Think BuzzFeed & CNN are #FakeNews? Here's What You Do.

1/11/2017

Do you feel that #GoldenShowersGate and the prevailing journalism surrounding President-elect Donald Trump is an embarrassment to our country and a reflection of journalistic standards?

Even those of us who didn't vote for Trump find the mainstream media's constant slandering of the President-elect to be insulting. There's enough factual reporting that is deserved, why constantly reduce your journalistic credibility to spew lies and defamation?

The supposed and unsubstantiated secret document leaked to Buzzfeed reads that he “defiled the bed where they had slept by employing a number of prostitutes to perform a ‘golden showers? (urination) show in front of him.”

False reporting from CNN and Buzzfeed today is not what we want from our media and there's a few things you can do to prevent more of it. Talk to their advertisers about it.

Donald Trump rebukes CNN reporter Jim Acosta during his first press conference as President Elect

FREE BITCOIN! When you buy $100 Bitcoin through this link, you'll earn $10 of FREE Bitcoin! (IMMEDIATE 10% ROI!)

Buzzfeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith defended the organization's decision to publish the unverified reports.

“Our presumption is to be transparent in our journalism and share what we have with our readers,” Smith wrote in a memo to his staff,which he later shared on Twitter.

It’s true that the Buzzfeed story does tell readers that the story is unverified within the first few words. The story goes on to say, “Americans can make up their own minds about allegations about the president-elect that have circulated at the highest levels of the US government.”

More shamefully though, is @CNNPolitics which shared the story on Twitter claiming they had the full Trump Sex Tape. Regretfully, the tweet was pulled after they realized they, instead, showed a screenshot from Kanye's music video "Famous".

@CNNPolitics deleted tweet
11JAN2017

Google's image search results from
Kanye's "Famous" video

"Get the equivalent of a Ph.D. in libertarian thought and free-market economics online for just 24 cents a day."
Most of us learned politically correct U.S. history in school. The economics was at least as bad.
It's never too late to learn the truth.
At Liberty Classroom, you can learn real U.S. history, Western civilization, and free-market economics from professors you can trust.
Short on time? No problem. You can learn in your car.
FIND OUT MORE HERE

Other journalists were approached with the story but didn't publish as it was impossible to verify.

Write a Complaint Letter to BuzzFeed and CNN advertisers

Emailing advertising departments is fine. Calling is better. Snail mail is even better. But, more likely, you're lazy. That's fine, just screenshot an ad while on CNN or Buzzfeed's website, then tweet it at the advertiser with #BoycottCNN or #BoycottBuzzfeed .

But since you're being lazy, screenshot/tweet A LOT. Tag @libertylolblog if you're so inclined.

Complaint Letter Template:

Open with "Dear <name, last name>," or "Dear <Mr./Ms. last name>," optionally followed by their position and company name. If no such information is available, open with "To Whom it may concern,".

Apologize if the email has been sent to the wrong address, and ask to have it redirected to the right one if so.

Note that you have some serious concerns about the site(s) they’re advertising on.

State how you ran into the article(s) in question, how you felt when you read them, and how they insult, attack, and/or offend you, given your background, tastes, and values.

Illustrate your point with some quotes. Don't overemote. Be polite but firm about your protest.

Talk about the advertiser's products and services, mentioning any purchases you made from them in the past and/or planned purchases for the near future. Mention what you like about their products and services.

State that they would benefit from distancing themselves from news outlets creating negative associations with their products and services.

It's up to you whether you want to give an ultimatum of ending your commercial relationship with the advertiser. Not saying so is OK as long as you've said the above. In fact, admitting that you like their products and services too much to give them up can be sincere and disarming, as long as you warn them that other consumers may feel otherwise.

End with your name, pseudonym, or sign-off.

For Example:

To Whom it May Concern,

Hello, I have a concern about your advertisements with Buzzfeed. As linked here, Ken Bensinger, Miriam Elder and Mark Schoofs wrote These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia (https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia?utm_term=.lszlzA2zZ#.jaNBDN1DL). Massive internet pushback has seen the original, irresponsible article highly updated to contain a much more cautious, responsible tone. Prior to the update, CNN further exacerbated the issue by claiming IT HAD the sex tape in question that Russia was using to bribe the President-Elect. I found this journalism to be insulting as a consumer and as a US citizen.

I see that your company cares about Buzzworthy news and important issues of the day and that's apparent by your advertisements on BuzzFeed. This news article and many others on BuzzFeed detract from legitimate concerns I have for our President Elect. There is plenty of worrying issues with our President Elect unfortunately, The Boy Who Cried Wolf - effect is occurring when news agencies use their online platform to bully those that have differing political views. It's hard to discern the difference between slander and legitimate news.

As a result of this, there has been a consumer boycott of BuzzFeed and their advertisers, organized by the citizens who demand unbiased news reporting.

I truly value your company as proven by my purchases in your online store (my username is the same as this email account). Unfortunately, if it comes down to purchasing your competitor's equivalent and your own product, I would find your continued support and advertising on BuzzFeed to be a disqualifying tiebreaker.

I hope you will discuss this issue and future issues of bias with your advertising partner, BuzzFeed.

Thank you for your time,
Liberty Lover

CNN Advertisers

Advertisers change daily. The below list has likely changed as well. Find an advertiser that you know you've supported in the past so you can prove you're a non-repeatable customer.

CNN Headline News Advertisers

HEC Paris MBA Program http://www.mba.hec.edu/mba/site/the_mba_that_builds_character.2.html
Phone Number - France numbers only listed on web site

JK Harris and Company http://www.jkharris.com/?ml_source=networkcable
Phone Number - 800-556-9795

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/
Phone - 800-236-9933

E-Trade https://us.etrade.com/e/t/home
Phone - 800-387-2331

Monex Precious Metals http://monex.com/
Phone - 800-444-8317

Sprint / Nextel http://www.sprint.com/index.html?brand=Nextel
Sprint customers – call 1-888-211-4727 Nextel customers – call 1-800-639-6111

Select Quote http://www.selectquote.com/home2/homepage.html
Phone 800-777-8300

Wells Fargo https://www.wellsfargo.com/
Phone 800-869-3557

AARP http://www.aarp.org/
Phone - 888-687-2277

Philips / Norelco http://www.usa.philips.com/index.page Phone - (212) 850-5000 Scott M. Weisenhoff CEO Philips Electronics North America email scott.m.weisenhoff@philips.comSubaru http://www.subaru.com/tools/contactus/index.jsp
Phone - 1-800-782-2783

Geico http://www.geico.com/about/contactus/
Phone - 800-861-8380

Boston Market http://www.bostonmarket.com/contacts
Phone - 800-365-7000

Overstock.com https://help.overstock.com/cgi-bin/overstock.cfg/php/enduser/contact_page.php?searchtype=HP_Header&keywords=contact
Phone 800-843-2446

Liberty Medical http://www.libertymedical.com/diabetes/contact-us/default.aspx?sem-lander-3
Phone 800-970-4831

Live Well Financial http://www.livewellfinancial.com/?gclid=CLTTo4eC5JYCFRlRagodaiF_Ow
Phone – 800-917-1170

American Coalition for Clean Coal http://www.americaspower.org/Contact-Us
Phone – 877-358-6699

University of Phoenix http://yourphoenixdegree.com/010/ Partnership for Prescription Assistance https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php
Phone - 888-477-2669

Ehealth Insurance Services http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/
Phone – 800-977-8860

Dodge http://www.dodge.com/webselfservice/dodge/index.jsp?screenName=recall
Phone - 1-800-853-1403

Hyundai http://www.hyundaiusa.com/global/contactus/main.aspx
Phone – 800-633-5151

Jos A Banks Clothiers http://www.josbank.com/customer_service_main.tem
Phone – 800-999-7472 or 800-285-2265

Career Builder.com http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pr_main.aspx
Toll Free: (800) 638-4212

Zurich Financial Services http://www.zurich.com/main/services/contact/generalcontact.htm
Swiss Phone numbers only

Johnson and Johnson https://secure-www.jnj.com/wps/wcm/jsp/contactUs.jsp
Phone – 732-524-0400

US Home Auction http://www.ushomeauction.com/
Phone – 800-793-6107

Cisco http://www.cisco.com/web/siteassets/contacts/index.html
Phone – 800-553-6387 or 408-526-4000

Exxon Mobil http://www.exxonmobil.com/SiteFlow/SuppInfo/Contacts/SF_CT_BusHeadquarters.asp
Phone – 972-444-1000

Jitterbug http://www.jitterbug.com/ContactUs/
Phone – 800-918-8543
-----Source http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2128336/posts

BuzzFeed Advertisers

Virgin Mobile

Mini

Taco Bell

Nestea

Old El Paso

Holiday Inn

Wahlburgers

Lenovo

Famous Footwear

Cricket

Ford

KitKat

PepsiMax

Temple University

Google Play

Hidden Valley

GE

Other Examples of Letters

Following the GamerGate controversy in 2014, many gamers used this similar tactic to great success after many SJW publications falsely claimed sexism, racism and bullying occurred where it did not. Here are a few examples of those letters that you can/should craft your letter from.

This is the Social Justice Warrior strategy that has been found to be effective. Specifically, OPERATION DISRESPECTFUL NOD was successful in the loss of 6-digit advertising income to Gawker during GamerGate. Their strategy wasas follows:

Step 1: Consult Gamergate’s compiled list ofmedia organizations and reporters that have somehow wronged the movement. Once you have chosen the organization you would like to target, head over to the list of companies that advertise with that Web site and select one of them.
Step 2: Consider the instance of “media malpractice” you plan to complain about. Other members of the movement have helpfully gathered examples already, as part of “Operation Dig Dig Dig”: You might like to try the fact, for instance, that a gaming site reported on the harassment of game developer Zoe Quinn without acknowledging the remote possibility that Quinn may have made the whole thing up. Or you might flag the egregious “conflict of interest” between Quinn and the volunteer moderator of Reddit’s gaming forum: said moderator is a friend of a co-worker of Quinn.
Step 3: Choose an article on your targeted site to complain about or allege offense to. (It does not have to be related to the conflict of interest in step 2.) If no articles seem sufficiently offensive, comb through reporters’ tweets for more material.
Step 4: Plug all of your choices into one of the many form e-mails that leaders of Disrespectful Nod have helpfully written already. Most of them go something like this:
Step 5: Keep it up, even when you get no response, and be — to quote the operation’s guide! — “an annoying little s—.” A representative for a high-profile communications company that advertises on Polygon confirmed that he’d received “dozens” of e-mails from Gamergate supporters over a period of several weeks.

MORE FROM LIBERTYLOL:

0 Comments