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10-25-2006, 08:52 AM
Major News Outlets Refuse To Promote Bush Assassination Movie
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005284932
Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Staff Writer
October 24, 2006 5:55 p.m. EST
Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Newmarket Films set itself an unusual challenge when it decided to release the controversial faux investigative documentary "Death of a President." But the distributors may face even more obstacles since major U.S. news outlets CNN and National Public Radio have announced that they will not air paid ads or sponsor announcements for the controversial movie.
"CNN has decided not to take the ad because of the extreme nature of the movie's subject matter," the cable television network said in a statement.
A spokesman for NPR also said that the channel would not run sponsor announcements concerning the movie.
"The movie is fairly likely to generate significant controversy and we'll cover it as a news story," said spokeswoman Andi Sporkin. "To take a sponsorship spot would raise questions and cause confusion" among listeners.
The movie, which depicts the October 2007 assassination of President George W. Bush, stirred a controversy when it debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
Earlier this month, two major U.S. theater chains refused to play the film citing its subject matter.
However, distributors of the film insist that the film ultimately contains an anti-violence message. Newmarket Films also noted that many major newspapers such as The New York Times and Washington Post have run ads.
"'Death of a President' is the opposite of a call for violence," Newmarket co-founder Chris Ball said in a statement. "It's a powerfully cautionary tale about the pernicious effects of violence."
Newmarket plans to open the film October 27, just in time for the November 7 election.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005284932
Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Staff Writer
October 24, 2006 5:55 p.m. EST
Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Newmarket Films set itself an unusual challenge when it decided to release the controversial faux investigative documentary "Death of a President." But the distributors may face even more obstacles since major U.S. news outlets CNN and National Public Radio have announced that they will not air paid ads or sponsor announcements for the controversial movie.
"CNN has decided not to take the ad because of the extreme nature of the movie's subject matter," the cable television network said in a statement.
A spokesman for NPR also said that the channel would not run sponsor announcements concerning the movie.
"The movie is fairly likely to generate significant controversy and we'll cover it as a news story," said spokeswoman Andi Sporkin. "To take a sponsorship spot would raise questions and cause confusion" among listeners.
The movie, which depicts the October 2007 assassination of President George W. Bush, stirred a controversy when it debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
Earlier this month, two major U.S. theater chains refused to play the film citing its subject matter.
However, distributors of the film insist that the film ultimately contains an anti-violence message. Newmarket Films also noted that many major newspapers such as The New York Times and Washington Post have run ads.
"'Death of a President' is the opposite of a call for violence," Newmarket co-founder Chris Ball said in a statement. "It's a powerfully cautionary tale about the pernicious effects of violence."
Newmarket plans to open the film October 27, just in time for the November 7 election.