I emailed CBS

Well, friends, I did it. I e-mailed CBS to protest their handling of the Richard III segment and particularly quoting Philippa Langley out of context. Here's the message:

"I was happy to see "CBS This Morning" covering the probable discovery of Richard III's skeleton. I was dismayed, however, to see Philippa Langley's remarks quoted out of context. She was describing Richard III as he was depicted in Shakespeare's play, not as he was in real life. The real Richard may have had one shoulder somewhat higher than the other, but he had no hunchback and no withered arm, nor was he a serial murderer or a monster born. Instead, the real Richard, whose claim to the throne was ratified by Parliament in a document called Titulus Regius (one copy of which survived Henry VII's order to burn all copies unread), gave us, among other things, the right to bail and laws printed in English rather than Latin so that the common people could read them. At the very least, you owe Ms. Langley an apology and the airing of her full remarks. Or better yet, why not have a "Sunday Morning" segment on the Richard III Society, which exists not as a fan club for a medieval monster but as a research organization dedicated to discovering the truth about the historical Richard and his times? You could have, say, Martha Teichner (not Bill Geist, please!) interview such Richard III experts as Ms. Langley and Annette Carson, author of the well-researched book, "Richard III: The Maligned King." That would show that you are truly interested in fair and objective reporting rather than continuing the Tudor tradition of giving King Richard "bad press." The laughter at the end of the segment was in particularly bad taste."

If anyone else wants to join my little crusade, you can do it by going to http://www.cbsnews.com/. Scroll down to the bottom and click on Contact Us. Choose CBS This Morning from the pull-down menu and type your message. You have to give your name and email address, but you can probably use a pseudonym or initials if you want to. I used my full name (which I almost never do in other circumstances) because I'm serious about Richard's cause. I'll be watching for the rest of the week and especially on Sunday to see if they comment on my comment.

Carol

Excellent letter, Carol. I don't watch TV in the AM, so missed this. I
hope this results in a "rematch."

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--- In , "justcarol67"
<justcarol67@...> wrote:
>
> Well, friends, I did it. I e-mailed CBS to protest their handling of
the Richard III segment and particularly quoting Philippa Langley out of
context. Here's the message:
>
> "I was happy to see "CBS This Morning" covering the probable discovery
of Richard III's skeleton. I was dismayed, however, to see Philippa
Langley's remarks quoted out of context. She was describing Richard III
as he was depicted in Shakespeare's play, not as he was in real life.
The real Richard may have had one shoulder somewhat higher than the
other, but he had no hunchback and no withered arm, nor was he a serial
murderer or a monster born. Instead, the real Richard, whose claim to
the throne was ratified by Parliament in a document called Titulus
Regius (one copy of which survived Henry VII's order to burn all copies
unread), gave us, among other things, the right to bail and laws printed
in English rather than Latin so that the common people could read them.
At the very least, you owe Ms. Langley an apology and the airing of her
full remarks. Or better yet, why not have a "Sunday Morning" segment on
the Richard III Society, which exists not as a fan club for a medieval
monster but as a research organization dedicated to discovering the
truth about the historical Richard and his times? You could have, say,
Martha Teichner (not Bill Geist, please!) interview such Richard III
experts as Ms. Langley and Annette Carson, author of the well-researched
book, "Richard III: The Maligned King." That would show that you are
truly interested in fair and objective reporting rather than continuing
the Tudor tradition of giving King Richard "bad press." The laughter at
the end of the segment was in particularly bad taste."
>
> If anyone else wants to join my little crusade, you can do it by going
to http://www.cbsnews.com/. Scroll down to the bottom and click on
Contact Us. Choose CBS This Morning from the pull-down menu and type
your message. You have to give your name and email address, but you can
probably use a pseudonym or initials if you want to. I used my full name
(which I almost never do in other circumstances) because I'm serious
about Richard's cause. I'll be watching for the rest of the week and
especially on Sunday to see if they comment on my comment.
>
> Carol
>

Well done, Carol. We must handle this with delicacy if we're to woo them.

A friend tells me he's a school mate of an executive at our Chicago CBS affiliate. I've asked him to schmooze a bit with his old friend on the topic. This may yield nothing, but it also might light a spark. One never knows.... Let's hope.

Judy
 
Loyaulte me lie


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From: justcarol67 <justcarol67@...>
To:
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 10:17 PM
Subject: I emailed CBS


 
Well, friends, I did it. I e-mailed CBS to protest their handling of the Richard III segment and particularly quoting Philippa Langley out of context. Here's the message:

"I was happy to see "CBS This Morning" covering the probable discovery of Richard III's skeleton. I was dismayed, however, to see Philippa Langley's remarks quoted out of context. She was describing Richard III as he was depicted in Shakespeare's play, not as he was in real life. The real Richard may have had one shoulder somewhat higher than the other, but he had no hunchback and no withered arm, nor was he a serial murderer or a monster born. Instead, the real Richard, whose claim to the throne was ratified by Parliament in a document called Titulus Regius (one copy of which survived Henry VII's order to burn all copies unread), gave us, among other things, the right to bail and laws printed in English rather than Latin so that the common people could read them. At the very least, you owe Ms. Langley an apology and the airing of her full remarks. Or better yet, why not have a "Sunday Morning" segment on the Richard III Society, which exists not as a
fan club for a medieval monster but as a research organization dedicated to discovering the truth about the historical Richard and his times? You could have, say, Martha Teichner (not Bill Geist, please!) interview such Richard III experts as Ms. Langley and Annette Carson, author of the well-researched book, "Richard III: The Maligned King." That would show that you are truly interested in fair and objective reporting rather than continuing the Tudor tradition of giving King Richard "bad press." The laughter at the end of the segment was in particularly bad taste."

If anyone else wants to join my little crusade, you can do it by going to http://www.cbsnews.com/. Scroll down to the bottom and click on Contact Us. Choose CBS This Morning from the pull-down menu and type your message. You have to give your name and email address, but you can probably use a pseudonym or initials if you want to. I used my full name (which I almost never do in other circumstances) because I'm serious about Richard's cause. I'll be watching for the rest of the week and especially on Sunday to see if they comment on my comment.

Carol