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Submitted by Laura Roberts on December 24, 2002 at 12:24 PM
In Reply to: Thanksgiving axed by NPR submitted by Phil Austin on November 27, 2002 at 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: Thanksgiving axed by NPR

>ATC (NPR) has rejected The Indian Piece and will broadcast nothing by FST on thursday. Indian Piece said to be "incomprehensible" by ATC executive.
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I wrote a complaint to NPR. Here's the email and response, which is about as vague as they come:

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:44 PM
To: ombudsman@npr.org
Subject: NPR Censors Firesign Theater?!?!?!?!

First of all, let me say that I am thrilled you are running Firesign Theater segments on NPR. However, I was just looking at their website and found out you refused to air their Thanksgiving segment, Pass the Indian, which is a great piece and just as classic as something like William S. Burrough’s Thanksgiving Prayer (which he was allowed to read on NBC’s SNL for god’s sakes!) In this Ashcroftian era, I would have hoped that NPR would be a last holdout for free speech. What a disappointment.

RESPONSE
Dear Ms. Roberts,

Actually, NPR doesn't censor anybody. But in this instance, the editors felt that the piece didn't fit.
It happens to us all.

Regards,

Jeffrey Dvorkin
NPR Ombudsman




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