the comment scam by PBS NewsHour

[Bill USA]

I don't know if others have run into this but at some media sites that supposedly welcome comments to articles or reports shown on television, they say they want comments but I have yet to get a comment published on PBS Newshour. I think if they get too many comments that are critical they stop showing any additional critical comments. I often include links to informative reports or articles in my comments. I don't think they like that as they don't want comments that are more informative than their biased reports.

Fraudulent advertizing and no way to prove it either....pretty good scam!

[msongs]

1. well u haven't "proved" your contention either. is that a scam as well :-) nt

[Bill USA]

2. I am making the assumption when they say they are open to comments from listeners that means they

will print all comments from listeners (in a reasonable period of time, some sites close comments after a period of time - but when sites do that, they always indicate the comments are closed)as long as they do not violate the standards of conduct (no profanity, personal attacks etc). I think it is false advertizing to screen comments for any reason other than that.

NOw, maybe you are saying I could be lieing when I say I have submitted comments and have failed to see them appear. Well yes, you would have to take me at my word that I am not lieing to you. If I was lieing to you then I would be scamming the reader. I guess you'll have to take my word for it that I am not lieing.

But you can test out my assertion. Give it a shot. Actually, my thesis is that they should show any viewer's comment that does not violate the terms of the agreement (as to following conventional courtesy in your comment) and that if they do not do that they are guilty of false advertising.

I certainly am interested in anybody else's experience with that site.

Maybe I should say I suspect them of false advertising. Maybe my comments just got 'lost' in cyberspace somehow.

But, I invite you to test my claim. Maybe you will have better luck than I, but as I said if they do not show all viewer comments that don't violate the standards of conduct they are not being honest in soliciting viewer comments which - I believe - implies that they will show all viewer comments (no screening for whatever reason other than for violation of standards of conduct).

[Bill USA]

3. I await your further defense of PBS Newshour by trying to post critical comments yourself. However,

.. for the test to be true it really should be a comment posted by someone not affiliated with PBS. Otherwise your disinterested (i.e. nonpartisan) defense of PBS NewsHour would be a scam.