Moving up the dial

[adelheid_p]

The radio station that I have listened too regularly since NPR started is WDUQ. I've decided to move up the dial to WYEP for now since Duquesne University has decided to flex it's censoring muscles and force WDUQ to give back underwriting money from Planned Parenthood. My thought process is this, if Duquesne University is going to do this, where will it stop? Will WDUQ have to censor its content to always reflect the Catholic values of Duquesne University? Can I trust that this will not be the case? No, I've decided I can no longer trust the content that WDUQ provides. I've made my move.
For more information:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07286/825131-298.stm
According to this quote from the article linked above, they don't want my support or money anyway:
"[Duquesne University] could not accept Planned Parenthood donations and therefore WDUQ could not, Planned Parenthood was told," said Kimberlee Evert, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania.

"I don't believe that donors realize that when they support public radio, they are actually donating to Duquesne University," Ms. Evert said. "According to this logic, WDUQ can't accept donations from anyone supportive of reproductive choice. Is WDUQ now going to screen every donor to find out whether they're in compliance with Catholic doctrine?"
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07286/825132-298.stm

Comments

[realdaisygamgee.livejournal.com]

Kevin tried to get me to look at that this morning but I was too sleepy to contemplate. Now that I've read it I'm all....0_o....although I shouldn't be, really. I'm not even especially outraged. I'm just sad.

[adelheid-p.livejournal.com]

I'm more surprised that it hasn't happened before seeing as WDUQ is housed on Dusquesne University property and benefits from their non-profit status. But now that it has, I'm taking my business elsewhere.

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

I just don't like WYEP - I like more news. I guess I'll just listen more to WBUR on the internet, and can tell WDUQ why I won't be donating to them anymore.

[oxymoron67.livejournal.com]

It's strange. While Duquesne is a Catholic Ujniversity, they're run by the Holy Ghost Fathers*, and actually fostered a spirit of openess there until the past several years. I noticed the whole in-your-face-with Catholicism thing when I worked there back in 2003, and it made me uncomfortable. And I'm a Catholic.

This is all part of the resurgence of conservative Catholicism, which is, of course, not the Catholicism I adhere to.

*Technically, they call themselves the Holy Spirit Fathers, or the Spiritans now. But I refuse to call them "Spiritians," as it sounds like a bubble gum flavor to yours truly.