Guest guest Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 I wrote to them and got the same response. I am glad they at least apologized for the title mix up (although I bet they never apologized on air) but they gave such a lame answer regarding the fact that they featured only one very anti vegan doctor. By the way, they used that same doctor in another piece about diets saying the same exact thing. Once again she was saying that meat is good for you and there are nutrients in meat that we all need to be healthy. Why do they keep using this same uninformed doctor? Oh well, maybe our emails will help for any future broadcasts. Warren I wrote to KRON 4 a couple weeks ago about their segment on " vegan diets " . Here's what the producer said. At least he was nice and admitted they screwed up the title. Erhhung Chris Archer - NEWS [archer] Monday, November 11, 2002 3:16 PM 'erhhung' RE: Feedback on featured story " vegan diets " Erhhung, Thank you for your email. On behalf of our reporter and News You Choose segment producer, I'm very sorry for the mix-up. The question posed online for people to respond to was this: Vegetarian Diets: Are they Healthy? We answered that question. However, the title we put on the story was incorrect. KRON understands the difference between Vegan and Vegetarian diets, but we mislabeled the story, and I apologize. As for the people we talked to, our managing editor felt the we addressed both sides of the issue (healthy or not healthy). We feel we gave people enough insight to make up their own mind on what is healthy and what isn't, or at least a launching point for viewers to further investigate for themselves. Again, I apologize for the mislabeling of the story. Regards, Chris Archer Producer KRON 4 News at 9pm 4 LISTENS Monday, November 11, 2002 3:03 PM Chris Archer - NEWS Feedback on featured story " vegan diets " Erhhung Yuan [erhhung] Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:52 PM 4listens Cc: Erhhung Yuan Feedback on featured story " vegan diets " To the producer of Kron 4 News at 9, Your featured story on " vegan diets " demonstrated poor reporting. First of all, you titled the piece " vegan diets " , yet the diet that you described was not vegan --it was vegetarian. Most people have heard of the term vegetarianism, but many may not have heard of vegan, and for you to inaccurately define the term to the public is demonstrates inadequate research. Furthermore, you chose to provide a very biased opinion on the health merits of a vegetarian diet from a doctor who has never even been a vegetarian. How can a professional speak about the merits of a diet when he himself is not vegetarian? At the very least you need to offer the views from two opposing sides, from noted experts such as John McDougal or Neal Bernard. Please air a followup to your piece with properly researched information. Thank you, Erhhung Yuan Walnut Creek, CA *Got Questions? We got answers! See the SFBAVeg FAQ at http://www.generationv.org/faq.htm *SFBAVeg Charter: http://www.generationv.org/charter.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 I wrote to KRON 4 a couple weeks ago about their segment on " vegan diets " . Here's what the producer said. At least he was nice and admitted they screwed up the title. Erhhung Chris Archer - NEWS [archer] Monday, November 11, 2002 3:16 PM 'erhhung' RE: Feedback on featured story " vegan diets " Erhhung, Thank you for your email. On behalf of our reporter and News You Choose segment producer, I'm very sorry for the mix-up. The question posed online for people to respond to was this: Vegetarian Diets: Are they Healthy? We answered that question. However, the title we put on the story was incorrect. KRON understands the difference between Vegan and Vegetarian diets, but we mislabeled the story, and I apologize. As for the people we talked to, our managing editor felt the we addressed both sides of the issue (healthy or not healthy). We feel we gave people enough insight to make up their own mind on what is healthy and what isn't, or at least a launching point for viewers to further investigate for themselves. Again, I apologize for the mislabeling of the story. Regards, Chris Archer Producer KRON 4 News at 9pm 4 LISTENS Monday, November 11, 2002 3:03 PM Chris Archer - NEWS Feedback on featured story " vegan diets " Erhhung Yuan [erhhung] Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:52 PM 4listens Cc: Erhhung Yuan Feedback on featured story " vegan diets " To the producer of Kron 4 News at 9, Your featured story on " vegan diets " demonstrated poor reporting. First of all, you titled the piece " vegan diets " , yet the diet that you described was not vegan --it was vegetarian. Most people have heard of the term vegetarianism, but many may not have heard of vegan, and for you to inaccurately define the term to the public is demonstrates inadequate research. Furthermore, you chose to provide a very biased opinion on the health merits of a vegetarian diet from a doctor who has never even been a vegetarian. How can a professional speak about the merits of a diet when he himself is not vegetarian? At the very least you need to offer the views from two opposing sides, from noted experts such as John McDougal or Neal Bernard. Please air a followup to your piece with properly researched information. Thank you, Erhhung Yuan Walnut Creek, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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