On Sudan, it’s MTV v. the White House
On Sudan, it’s MTV v. the White House
On Sunday, NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof called it “a national embarrassment that MTV is more outspoken about genocide than our president.” Could this outrageous claim really be true? Here’s the tale of the tape:
MTV Acknowledges Darfur Atrocities Actually Constitute Genocide, White House Backtracks
White House: During his trip to Sudan last week, Undersecretary of State Robert Zoellick “backed away from the Bush administration’s assertion that the mass killings and village burning amounted to genocide.”
MTV: “Find out how you can take action and help stop the genocide in Sudan.” — Promo for MTV’s Darfur action website.
MTV Encouraging Others to Help Stop the Atrocities in Darfur, White House Tepid
White House: President Bush “has refused to confront Sudan forcefully or raise the issue himself before the world. Incredibly, Mr. Bush managed to get through recent meetings with Vladimir Putin, Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair and the entire NATO leadership without any public mention of Darfur.” (Nicholas Kristof, 4/17/05)
MTV: A short list: in recent weeks, college network MTVu has run regular documentaries, PSAs, and news featurettes on Sudan, “broadcast 24-hours of commercial-free programming…entirely devoted to the Sudan crisis and student response” on the anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, and sponsored three student correspondents on a week-long trip to Darfur as well as Sudan events at local campuses.
MTV Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Stop the Killing, White House Still Thinking About It
White House: President Bush “hasn’t even taken a position on the Darfur Accountability Act and other bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Jon Corzine and Sam Brownback to put pressure on Sudan.” (Nicholas Kristof, 4/17/05)
MTV: “Support the Darfur Accountability Act of 2005. Help ensure that the perpetrators of gross human rights violations against the Sudanese people in Darfur are brought to justice.” — MTV call to action.
The Verdict: Kristof is right. This is a national freakin’ embarassment.
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April 20th, 2005 at 2:41 pmMTV is Viacom is it not?? A Sumner Redstone corporation worth almost $30 billion annually. Included under its umbrella are CBS, UPN, Paramount, a dozen cable channels including VH1 and MTV multichannels and many others. This is a concerted corporate effort to present news that even the other Viacom groups don’t present.
April 20th, 2005 at 3:07 pmIf you want to get involved and take action on Darfur, go to http://www.sudandivestment.com
April 20th, 2005 at 10:27 pmThe pension funds in your state invest billions of dollars in companies that do business with, and support, the government of Sudan.
Divesting from these companies is both a moral imperative and a practical solution for pressuring the government of Sudan to stop the violence.
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