Comments on: Waco’s KWTX.com Declines PSAs Featuring Rape Survivors

By: Nichole Tips

Nichole Tips — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:26:00 +0000

I am going to close comments on this post. My follow up thoughts are in a separate entry. If you would like to discuss anything with me personally, please call or email me through the contact us page on http://www.taasa.org. Thank you.

By: Jade

Jade — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:46:22 +0000

Posting private emails on a public forum is bullying.

By: Melissa Heald

Melissa Heald — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:45:42 +0000

Sharing information and allowing people to decide if it merits action is hardly bullying, in my opinion. See “I Am an Advocate for Survivors of Sexual Assault (KWTX Follow Up)” http://taasa.org/blog/?p=833.

By: Jade

Jade — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:37:15 +0000

Bullying is bullying bottom line. Shame on Nicole.

By: Melissa Heald

Melissa Heald — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:01:01 +0000

Jade – Nichole blogged about it after putting a lot of effort into trying to resolve the issue with KWTX, but they would not elaborate on their position. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using blogging as a way to keep media outlets accountable.

By: Jade

Jade — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:50:55 +0000

I viewed the “creative” and understand why KWTX was hesitant about the internet campaign. If a young person went to the KWTX website and saw a banner ad that said in large letters “I WAS RAPED” that would be a little jolting. The TV ads do not have that sort of graphics.

Bullying KWTX or any other media just makes your organization look ridiculous. Maybe personal visits from someone in your organization to the station and not blogging it to humiliate people would serve better.

By: Jay Ehret

Jay Ehret — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:40:35 +0000

I actually called and spoke with Mr. Bunch today. Which you should have done before you wrote this post, Nichole.

By: mike ashworth

mike ashworth — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:05:04 +0000

I have a rule about this sort of thing.

Don’t post anything that you wouldn’t be comfortable saying to the other person, face-to-face. Plus it must also pass the “mum” test i.e. if my mum were listening to the convo she wouldnt be upset / appalled by what I said.

On the subject of the station I believe any organisation can choose to do something or not, and its up to them, even if its the most worthy of causes (as in this situation). Sometimes you just have to roll with a no.

It’s good that in this situation a decision has now been made to run the ads however I hope it wasn’t as a result of any negative campaigning re the original decision.

@mikeashworth

By: Jay Ehret

Jay Ehret — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:48:34 +0000

I have to say that the comments here on this post illustrate a widespread problem with blog comments. That problem is jumping to conclusions and berating people and organizations that you have not contacted personally.

I know Bob Bunch personally, he was my boss back in the mid 90′s. He is a good person and a reasonable man. What you had here was a misunderstanding, not a conspiracy.

What are the intentions of critical comments? To bully an organization into doing what you want? In the end, Mr. Bunch gave made the right decision. If you were critical in these comments, I think you owe him and KWTX an apology.

The personal nature of this situation has also made me think about my online critical comments. In the future, I think I will first ask how I might react if I were able to have a personal conversation instead of just typing in a comment.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:17:17 +0000

Mr. Bunch made the right decision. I would like to express my appreciation to him and KWTX for reversing their original decision. Thank you Mr. Bunch and Ms. Van Beber!