Rhode Island Gov: Advertisers should "shut down" divisive talk radio
Rhode Island's new Governor Lincoln Chafee is taking his views on talk radio a step further.
Chafee now tells reporters that the best way to stop "divisive" talk radio is to get sponsors to yank their ads.
The Providence Journal reports Chafee as saying, "Those that pay the advertisers should shut them down. My view is that some of these people don't even believe what they are saying, but they are making money off it. They're selling this divisive and highly emotional [content] because it sells. So the advertisers have to shut them down." The former Republican-turned-Independent governor has had his own run-ins with conservatives, including Ann Coulter. Chafee has been a target of the right after calling Sarah Palin a "wacko" in 2008.
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Zambia: Mongu riots leave two dead
Two people have died following the riot in Mongu today over the Barotse agreement. Home Affairs Minister Mkondo Lungu confirmed the two deaths and arrest of about hundred people in connection with the riot.
And Government has said that it will not condone any group of people that will continue spreading hatred, tribalism and violence in the country.
Acting government spokesperson Dora Siliya said that anyone who wants to take the law into their own hands will be dealt with firmly to send a signal to all thinking that government is soft on the matter.
Ms Siliya has called on people of Western province to remain calm and not to allow the situation to worsen.
Addressing a press in Lusaka today, Ms. Siliya said it was unfortunate that the group calling itself the Black Bulls are taking advantage and misleading youths.
Ms. Siliya said youths should be vigilant and ensure that they are not victims as they will only be the ones to be exposed to the police.
She said it is the reason why government has sent a full force of police to diligently deal with the matter in the province.
And Radio Lyambai in Mongu has been closed. Sources at the radio station confirmed to QFM that the radio station was closed this morning when police stormed the station and confiscated computers.
The source says the station was closed for airing voice pops of people on the Barotse agreement.
Mongu riots leave two dead | LusakaTimes.com
Rhode Island's new Governor Lincoln Chafee is taking his views on talk radio a step further.
Chafee now tells reporters that the best way to stop "divisive" talk radio is to get sponsors to yank their ads.
The Providence Journal reports Chafee as saying, "Those that pay the advertisers should shut them down. My view is that some of these people don't even believe what they are saying, but they are making money off it. They're selling this divisive and highly emotional [content] because it sells. So the advertisers have to shut them down." The former Republican-turned-Independent governor has had his own run-ins with conservatives, including Ann Coulter. Chafee has been a target of the right after calling Sarah Palin a "wacko" in 2008.
News : Rhode Island Gov: Advertisers should "shut down" divisive talk radio | Radio-Info.com
Zambia: Mongu riots leave two dead
Two people have died following the riot in Mongu today over the Barotse agreement. Home Affairs Minister Mkondo Lungu confirmed the two deaths and arrest of about hundred people in connection with the riot.
And Government has said that it will not condone any group of people that will continue spreading hatred, tribalism and violence in the country.
Acting government spokesperson Dora Siliya said that anyone who wants to take the law into their own hands will be dealt with firmly to send a signal to all thinking that government is soft on the matter.
Ms Siliya has called on people of Western province to remain calm and not to allow the situation to worsen.
Addressing a press in Lusaka today, Ms. Siliya said it was unfortunate that the group calling itself the Black Bulls are taking advantage and misleading youths.
Ms. Siliya said youths should be vigilant and ensure that they are not victims as they will only be the ones to be exposed to the police.
She said it is the reason why government has sent a full force of police to diligently deal with the matter in the province.
And Radio Lyambai in Mongu has been closed. Sources at the radio station confirmed to QFM that the radio station was closed this morning when police stormed the station and confiscated computers.
The source says the station was closed for airing voice pops of people on the Barotse agreement.
Mongu riots leave two dead | LusakaTimes.com