Response From 20/20 Producer

[Guest guest]

Response From 20/20 Producer

 

Subj: RE: 20/20 Condemned Our Childhoods to Shame

12/14/00 9:25:02 AM Pacific Standard Time

Michael.Pressman (Pressman, Michael)

Anudasa ('Anudasa')

 

Dear Raghunatha Anudasa,

 

Thank you for your email letter expressing your views about our 20/20

segment on the Hare Krishna society.

 

As you may imagine, it's quite a challenge to tell a complex story

that

spanned many years in a 15 minute report. I can only begin to

understand

the difficulties you and your friends faced as children of Hare

Krishna. By

no means did we believe that there weren't positive things going on

at the

time.. but the story had a particular focus and we kept within that

framework. I am confident, however, that the details we reported

were fair

and accurate.

 

As far as particular memories of former students, we can only report

that

these experiences are what they are saying they remember. After

spending

hours with the students, I can only tell you that I believed they

were being

truthful.

 

The video that you referred to that you believe shows you was

obtained from

 

NBC News Archives

30 Rockefeller Plaza

280E

New York, NY 10112

 

You may want to contact them directly.

 

I know that you and your school mates have lots you want to say about

your

experiences at Krishna schools. I hope you get many opportunities.

If

20/20 embarks on an update to the Hare Krishna story, I would be

happy to

contact you concerning your thoughts on the subject.

 

Yours truly,

 

 

Michael Pressman

Producer, ABC News 20/20