<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2713.1100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Formal436 BT" color=#0000ff size=2>facts that mean nothing to fact-challenged marc cooper:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Formal436 BT" color=#0000ff size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Coughlin says. "Most alarmingly, I also want to report to<BR>  you and the entire Pacifica community that the former<BR>  administration apparently committed hundreds of thousands of<BR>  listener dollars on an undercover intelligence operation targeting<BR>  Pacifica staffers and listeners. Secret dossiers were apparently<BR>  created on programmers, like Amy Goodman, on board members like<BR>  Leslie Cagan, and on listener activists. Undercover agents were<BR>  reportedly dispatched to spy on Local Advisory Board meetings and<BR>  on community events. Internet newsgroups and web sites were closely<BR>  monitored and liaisons were established with local police forces."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Formal436 BT" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=spin@prwatch.org href="mailto:spin@prwatch.org">spin@prwatch.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=weekly_spin@yahoogroups.com href="mailto:weekly_spin@yahoogroups.com">weekly_spin@yahoogroups.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:04 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> The Weekly Spin: Wednesday, March 27, 2002</DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Formal436 BT" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>[snip]</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><BR>2. HELP NEEDED TO SAVE PACIFICA<BR><A href="http://www.savepacifica.net/20020313_edreport.html">http://www.savepacifica.net/20020313_edreport.html</A><BR>  Now that community radio advocates have regained control of the<BR>  Pacifica Radio Network, they are discovering that the outgoing<BR>  Pacifica managers "treated the network like a trough," in the words<BR>  of current acting executive director Dan Coughlin. In addition to<BR>  racking up huge personal expense bills and handing themselves<BR>  "golden parachute" severance packages, the former managers ran up<BR>  millions of dollars on attorneys and PR firms. "One firm, for<BR>  instance, has billed Pacifica more than $500,000 for a few months<BR>  work," Coughlin says. "Most alarmingly, I also want to report to<BR>  you and the entire Pacifica community that the former<BR>  administration apparently committed hundreds of thousands of<BR>  listener dollars on an undercover intelligence operation targeting<BR>  Pacifica staffers and listeners. Secret dossiers were apparently<BR>  created on programmers, like Amy Goodman, on board members like<BR>  Leslie Cagan, and on listener activists. Undercover agents were<BR>  reportedly dispatched to spy on Local Advisory Board meetings and<BR>  on community events. Internet newsgroups and web sites were closely<BR>  monitored and liaisons were established with local police forces."<BR>  As a result, Coughlin says, "The Pacifica Radio network is in far<BR>  worse financial shape than any of us have imagined ... on the brink<BR>  of financial collapse." facing a "$1.5 million budget gap for this<BR>  calendar year and a $5 million working capital deficit." The Save<BR>  Pacifica Campaign is seeking donations.</DIV> <DIV><BR>More web links related to this story are available at:<BR><A href="http://www.prwatch.org/cgi/spin.cgi?date=March%202002#1017122401">http://www.prwatch.org/cgi/spin.cgi?date=March%202002#1017122401</A><BR><BR><FONT face="Formal436 BT" color=#0000ff size=2>[snip]</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>