've been inundated with negative emails. It's refreshing to hear from a viewer such as yourself. We strive for the highest level of journalistic integrity and will continue to do so, no matter what the cost. A free society demands free, unmuzzled media expression.
Regina,

CBS Evening News

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:17 PM
To: CBS Evening News
Subject: Thank you for your brave coverage


From all of us out here who believe the media has gotten corrupt and lazy, it is great to see your news organization report politically unpopular reports about a man who didn't deserve to be our President in the first place.

Thank you for posting what a lot of us out here in America already believe: That GWB didn't fulfill his Nat'l Guard service and wasn't the best at his post. I believe his Nat'l Guard Service was an example of his utter inability to lead and his complete contempt for responsibility.

Thank you for sticking to your guns.

Aram S. Katz
Tucson, AZ

[Joanne98]

1. I got the exact same one.

I thought it was hand written. Oh well. :)

[Blecht]

2. Friendly advice

Edit your name out -- Freepers WILL find a way to harrass you.

[SammyBlue]

4. Thanks for the advice

But I was married long enoug that I can tune them out and not care what they say.

I just consider the source. I'm not afraid of Freepers. Bring them on. They will get ignored like most idiot conservatives.

[nostamj]

3. that's great

I sent (among many others) a similar note which acknowledged that I understood they would be under a coordinated attack from the RW hate team....

[Nite Owl]

5. Got the same one too.

I was happy that there was a response most don't bother.

[ochazuke]

6. Good on you guys

who wrote to praise CBS. In addition to criticizing the media when they fail to seek the truth, or get too fair and balanced, we need to praise them when they get it right.

Pavlov and all that.

David Brock of mediamatters.org calls it 'backpressure' against the right-wing influence on the media.