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Is WTTW taking CMA's Chicago Tonight study to heart? April 11, 2005 Posted by Mitchell Entry 295 A new development was brought to our attention on the WTTW Channel 11 community advisory board webpage (reprinted here in case the contents change). The Community Advisory Board apparently supported some of the findings of our study. To quote: <excerpt> Renee Summers, Chair of the Programming Committee, addressed the Chicago Media Action's analysis of "Chicago Tonight." She read a statement prepared by the Programming Committee identifying areas of the study that warrant further examination. The CAB discussed the statement and reiterated that despite the reputations of some members of CMA, their report supports the general impressions of the CAB. Therefore, the CAB voted to accept the Programming Committee's statement, and requested that Thom Clark submit it to Dan Schmidt, WTTW President and CEO; Randy King, Exec. VP of Television; and Barbara Proctor, WCCI Board of Trustees, and CAB liaison, by December 24, 2004... </excerpt> What gets me is the line "despite the reputations of some members of CMA". Which members? What reputations? DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on this website are those of the individual members of Chicago Media Action who authored them, and not necessarily those of the entire membership of Chicago Media Action, nor of Chicago Media Action as an organization. FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.