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Hate MonitorThis section of NCPForce! monitors incidents of hate and bias in the media targeted against divorced fathers and other non-custodial parents. NCPForce! will confront all publications, radio and television news broadcasters who engage the use of the hate speech terms such as "deadbeat dad" and coverage of family law issues which discriminate against non-custodial parents. Regarding hate speech: we would like to point out to reporters and editors that the term "deadbeat dad" is similar to a racial slur which you would not publish or encourage use of on the air. This term creates an environment of hate in which our government feels free to commit the worst rights abuses without fear of public scrutiny. In such an environment, an entire class of individuals -- divorced fathers and other non-custodial parents -- find it all the more difficult to fight for their rights and stay connected with their children in a family system that is already stacked against them. The following news outlets are being tracked by NCPForce! for their offensive coverage of family law issues. We have asked them to abide by the same hate speech standards enacted to protect other groups. Furthermore, we have also advised these news agencies that they will soon face legal action if they do not desist from engaging in hate speech. We ask our readers to report instances of hate speech to this watch page, and to hold listed agencies accountable for their offenses by canceling subscriptions, boycotting sponsors, and writing letters of complaint to their directors. News Agencies Engaged in Hate
Incident: August 15th, 2007 An article entitled "Price for Passport is Child Payments" concerning passport seizures. The article quoted statements of support for the government program from a Washington state child support official and a custodial mother, yet failed to contact fathers' rights groups for their input. In addition, this imbalanced story listed a number of men with arrearages, but failed to inquire about the nature of these arrearages -- for instance, if the men were even biological fathers, or if they'd withheld support for lack of visitation rights, or if they simply could not pay. Send a complaint to the Associated Press at info@ap.org. Incident: January 20th, 2009 Staff writer Michaelangelo Conte and the editors of this Hudson County, New Jersey, newspaper engaged in hate speech and bias with an article entitled "Dads Locked Up 'Til They Pay Up". In his article covering the arrest of 25 men for child support arrears in Hudson County, Conte used the hate speech term "deadbeat dad" and failed to contact father's rights groups for a reaction. Conte's unbalanced story mentioned the amounts owed by fathers, but failed to address whether or not any of these men have been denied visitation to their children. Conte also failed to inquire why these men were in child support arrears or the possibility that these men may be sick, unemployed, or disabled. His article also failed to address possible civil rights violations stemming from these arrests. Conte did, however, mention that seven of the 25 arrested were already in jail on other charges. But Conte failed in his responsibilities as a reporter by neglecting to raise the question of how these seven convicts were expected to meet child support payments. The Jersey Journal's editorial staff, led by Judy Loccorriere, is also responsible for this hatemongering because they failed to provide this story with proper balance before publication. Contact information for the Jersey Journal's editorial staff can be found at http://www.jjournal.com/contact-us.php Staff writer Mike Conte can be contacted at mike.conte@jjournal.com or 201-217-2431. Editor Judy Loccorriere can be contacted at judy.locorriere@jjournal.com or at 201-217-2575. The Jersey Journal is owned by its parent company, Advance Publications, which also owns the The Star-Ledger which has also be been cited for hate and bias. Please see the entry for the The Star-Ledger on this page. Advance Publications can be contacted via its contact web page at http://www.advance.net/index.ssf?/advance_internet/about.html To unsubscribe from the Jersey Journal, please call (201) 653-7415. Incident: December 13th, 2009 In a recent hate piece, "Deputies Round Up Deadbeat Dads", reporter Andrew Hasbun reported on a roundup of non-custodial parents for child support arrears on Pheoniz, Arizona. The piece was designed to inspire sympathy for custodial mothers and hatred against non-custodial fathers using a number of propaganda tactics. For example, in one portion of the report, a custodial mother of a 3-year-old girl blasts her husband as a deadbeat, holding the picture of their daughter up to the man's face. When her ex-husband, in handcuffs, begins to respond "you won't let me see her," FOX abruptly cuts away from him. Later, she claims poverty and he accuses her of lying before he is again cut off. FOX 10 news failed to balance its story by not allowing the man it showed being arrested to speak for himself. The reporter also failed to interview any fathers rights groups for a reaction. Glenn sacks at Fathers & Families.org is now running an e-mail campaign to blast out Fox 10 News by writing directly to reporter Andrew Hasbun and Linda Williams, the news anchor. The campaign can be found at: http://www.fathersandfamilies.org/?page_id=5566 Fox 10 News can also be reached by phone at at 602-257-1234; we ask all our readers and members to call the station and voice their disapproval. We also urge Phoenix NCPs to stage peaceful protests at Andrew W. Hasbun's possible home at 1311 W. Pasadena Avenue, Pheonix-Alhambra, AZ 85013; and at KSAZ Fox 10 News headquarters at 511 W Adam, Phoenix, AZ 85003. Below is a photo of reporter Andrew Hasbun:
KSAZ is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which also owns the New York Post and FOX News. Incident: June 22nd, 2007 An article by staff writer Jack Leonard reporting on the passport seizure of a Chinese business man for child support arrears. The writer used the word "deadbeat" and failed to contact the the man in the article for a reaction. He also failed to contact any mens' rights groups for a reaction, and offered only celebratory quotes from a government agency. The Los Angeles Times is owned by the Chicago Tribune Company. Cancel subscriptions to the Los Angeles times via e-mail. E-mail complaints to the Los Angeles Times at readers.rep@latimes.com and to the Chicago Tribune ctc-tribletter@tribune.com. Incident: January 13th, 2005 An article by columnist Mike Seate entitled "Deadbeat Dads Work to Avoid Manhood". The columnist engaged in hate speech through the use of the term "deadbeat dad". The columnist referred to men unable to pay artificially imposed child support orders as "whiners". The columnist never addressed whether not these men were denied visitation rights, nor did he ever address the issue of a man's reproductive rights. See the article and a rebuttal at http://www.ejfi.org/family/family-31.htm. Send a complaint to the The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review to opinion@tribweb.com. Incident: June 17th, 2008 Reporter Judith Lucas and the editors of this Newark, New Jersey paper engaged in hate speech and bias with an article entitled "State Roundup Results in 1,600 arrests". This article likened non-custodial parents facing child support arrears to "sexual predators and violent fugitives" in its coverage of "Operation Falcon" -- a raid by New Jersey sheriff’s officers, marshals, and county police to arrest some of the worst law breakers across the state, which illegally rounded up non-custodial parents for financial debt. Judith Lucas failed as a reporter to contact any fathers rights groups to balance her story. Nor did she address that fact that under New Jersey State law and U.S. Federal Law, child support debts are civil matters and that probable cause to arrest can can only exist in criminal cases. Ms. Lucas also failed to address serious civil rights issues resulting from"Operation Falcon". The Star-Ledger's editorial staff, led by editor Jim Willse, is also responsible for this grossly unbalanced coverage which serves only to fan the flames of hatred and bias against non-custodial parents. Letters to the administrators can be sent via the newspaper's administration page at: http://www.starledger.com/admin.asp The reporter, Judith Lucas, can be reached at jlucas@starledger.com or (908) 527-4011. Editor Jim Willse can be contacted at jwillse@starledger.com or by telephone at 973-392-4127 The Star-Ledger is owned by its parent company, Advance Publications, which also owns the Jersey Journal which has also be been cited for hate and bias. Please see the entry for the Jersey Journal on this page. Advance Publications can be contacted via its contact web page at http://www.advance.net/index.ssf?/advance_internet/about.html To unsubscribe from the Star-Ledger, please go to the newspapers subscriber services page at https://circsecure.starledger.com/cbwebserver/login.asp Incident: April 15, 2008 Reporter Paul Brooks and the editors of this paper engaged in hate speech and bias with an article entitled "16 Deadbeats Busted in Ulster County". The article covered a new program by Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum and the Child Support Enforcement Unit in Ulster County, NY, to arrest non-custodial parents for child support arrears of $50 or more. The article used an instance of hate speech three (3) times. The article also featured a list of names of those arrested. While the article featured quotes from Ulster county's sheriff, the reporter made no effort to gather reaction from father's right groups or to speak with those arrested. Finally, the reporter referred to those arrested as "wayward" parents without investigating why these individuals were in arrears (i.e. unemployment, sickness, disability). It should be noted that in the "About Us" section of this newspaper's website, the editors praise their "hard-digging reporters". Paul Brooks is clearly not one of them. The Times Herald-Record is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which also owns the New York Post and FOX News. Cancel subscriptions to the Times Herald-Record times by calling 1-888-620-1700. E-mail complaints to the reporter at pbrooks@th-record.com or phone him at 845-883-5902. You may also contact the editor Dereck Dosenenko via e-mail at dosenenko@th-record.com or by phone at 845-346-3170. Report Hate
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