Disney/ABC Twisting Truth About WGA

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Disney/ABC Twisting Truth About WGA

That the studios and networks have been twisting the truth about the WGA strike to suit their own purposes looks to be standard operating procedure during this strike. That happens on the other side of this labor dispute, too. But no company seems to be doing this more than Disney/ABC. For instance, all comments (not just some) that are even mildly friendly to the WGA are quickly deleted from ABC.com. Here is one striking writer's experience on Tuesday: "I was on ABC.com today when I saw the Leno story and that there were comments where writers were being bashed and scabs promoted. I defended writers and less than two minutes later the comments were deleted. I tried again and, once again, my comments were deleted. Talk about ABC/Disney censorship."

The above wouldn't seem as scary if Disney didn't own an international news operation, ABC, which is supposed to report accurately and consider both sides of an issue.

But it gets worse.

iger-mouse-small.jpgABC recently held a "Strike Educational Seminar". Its purpose was described thusly: "With each day of the WGA strike, more articles and opinions circulate in the media. Now is your chance to hear the real issues in question. Please join Mark Pedowitz and Marc Sandman for a brief discussion of the strike and its challenges." According to an account of the seminar from a Disney/ABC employee who wishes to remain nameless but whose identity I have confirmed, very little about this presentation was truthful.



Here is the account given me of the ABC strike seminar:

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