thanks for keeping the community informed!

Reported by the BBC now
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4211883.stm

The Austrailia article was extremely satisfying. Their view is correct. The disciplinary action that has been taken is just not enough.
Has anyone heard anything from the other sponsors? I have NOT received any word from Wendys, Subway, Toyota, Dunkin Donuts, Sleepy's or Popeyes.
The "extended" and maybe even "paid" vacation as this "suspension" is described as, does not even begin to coat the pain that the HATE words or the mockery of the Tsunami tragedy has created.
Keep spreading the word, we are being HEARD !!!

Nice message! Like Dirk said, thanks for looking out! I'm glad our voices are being heard!

Nice message! Like Dirk said, thanks for looking out! I'm glad our voices are being heard!

In Malaysia :) http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/1/27/world/10004640&sec=world

You've been doing great with the updates and the news, btw - sounds like MTV pulled their article from your posts :)

The fact that this issue has perked the interest of news outlets of the world supports the notion that the comments and the song had crossed a a moral line common to ALL man, no mater what culture.

In one sense I am glad that a wider audience has taken interest because this will increase the pressure for action. On the other hand, as a New York, as an american, I feel a sense of embrarassment and shame that this type of hateful antics is associated to where I live.

Lets tell the world that most of us New Yorkers won't stand for the disregard of the human life who are victims of tragedy. Keep the pressure on.

I'm not sure if it's such a 'smart' idea to bring this incident to the attention of foreign media agencies. What will be the consequences? The foreign reaction (as was mine) will most likely be along these lines: Here the Americans go again. In the US, i'd imagine, it will only further scapegoating not only of this miss Jones and the other characters, but also of what she is thought to be a representative of (some can only see 'blacks!,' others 'hip-hop' etc.) We shouldn't give those i-told-you-so folks that pleasure.

I see Erwin comment. I understand the view of World Interest. This is all a "shame" that some of the Americans do not understand the term "American"
But Erwin, the voices of disappointment have to be heard. Its the same concept of not only NY'ers complaining, but making it Nationwide. Because more voices are being heard and recognized. More people are recognizing that we are outraged over the callous remarks and responses made in regards to the views of HOT 97.
The sponsors of Emmis have to know that this is unacceptable. Have we even heard anything from Coca-Cola?
Silence is deafening and condemning. The way I see it, the more people that do hear about the more voices will be heard. Very few people will hear the voice of one person.
I feel it is ok to let other Countries hear our cries of discontent with the content of what was being accepted as "appropriate material" for HOT 97 airwaves.
Would it have been better for them to hear the Parody on their own and let them think that nothing was done to stop it?

What was going on on hot97 this morning?

It's the truth and the fact is this isn't an isolated incident. Why should the world be led to believe that america is really a melting pot where all races live in harmony. If incidents happen like this everyone should know about it. Also, if ignorant, hate mongers like Miss Jones and Todd Lynn can make it on air of a MAJOR radio station, what do you think goes on behind closed doors and in the back of peoples minds.

I just want to say Thank You for all the good work the webmaster of this site is doing. It is certainly appreciated by many.

Let Emmis' stockholder's know that they are supporting racism and blatant disregard for human life:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mb?s=EMMS

Spreading in the uk now as well -

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1399961,00.html

i don't understand. why have we not heard anything from the FCC? i have sent them a couple of complaint emails throughout yesterday like many of you guys have too.

NY Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/nyc-ethot0127,0,4503838.story

NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/275364p-235692c.html

Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/10732372.htm?1c

I agree with what was said before, it's a shame people will think "does americans have no respect" because of this song

but sadly getting foreign media invovled is the only way to stir the FCC and other major politics involved to get more than a "paid/indefinite/temporary suspension"

keep getting the sponsors.
keep emailing oprah and ellen

The call-ins on hot 97 sound screened or what?
The host this morning stated that the Tsunami song was wrong, but stated that Miss Jones should get another chance and return.

The suspension is all for show.
Keep up the pressure.

"Barry Mayo, senior vice president/general managaer of Emmis New York, said yesterday there is 'no timetable"'for deciding what happens from here."- NY Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/275364p-235692c.html

no timetable? had this been 911, heads would have rolled already.

email him your thoughts:
bmayo@emmisny.emmis.com

A big part of me feels that even the media is being a bit racist and prejudice on this story. It took them such a long time to cover this incident, and what I really dont get is that no one is on Ms. Jones ass.

Believe me, if this was a corporate exec who did some scandalous affair stuff , much less of a story they would be camping out of his house just trying to get a word.

so far, I have yet to see any public statment from Ms. Jones, or any reporter hounding her ass. Shes getting off easy, thats for sure and a "suspension" ? Come on, lets be real.. thats a slap on the wrist, she should be ultimately fired. Its not nice, but tough.. she made her own bed, now she'll sleep in it.

This story is much bigger than Miss Jones and her crew. Someone higher up approved airing the song and someone even higher up is allowing her to keep her job. You must ask yourself the question- why haven't they been fired? If these DJ's were white and making racist and offensive remarks on (or off) air, they'd be fired on the spot. Look beyond Miss Jones for a second....

Council Member John C. Liu will lead a rally of outraged New Yorkers
in front of the studios of WQHT-FM "Hot 97" Radio to demand that
management and owners Emmis Communications take responsibility for the
production and repeated broadcasts of Hot 97's so-called "Tsunami
Song," which is the subject of a complaint sent to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) by members of the New York City
Council.

CM Liu stated, "The reprehensible conduct of the Hot 97 Miss Jones in
the Morning Show hosts and station management has generated universal
outrage across the nation. We will hold them absolutely accountable."

WHEN: Friday, January 28, 2005 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon

WHERE: In front of HOT 97 WQHT-FM Studios
395 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
Directions: take the 1 Train to Houston St, walk one block west.

WHO: Members of the New York City Council
Representatives of groups organizing Tsunami relief efforts
Representatives of the hip hop community

The FCC will only do something if someone who has political power makes a complaint.

David, thanks for this. I'll be there!!!!!

good job on keeping the updates. don't let this thing just die out. keep pressing on until the matter is resolved not forgotten.

Perfect forum for this post...

Let's continue to take this worldwide. If Emmis Communications and HATE97 want publicity, we'll give it to them. Unfortunately they will get so much negative publicity it will be their undoing. So this is what I've been pushing...

We hit the media outlets most deeply effected in terms af lives and the ones with the deepest pockets/advertising dollars:

UK
Australia
Indonesia
Thailand
Germany
India
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Finland
Switzerland

Than we need to find the various media outlets and where we personally may know people and ask them to pressure sponsors, Emmis Communications and the FCC as well. So we need to find editors of print media, station managers for video and radio media and internet websites.

Next we do the same thing we've been doing here. Email them to carry the news and voice the public outrage here in the US. We've already got major news media here carrying it. CNN, Reuters, Yahoo. etc. It will probably happen anyway, but we need to accelerate the process. Time is of the essence. Everyone pick an area and focus.

I've seen results. I've corresponded with editors regarding the situation and some places are more open to responses than others. Persistence pays!

Not only should the dj's in question be fired, but Emmis Communication and HATE97 need to bear the responsiblity for their promotion of hateful material. Hit them where it hurts. Give them bad publicity and watch the sponsors leave. It's a house of cards. It all depends how much you want it to come down. I'll push further. What can you do today?

This is a pivotal time. Leading up to protest by Councilman Liu and other officials, we NEED to get a blitz of emails and phone calls out TODAY.

Don't let the reprehensible SILENCE of corporations like Coca-Cola and Toyota, and organizations like the FCC kill our momentum.

This is the greatest opportunity to make your voice be heard, and all it takes is less than 5 minutes to place a call or write an email.

There are nearly 300,000 dead and missing from the tragedy. Nearly a a third of that number are young children and toddlers.

They have no voice, no way to speak out against this outrage. Speak for them, speak for yourselves, and cherish the opportunity speak out against hate and intolerance.

i emailed coca cola last nite but still haven't heard from them. we should keep emailing sponsors until they pull their ads.

what 50 cent had to say about it: http://www.sohh.com/thewire/read.php?contentID=6663

Worldwide- I love you!!

To the person who called out Dabid Hinckley at the hew York Daily News for his "light and misguided" article about Hot 97- I give you mad props. His article today is a bit stronger today, with a much better title:

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/275364p-235692c.html

What everyone should do is voice the insensitivity of Hot 97 and Emmis Corp to the groups that have been supporting the Tsunami victims such as the Red Cross, UNICEF, etc.

Their voices are much louder since they have many corporate sponsors and will make a formal complaint about how tasteless Hot 97 and Emmis Corp was towards tsunami incident.

50 cent is an idiot, he makes no comment as to why the song is wrong, or that miss jones was wrong, he just says that if star & bukwild said it we wouldn't be pissed? i highly doubt that.

SOMEONE SHOULD E-MAIL GEORGE CLOONEY. He is a big supporter of the Tsunami disaster relief efforts & I am sure he will be outraged at this & be able to bring this more in to the spotlight.

Try to email news magazines as well. I am going to write to my company's Time magazine to see if they can pick this up as well.

I can't believe I'm saying this as I generally side with "shockjocks" being able to say whatever they want but since it seems as if Emmis + Hot97 picked the wrong fight this time thanks to the Tsunami disaster, we should hit them as hard as we can. To that end, I suggest that when contacting the sponsors, make it clear that pulling ads off the morning time slot is not enough as Hot97 has demonstrated time and again that they will air bullshit. They need to be pulling their ads from the station completely.

Unfortunately, with media consolidation as it is, this probably won't make much of a dent in Emmis' empire...and even if it did, that would just mean ClearChannel gets to take the ball and run. Still, we all have to just do what we can do. Hopefully the international aspect of this will bring enough pressure to bear to effect some kind of real change. Imagine if all of Asia were to boycott Sprint and McDonalds? Shit, I liked the Whopper better anyway....

I just emailed the New York Times. I am an avid reader of this local/ nationa/ international paper and quite disappointed they have yet to do a story on this incident (they simply snatched an article off the Reuters site and buried it somewhere on their website). Please write to the publisher, et. al., and voice your concerns. If anyone can do an indepth investigation into this issue, it's the Hew York Times.

TO WRITE THE PUBLISHER OR PRESIDENT

Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Chairman & Publisher:
publisher@nytimes.com.

Scott H. Heekin-Canedy, President, General Manager
president@nytimes

Second Chance???

Did Robert Marsh get a chance after he likened the Tsunami to the "Toon Army"?

Did Star and Buck get a second chance after the made the racial slur against a Woman of Indian Descent?

Did Jones HERSELF give them a "second" chance when she walked out when the mocked the death of talented R&B Artist Aaliyah??

Lets be real HATE 97 Host.....

the station finally took Miss Jones's picture off the site. thank goodness!! what a disgrace.

From 50 Cents:

"If Star and Buc Wild would have did that, it would have been okay, that's 'cause we listen to Star and Buc for that. I listen to them every morning. Miss Jones and them don't have the same energy. Some days they want to talk about something serious and then the next day you do something like this; people don't understand you. They think you're serious 'cause they don't know you to be like that."

Any thoughts?

entire interview at:
http://www.sohh.com/thewire/read.php?contentID=6663

AFRO-NYC - thanks for putting a smile on my face...

Yes - continue using HATE97! It's a double entendre. I HATE97 and their spread of hate messages...

I've actually been corresponding w/ someone at the NY Times. I think they are listening. If he sees this... How are you Ed?

I think I'm going to focus on Coca-Cola too. The silence from them is deafening...

Good Morning Ed,

I guess we can dispense with some of the formalities. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my ranting. I have been following the developments since yesterday and I see that other media outlets in countries across the world have picked up on this story. I have a feeling the outrage has not reached a boiling point. The tsunami is the greatest natural disaster in our lifetime. The fact that a radio station played this "parody" is utterly shocking. I believe in free speech and their right to exercise it. The radio station now must bear the responsibility of their insulting actions. However it would be an injustice should the listening public not be able to exercise their right of free speech. The only way for this to happen is for the media to cover the story as it develops. I'm sure the bloodhounds at the New York Times have already sniffed this out, but I see that there is going to be a rally and took liberty in cutting out the following excerpt:

Council Member John C. Liu will lead a rally of outraged New Yorkers
in front of the studios of WQHT-FM "Hot 97" Radio to demand that
management and owners Emmis Communications take responsibility for the
production and repeated broadcasts of Hot 97's so-called "Tsunami
Song," which is the subject of a complaint sent to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) by members of the New York City
Council.

CM Liu stated, "The reprehensible conduct of the Hot 97 Miss Jones in
the Morning Show hosts and station management has generated universal
outrage across the nation. We will hold them absolutely accountable."

WHEN: Friday, January 28, 2005 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon

WHERE: In front of HOT 97 WQHT-FM Studios
395 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014

I know we can both be very busy during the day, trust me I do have a job. If in the course of the day you could check in to see if the regional/national news section would consider picking up this news item it would be appreciated. I would be very eager to hear the results. Thank you for your time.

UPDATE - I've received confirmation that there will be an article in the NY Times Metro section tomorrow covering the events. YES!!!!

Worldwide, thank you.

This story is pretty much everywhere. Turkey, New Zealand, Scotland have all picked it up as well. I hope the New Yok Times blows us away with the "real deal". Its just a matter of time before all the very ugly details come to light. I hope we dig up the dirt on the real culprits and not simply focus on the DJ's.

Did Star and Buck get a second chance after the made the racial slur against a Woman of Indian Descent?

werd if ur gonna protest one protest both..so please cut the bs

sure this site will get it 2 minutes of shine..it will get press and bam thats the end

please yall are ridiculous..its obvious most here hated the station to begin with and just took the vendetta to a whole new level..

so blah..

Did you all hear about Fox & Friends' E.D. Hill saying that she supports Miss Jones and the morning crew, simply because of Free Speech?

Email her here: friends@foxnews.com

My argument on the "Free Speech" thing, is that these people weren't simpy stating their opinion. They were mocking the deaths of innocent people, and had the support of corporate sponsors behind them, which I give my money to. I do not consider this free speech.

If they had been on the side of the street giving their opinion, that would be different.

Bravo to everyone whose persistence has kept the fire going.

and proving to the losers who insist on posting their negativity, we're getting the job done. no thanks to you...

From: Council Member John C. Liu
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY
*Official News Release* NYC Hot 97 Protest Details - Friday, January 28, 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 5:30 a.m. ET

Below is the official news release issued by New York City Council Member John C. Liu who will conduct a protest rally on Friday, January 28, 11:00 a.m. at Hot 97 WQHT-FM Studios in response to the broadcast of the "Tsunami Song" sung by the hosts of the "Miss Jones in the Morning Show."

Asian Media Watch (AMW) is working as part of a broad coalition of regional and national organizations, and is working with the Office of Council Member Liu, on this protest rally.

AMW requests that *ONLY* student leaders and community leaders who are interested in attending the protest rally, or participating in other actions against Hot 97, contact us at alerts@asianmediawatch.NET or .ORG

To ensure a peaceful protest rally, individuals who arrive at the protest site and are not affiliated with any of the protesting organizations, may be given informational flyers directing them to another protest planned in the future, and then asked to leave.

AMW is extremely busy helping to coordinate the New York Hot 97 protest(s) and will not have time to answer the thousands of e-mails we've been receiving each day! However, we will eventually read every one. Receive up-to-the-minute news and information about the protest(s), please subscribe to our Yahoo! Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asianmediaalerts/ , and sign up for a Yahoo! ID. Then, you will be able to read all of our news releases about Hot 97. Rely on Asian Media Watch as a trusted source for information on the Hot 97 protest information. Reliable news is also posted by Jay Smooth, webmaster at www.HipHopMusic.com

Sincerely,

Kai Yu Asian Media Watch, Founder/Director
Organization of Chinese Americans - New York Chapter, Communications Director

Who will be attending this rally??? i work in lower manhattan and i will DEFINITLY attend!!!
who's w/ me??? let's not let the label "asian will let things slide" go on any further...let's stand up and represent and tell them that "We won't stand for this injustice"!!!!

I'm curious about the press release message. If we are not affiliated with one of the organizations protesting, we cannot be a part of the rally? Did I read that correctly. HELP!

Did Star and Buck get a second chance after the made the racial slur against a Woman of Indian Descent?

werd if ur gonna protest one protest both..so please cut the bs

did anyone care that where the tsunami occured there was rampant child prostitutuion? How come nobody helped those kids then and helped there? When it mattered..it takes things to go to shit for people to stand up..Those kids were suffering before..

HUH ..Hyporrites..Ish doesnt counnt when people are gone is counts when they are here..so yes its racist..they get fined and? WHAT THEN?

This story is on Page 7 of the Daily News Today not in the back like yesterday.

Copy of an email I sent to E.D Hill at Fox and Friends:

Ms. Hill:

Your vocal justification and support of the "Miss Jones in the Morning" crew at Hot97, simply under the veil of "Free Speech," is disturbing and insulting.

This was not simply a Free Speech issue. This was a large corporation attempting to grossly exploit the deaths of almost 300,000 people. I have unknowingly contributed to the salaries of these insensitive jerks through my patronage of their sponsors. I assure you, I will not continue to do so.

I think your attitude would be different if Miss. Jones had mocked the victims of the World Trade Center collapse. While you have a right to your opinion, had you felt the same in that instance, I'm certain you would have kept your thoughts to yourself!

I feel you are completely off base on this one.

You are a moron. Yeah the kids were suffering before, but does that devalue the tragedy of the tsunami? Does it make it okay for people to be f#ck faces and mock the situation? To be racist? We're talking about two different things here.

So going against a radio station is going to stop all racism?..gimmie a break people say racist shit everywhere all the time..so people crying now makes no difference to me.when no other big deals have been made about other racist shit...they are just words..we know they are stupid and it was tasteless but if words have this much effect on ur life then hey sorry u feel that way..they get fired,fined etc but it wont stop all racism..all this off with their heads shit is ridiculous

sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me..

people can say wtf they want ..i know its not true..so why even give them that much room to affect ur life ..STOP ALL RACISM all the time..

Be about it 24/7 not just when its convinient

blah,
yes, there are child prostitution in that region, especially in Thailand. But this situation w/ hot 97 is not about that. It's about them making fun of a global tragedy to benefit themselves in the wallet in terms of rating.

I see ur point that we should help those in need when they are alive. We live in a world with limit resources, we can't help everyone that's in need of help. Look @ our own country today. there are millions of homeless and there are children being taken advantage of. we cant help every single one, but that doesnt mean we should sit back and let things slide.

as for star and buc, waht they did is unexcusable...but the tsunami fight is a bigger fight...maybe by winning this fight it will have a riple effect in the industry. By winning this fight, radio station might clean up their act. i'm not saying it's a definite, but @ least after this event, just maybe the media in general will have 2nd thoughts airing something w/ disregard to human decency, racist remarks, and etc...

anyone else see my point???

I don't think racism is the sole issue. It's racism, wrapped in capitalism, noteriety, greed and selfishness. It's one thing to be truly ignorant and offensive, but another to be ignorant and offensive for the sole purpose of calling attention to your business. I think that's the crux of the situation and in my opinion, 1 million times worse than uttering a racist slur. It's not a matter of simply stopping racism (which has existed since the beginning of time in various forms) but to stop outrageous behavior for self benefit at the expense of others.

Blah : Rascism should be controlled if not stopped. Racism plays a huge role in society unfortunately. But don't you think it is time to take a stand?

How can you condone racism?? Your "blah" attitude is why racism does occur. You should be ashamed to have such a low self esteem.

"Yeah the kids were suffering before, but does that devalue the tragedy of the tsunami?"

Do YOU even KNOW who devalued the tragedy of the Tsunami??

Can we participate in the rally?????

I've emailed Reebok, Coke, Toyota and have not heard anything back from them yet. It's been a few days...

Everyone, complain to everyone you can possibly to: FCC
Emmis
Toyota
Coke
Reebok
HR Block
Wendy's
ABC (hiring Todd Lynn for 2 projects?)
News Organizations
City Officials
NAACP
and every organization possible so that your
voices can be heard!

i agree with everyone 'suspended indefinitely" does NOT mean fired forever. one week's pay to how many lost people? i say they take that money and put miss jones and her morning staff in southeast asia. have her SEE what she was making light of. and contribute to the relief efforts.

jin's response: http://www.alljin.com/Audio/Exclusives/jin-tsunami_response.mp3

damn right this issue is worldwide. i would attend the protest if i didnt have class 6 hrs away in buffalo. but we're going to do something about it, distance is not an excuse.

What's your point blah? Yeah getting them fired won't stop racism, just like throwing a murderer in jail won't prevent future homicides. But you've got to start somewhere right? It's better than not punishing the crime, right?

And yeah people say all sorts of racist things on the streets daily. Just I'm sure Janet shows her titties to her man in private daily too. But what makes it (more) offensive is that it occurs in the public forum. You want kids listening to this shit?

Finally we are doing stuff to try to stop racism. If you said some shit like that at your work you'd get the hell sued out of you or you'd be fired. So why should these people catch a break?

Man, it's not even about the racism (though it's part of it), it's about respect. You just don't go around mocking shit like this.

where is Jesse Jackson now? NAACP? because the injustic is doone by their people so they will just let it go????

Right now, I'm passing the issue all over Thai Broadcasting companies and one of Sri Lanka newspapers. I hope to hear from them soon.

Let's hope that this will make a different! I can't wait to see a big change! Hopefully, it'll be the beginning of something better.

I'm glad we 50 cents input on this matter. Coming from a guy who talks 'bout shooting everyone and fucking bitches all day that's EXACTLY the insight we needed on this matter. SCORE!!!

DO YOU GUYS THINK YOU'LL HAVE THE SAME PASSION A WEEK OR TWO FROM NOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE? I DOUBT IT. THE SITUATION SUCKS BUT ALL THIS BITCHING (DESERVEDLY SO) IS GOING TO GO NOWHERE BECAUSE THEY'LL BE BACK GUARANTEED IN THE NEXT 3 WEEKS AFTER COMING OUT W/ANOTHER "HEARTFELT" APOLOGY AND LETTING EVERYONE'S EMOTIONS BOIL DOWN.

Am I reading this correctly? Did Miss Info also get sanctioned even though she refused to take part in this parody and was obviously offended by the material?

Yes, things will die down after a few weeks from now. BUT, @ least we are making ourselves HEARD...just because things will die down doesnt mean we should pursue it. Being heard will @ least let them know that we are conscious of what's going on and if it happens again, we'll be back...by just letting it slip by then they will just keep doing it...

POINTLESS,
that' is what the kind of miss jones counting on us 'chinks' to do just take it and shut up about it. maybe what we are trying to do is POINTLESS to you, here we make a stand that we won't TAKE THIS ANYMORE! this fight is just s start.

pointless,

I don't know about someone else, but I'm not a quitter. I just do my best. I want to see something change here. If we are giving up, then this issue will go on and on.

I contacted E.D. Hill, too. What an idiot.

i've been using the yahoo directory under NEWS & MEDIA to send out letters to any and all newspapers/magazines/organizations...etc...
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Business/

We only have two ways to run, away from the problem or towards it. Let's keep the fight going!

And Pointless: yes, maybe the final outcome will still not be "enough," at least we didn't just stand back, we faced it and fought it. Remember that change doesn't happen overnight. In the words of Mort Walker, " Life is like a game of chess.. there are many moves possible, but each mover determines your next move... where you wind up is the sum total of all your past moves... but FIRST YOUR HAVE TO MAKE SOME KIND OF MOVE."

by not stopping the spead of hate we are in essence perpetuating it. how easily influenced are younger generations by the media (music clothing, slang)? the effects of racism and bigotry are much worse and if they are not condemned by the educated audience, then they may then be seen as more of the norm than the exception. the value of one life alone is boundless, so do not try to even fathom the pain in the loss of hundreds of thousands. i had to also write to nyc mayor mike bloomberg.

Dear mayor mike,
I know this may not be a pressing issue given the current climate of world events, but I do feel that it needs to be addressed. The situation that occurred on nyc's WQHT hot 97 morning show with Miss Jones was truly deplorable. Although it may seem like a "small" incident, in reality it is a situation that has the potential to feed further upon negativity and build into a monster of hate and ignorance. Our great city takes pride in its diversity and counts our differences as strengths that should be exploited to their full potential. For someone such as Miss Jones to be employed in the capacity to influence other individuals on a broad scale, is the true travesty. We as new yorkers, for the most part, are proud, open-minded and globally conscious individuals and should not be subjugated this type of material. Thank you for your time and patience.

we need to get back to the true nature of hip hop and music and life. cause honestly, shit like this just degrades the foundation of human existence and takes us one step further away from the the collective greatness than can be achieved by our(human)race.

I'M GLAD YOU ALL FEEL THAT YOU WON'T QUIT UNTIL SOMETHING GETS DONE. NEITHER WILL I THEN.

Trying to do my part to help spread the world and the awareness of this situation.

Been email and contacting sponors just like everyone else on this forum.

I would also like to request that people start spreading the word around your local newstations, local papers, schools, etc... I been emailing my university newspaper (The CSUC Orion) and a couple of my professors, hoping that they will pick up the story and spread awareness.

This news is being heard in Taiwan as well.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/050127/43/1gbkb.html

KEEP THE EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, LETTERS, FORWARDING ISHT TO ANY & EVERYONE --- KEEP THE HEAT ON EVERYONE AFFILIATED WITH HOT 97!

OUR VOICE IS BEING HEARD BUT "WE CAN'T STOP" (IN THE WORDS OF P DIGGY) HA.

"Take That - Take That - Yea Yea"

:)

All the positive energy flowing around this site is absolutely AMAZING !!! Thanks to JSmooth995 for being such a great host and uniting all the efforts and letters !!! Because of the webmaster we are all able to come here and voice our opinions and be heard, for giving everyone a place to vent.
Since the rally is sceduled for tomorrow all correspondences to the local radio station, media or newspapers should be made today so that we can get more coverage !!!
Keep the strength !!!! We will make a difference !!!

Blah, all forms of racism must be stop so I don't even know what your complaining about. Your a hypocrite for criticalizing us for seeking justice for this indecency, yet u complain we should do something about racism. The Blacks have face racism but their capacity of suffering is no different from anyone else. The fact of the matter is that these "shock jocks" needs to be held accountable.

Be about it 24/7 not just when its convinient

Ok blah, when are you allowed to start fighting racism? When you say green light? You should be supportive of the fact people are even doing anything, instead of hating and stifling like some people here.

Look to yourself. Have you never heard the story of the starfish? You probably don't care, because that's what you're good at.

Whatever, one day when people look back, maybe even your kids, they'll ask you where you stood and you can tell them that you were supported racism. Congratulations.

Im saying that YOU NEED TO PUT AN END TO RACISM ANYTIME ANYTHING HAPPENS

not just when you are offended..thats my point aint shit neva done b4 and now all of a sudden everyone wants to cry and bitch..

racism exists in our everyday world..deal with it and keep it movin..I dont pay attention to it cuz like I said those people will be dealt with sooner or later ..me cryin and bitchin is not going to help it..

If I want to make changes it starts with me and what I do myself to help make this a better world.
Trying to close a radio station is that is attempting to make it right and stoppin sponors etc wont make a point cuz in a mnth ..shit wont matter..people made a ruckus and then???

how come no celebrities have come foward about this? more interesting is that no hip hop stars have said anything, is that because they are afraid of being shunned by their own community? 50 cent's thought on the whole situation was as neutral as you could possibly come by. as long as no big names in the African American community come out to denounce this song then HOT 97 will continue to use the ploy of Asians vs. African-Americans. Sad fact, but true.

From: Coca-Cola Support
Date: 27 Jan 2005 13:02:35 -0500

Thank you for contacting The Coca-Cola Company. We are grateful for the opportunity to respond, and we share your concerns regarding this matter.

Together with our bottling partners, The Coca-Cola Company is working in the regions impacted by this natural disaster to provide clean drinking water and to support local relief efforts and other on-the-ground needs. To date, the Coca-Cola System and our employees have combined to contribute almost $20 million in cash and material donations.

We have made Hot 97 management aware that The Coca-Cola Company does not condone the inappropriate and insensitive parody of the tsunami disaster that aired on their station. We do not support programs that are discriminatory or that make light of the tsunami crisis and its devastating impact on people in the region. Accordingly, we have withdrawn our advertising from the Hot 97 morning show.

However, we do not want this decision to impinge upon other ongoing community support programs. Currently we are conducting a Black History Month promotion in conjunction with Hot 97 that awards scholarships to deserving students in the New York area. While this worthwhile promotion will continue, it will no longer be advertised on the station's morning programming.

Your feedback is truly appreciated. If you ever have any additional questions or concerns on any other matter, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,
Lesley
Industry and Consumer Affairs
The Coca-Coca Company

Thank you for contacting The Coca-Cola Company. We are grateful for
the opportunity to respond, and we share your concerns regarding this
matter.

Together with our bottling partners, The Coca-Cola Company is working
in the regions impacted by this natural disaster to provide clean
drinking water and to support local relief efforts and other on-the-ground
needs. To date, the Coca-Cola System and our employees have combined to
contribute almost $20 million in cash and material donations.

We have made Hot 97 management aware that The Coca-Cola Company does
not condone the inappropriate and insensitive parody of the tsunami
disaster that aired on their station. We do not support programs that are
discriminatory or that make light of the tsunami crisis and its
devastating impact on people in the region. Accordingly, we have withdrawn our
advertising from the Hot 97 morning show.

However, we do not want this decision to impinge upon other ongoing
community support programs. Currently we are conducting a Black History
Month promotion in conjunction with Hot 97 that awards scholarships to
deserving students in the New York area. While this worthwhile
promotion will continue, it will no longer be advertised on the station's
morning programming.

Your feedback is truly appreciated. If you ever have any additional
questions or concerns on any other matter, please feel free to contact us
again.

Sincerely,
Lesley
Industry and Consumer Affairs
The Coca-Coca Company

NICE!!!!

Hey, I've been blogging your coverage of the Hot 97 scandal here:

http://duchessofnyc.blogspot.com/

This is a business and Emmis could care less about the morning show. If they could get a replacement show they would fire Miss Jones in a second. The so called suspension should be identified by the station if it is paid or not. If it is paid then nothing happend to the show. I am a african american who thinks they should be fired. You would think that at some point during the production of the song that someone would have said something and toned it down some. Miss Jones is out of control, she has been attacking Miss Info since she came back. The station and Emmis got what they wanted because nobody is talking about star and bucwild.

Can someone verify that Coca-Cola did pull their advertisement from Hot 97????

They seem to think that this is a race issue, which it is not. Remind them that it is a HUMAN DIGNITY issue.


Quote them the NON-RACIST parts of the song.
You know. Children finding their dead mommies. Countries wiped away. Child slavery. People who were forced to swim for their lives, AND THE 200,000+ THAT DIED.

http://www2.coca-cola.com/mail/eQuery_advertising.html

----

they took down the morning show team link off of HOT 97's website. that stupid whore

Anyone have the contact info for:


H&R BLOCK
WENDY'S
VERIZON WIRELESS
HYUNDAI
KIDS-R-US


They were airing commercials during the morning show.


Thanks.

Article on Chinese
Calling for boycott

http://content.sina.com/news/87/36/7873601_1_b5.html

JHe316@hotmail.com I forwarded you the email

RE: stop the hate; contact info for morning's sponsors

I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF ANYBODY CAN PROVIDE EMAIL ADDRESSES TO THOSE COMPANIES.
IT WOULD REALLY HELP A LOT. THANKS.

I know a lot of this negative attention is directed at Miss Jones (and rightfully so) but shouldn't there be as much outrage that TODD LYNN publicly announced that he would SHOOT ASIANS? It's not like I see his statement as a true threat, but I do not think his blatant racism and hatred should go unnoticed. In your correspondence with Emmis, sponsors and news sources, please reiterate that not only was a horrendous tragedy mocked, but that the deplorable antics of Todd Lynn should not go unreprimanded.

How do we rally???????? Can we go and participate or will we be handed a flyer if we are not a part of those organizations???

I agree about Todd Lynn he should not go unnoticed and he should be fired as well, but as the leader of the show Miss Jones could have shut it down or made a comment that it was wrong to say that. I also want to know why was Miss Info suspended. It could be that it was with pay so who cares.

Okay. I'm getting zealous now too! I just wrote and send an e-letter (in Dutch) to the Coca-Cola company here in the Netherlands. Perhaps it'll go directly to the trash-can. But then, maybe someone sensitive about human life might get to read it. I hope they will ask their US bosses about this incident. Although i forgot to ask them to do this...
Maybe we should send out emails to Guerrilla News Network (www.guerrillanews.com) as well -the site was down though. And maybe Z magazine (http://www.zmag.org/weluser.htm) too? You know, get the intellectuals out of their armchairs?

Yeah! Another major sponsor withdrawing their $$$ to that sorry ass program. Great news!

Where is Toyota's response? What the hell is taking them so long?

And why are there other sponsors such as Wendy's, Verizon Wireless, Toys R Us, etc.,. still continuing to endorse their products on that program?

isnt HYUNDAI a Korean company? I wonder how can they not take any actions?

Meanwhile, rival host Star of Star and Buc Wild at crosstown WPPR (Power 105), offered a cryptic response: "You can do a lot of things to get attention. But when that station starts to fall out, the Hater will rise like never before."

This asshole will be next on my list!

just want to say thank you so much for all your efforts, jay (and everyone that's been emailing sponsors, etc).

I have submitted the story to slash.org.
A news/blog site viewed by millions.
If they do publish the story, hopefully this site will not be lashdotted.

"they took down the morning show team link off of HOT 97's website. that stupid whore"

It looks like they took down a lot more then the link. Smackfest is gone too. Damn, that was actually pretty funny stuff.

And if you think for a minute these people aren't still getting paid you're a fool. They're all on a paid suspension otherwise the statement would have said "suspended without pay". ut since they know the legal ramifications of making a false statement, that was conveniently left out.

Miss info got suspended too..

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/275364p-235692c.html

RE: Popeyes
I just sent the major shareholder of its parent an email urging them to issue a statement and remove adverts. Their website:
http://www.freemanspogli.com/
Contact email: info@freemanspogli.com

Thats funny I don't see the page that is supposedly still there?
It's obvious they are not coming back
Poor miss info but I am sure she will be ok.

Let's make the outrage worldwide. This is not purely a race issue. They degraded the memories of over 200,000 people and mocked the survivors during their moment of greatest torment. Keep pushing.

Toyota is a Japanese company. Sad that they are not responding to this incident. They should've been the very first to be outraged.

50cents' opinion means nothing. Like someone stated, he talks about shooting people and banging girls left and right... do you really care what he thinks?

Why is it that no one else has spoken up? Everyone just has to keep at the e-mails, phone calls and letters. Don't let it die out.

And with regards to what blah/lol said in a post earlier, punishing a radio station by imposing fines is a way to show other media outlets that racism and mockery will not be tolerated. Just like how murders are put into jail for life or executed, how you are suspended from school if you did something wrong, how you are fired from work if you didn't do your job... there needs to be consequences for these types of actions. Why the FCC still has not said anything is totally beyond me. The whole Janet Jackson and Nicolette Sheridan thing was blown way out of proportion in comparison to this.

It looks like Toyota Scion is gone off the homepage. Man, wonder what it's like up there in the offices right now. People having to deal with this shit who didn't have nothin to do with it.

Oh well. fuck em all.

Because Emmis has political power ($ contributions to these facilities)

This may have been posted earlier but the key emails for Emmis Communications are as follows:

Jeff Smulyan, CEO, Chairman of the Board and President: jsmulyan@emmis.com

Rick Cummings, President of the Radio Division: rcummings@emmis.com

Go to the rally tomorrow if you can!

ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES & HIP HOP
COMMUNITY TO RALLY AGAINST HOT 97 HATE RADIO

**************************************************

WHAT: City Council Member John C. Liu will lead
a rally of outraged New Yorkers in front of the
studios of WQHT-FM "Hot 97" Radio to demand that
management and owners, Emmis Communications, take
responsibility for the production and repeated
broadcasts of Hot 97's so-called "Tsunami Song,"
which is the subject of a complaint sent to the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by members
of the New York City Council.

CM Liu stated, "The reprehensible conduct
of the Hot 97 Miss Jones in the Morning Show hosts
and station management has generated universal
outrage across the nation. We will hold them
absolutely accountable."

WHEN: Friday, January 28, 2005 from 11:00 AM to
12:00 noon

WHERE: In front of HOT 97 WQHT-FM Studios

395 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014

Directions: take the 1 Train to Houston
St, walk one block west.

WHO: Members of the New York City Council

Representatives of groups organizing
Tsunami relief efforts

Representatives of the hip hop community

Council Member John C. Liu, District 20
(Queens)

Council Member Robert Jackson, District 7
(Manhattan)

Council Member Leroy Comrie, District 27
(Queens)

Council Member Miguel Martinez, District
10 (Manhattan)

Council Member Bill Perkins, District 9
(Manhattan)

Council Member Alan Gerson, District 1
(Manhattan)

Council Member James Sanders, District 31
(Queens)

Council Member Philip Reed, District 8
(Manhattan)

Council Member Helen Foster, District 16
(Brooklyn)

Council Member Albert Vann, District 36
(Brooklyn)

Council Member Hiram Montserrate, District
21 (Queens)

Council Member James Gennaro, District 24
(Queens)

Council Member Larry Seabrook, District 12
(Bronx)

Council Member Charles Barron, District 42
(Brooklyn)

Council Member Michael Nelson, District 48
(Brooklyn)

Council Member Margarita Lopez, District 2
(Manhattan)

Council Member Annabel Palma, District 12
(Bronx)

Council Member Sarah Gonzalez, District 38
(Brooklyn)

Council Member Letitia James, District 35
(Brooklyn)

Hindu Temple Society of North America

Organization of Chinese Americans

BAPS/Swaminarayan Sanstha, Inc.

Korean American Voters Council

Asian Media Watch

Korean Community Services

South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow

Korean American League for Civic Action

Rainbow Center

Young Korean American Service & Education
Consortium

Asian Media Watchdog

Korean American Community Empowerment
Council

the link for the morning show is still up right here: http://www.hot97.com/airstaff/morningShow.aspx?origin=nav

to anyone in the NY area:
*** News Release ***

ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES & HIP HOP
COMMUNITY TO RALLY AGAINST HOT 97 HATE RADIO

WHAT:
Council Member John C. Liu will lead a rally of outraged New Yorkers
in front of the studios of WQHT-FM "Hot 97" Radio to demand that
management and owners Emmis Communications take responsibility for the
production and repeated broadcasts of Hot 97's so-called "Tsunami
Song," which is the subject of a complaint sent to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) by members of the New York City
Council.

CM Liu stated, "The reprehensible conduct of the Hot 97 Miss Jones in
the Morning Show hosts and station management has generated universal
outrage across the nation. We will hold themabsolutely accountable."

WHEN: Friday, January 28, 2005 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon

WHERE: In front of HOT 97 WQHT-FM Studios
395 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
Directions: take the 1 Train to Houston St, walk one block west.

WHO: Members of the New York City Council
Representatives of groups organizing Tsunami relief efforts
Representatives of the hip hop community

this effort is great. shows that people really have a voice.

btw...that job that was posted on the emmis website for a morning show host for hot 97 was posted before any of these events. its posting not related completely to the whole miss jones fiasco. thought u'd like to know.

http://www.fubabee.com/hate97.html

in case you need protest signs

Greetings,

Just want to let you know that I have much respect for you, and appreciation that you kept us all updated, I sent a bunch of emails and letters and postings, and linked them all to your page, so everyone of us that looked at your page for info, greatly appreciates your work and efforts, we're glad to find someone who is to his word about accomplishing ones mission! Please keep doing what you are doing, you are greatly appreciated, and please keep me updated with any projects relating your music, I am a rap artist, poet, and activist in LA, and if I can be of any help out in LA, let me know!

for Peace, Freedom and equality,
miwaLyric

Emmis Communications is a publicly traded company (EMMS).

Their message board on yahoo finance can be found here:

">http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mb?s=EMMS

I think their investors would be very appreciative to be kept in the loop on matters pertaining to their company.

Hey, why not email Bill O'Reilly. Love him or hate his guts, the ratings on his show are higher than on any other news broadcast. I'd love to hear him do a segment on this matter on the Factor.

oreilly@foxnews.com

Whoever said it is right.

It really isn't enough that the sponsors are putting their ads for the morning time slot. Emmis needs to be hit hard in the pocketbooks. The sponsors should ultimately pull their ads completely and set an example for all other broadcasting companies. They have to let them know that they will NOT tolerate this type of behavior simply for "higher ratings."

Idea ---

Since this is international now, or on the scale of full blown international level. We should target mainly the interntional companies, coca cola, mcdonalds, reebok, and try to ask for help from contacts in those countries to threaten to boycott their brands if they still adhere to provide funds to HOT97. Yao Ming is a sponsor of Reebok, and Yao has a major international presence, anyone know how to contact YAO?

Victory is near!! Our persistence is paying off...how sweet is it that HOT97.com has virtually NO banner ads, many of which were there just days ago. As an employee of a major Los Angeles advertising firm, i made it clear to the big wigs that we can't stand for this, and sure enuff, they got my back. Sponsor after sponser are droppin like flies, as they should. Be advised, it is NOT over until Miss Jones is offically off the airwaves for good...they want us to settle and shut our mouths with a mere suspension and 2 friggin weeks pay??!!...WE WON'T! Damn, i wish i could be at that rally in front of HOT 97 in New York. I'm with Miwa Lyric, Let's organize something in Los Angeles and let our brothers and sisters on East Coast and across the globe know that we got their backs, let em know how real this is!!!

I agree. I think those in L.A. should organize a demonstration in Burbank...in front of Emmis.

Rick Cummings
President
Emmis Radio
3500 W. Olive Ave.
Suite 1450
Burbank, CA 91505

I think I am about to cry. This is all so beautiful.
We should keep acting and re-acting until all the goals are accomplished !!!!!
You people are just wonderful... everyone of us here... just wonderful !!!!!

Response (Kristina) 01/27/2005 03:04 PM
Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
We are sensitive to the opinions of our customers and apologize if a Toyota sponsorship has offended you in any way.

Toyota’s decision to advertise on particular programs is based on the level of interest generated by the American public, not the subject matter contained in the program. We make every effort to screen broadcasts considered to contain controversial issues, however we had no prior knowledge of the radio station's intent to air “The Tsunami Song”. Additionally, Toyota advertising stems from three distinct levels; local, regional, and national. This particular advertising was from a TDA (Toyota Dealers Association), which represents the greater New York Region.

Upon learning of this issue the TDA immediately contacted management at Hot 97 to express their dissatisfaction. As a result, Hot 97 responded with a written apology to the TDA. Our research of the Hot 97 controversy indicates the radio station has ceased the broadcast, issued a public apology, and offered a notable contribution to tsunami relief.

Toyota in no way condones nor supports the messages prevalent in the parody known as “The Tsunami Song”. To the contrary, we take many opportunities to promote cultural and racial diversity, and regarding the tragedy created by the natural disaster, Toyota estimates a nearly four million dollar contribution for Tsunami relief efforts from its North American affiliates.

The FCC sent me a PDF fact sheet as a response. Here it is below....

Background:
Consumers often complain to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about callin
or “open mike” radio programs. What they most often object to is subject matter that is
being discussed or the accuracy or fairness of the commentary. Consumers also complain
that their calls have been limited or barred by the station or that program hosts are often
biased, insufficiently informed and/or discourteous. Many consumers also complain that
the nature of the material being broadcast, like radio stunts or “shock jock” programs, are
offensive, obscene and/or indecent.

What Are the Broadcasters’ Programming Responsibilities?

Neither the FCC nor any other government agency can direct broadcasters to present or refrain
from presenting specific programs, or tell them how to conduct their call-in shows and other
programs. Broadcasters are responsible for deciding what their stations present to the public.

Broadcasters are expected to be aware of the important local issues in the communities
that their stations serve and to offer programming that will inform their audiences aboutthese issues. The selection of issues and the kinds of programming offered are the
broadcasters’ responsibility. “Call-in” programs are not required to be used as forums for
community issues.

Broadcasters are not obligated to give any particular individual an opportunity to participate in a broadcast unless the broadcast involves a candidate for public office.
In general, broadcasters have wide discretion in choosing their programming. The First
Amendment to the Constitution and the Communications Act prohibit the Commission from
involving itself in the content of specific programs or otherwise engaging in activities that might be regarded as program censorship.

What If I Have Comments and/or Concerns About a Specific Broadcast?

All comments and/or concerns about a specific broadcast should be directed, in writing, to the
stations and networks involved so that the people responsible for making the programming
decisions can become better informed about audience opinions.

Specifics of the FCC’s Rules Governing Obscene and Indecent Programming

Congress has given the FCC the responsibility for administratively enforcing the law that governs obscene and indecent programming. The Commission may revoke a station license, impose a monetary forfeiture, or issue a warning for the broadcast of obscene or indecent material.
Obscene speech is not protected by the First Amendment and cannot be broadcast at any time.
To be considered obscene, material must meet a three-prong test:
• An average person, applying contemporary community standards, must find that the
material, as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;
• The material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct
specifically defined by applicable law; and
• The material, taken as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific
value.
Indecency is defined as “language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms
patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast
medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities.” Indecent programming contains patently
offensive sexual or excretory references that do not rise to the level of obscenity. The courts
have held that indecent material is protected by the First Amendment and cannot be banned
entirely. It may, however, be restricted in order to avoid its broadcast during times of the day
when there is reasonable risk that children may be in the audience.
Consistent with a federal statute and federal court decisions interpreting the indecency statute,
the FCC adopted a rule pursuant to which broadcasts – both on television and radio – that fit
within the indecency definition and that are aired between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. are subject
to indecency enforcement action.
Enforcement actions in this area are based on documented complaints received from the
public about indecent or obscene programming. In making indecency determinations, the
FCC analyzes what was actually said during the broadcast, the meaning of what was said,
and the context in which it was stated. Accordingly, we ask complainants to provide the
following information:
• Information regarding the details of what was actually said (or depicted) during the allegedly
indecent or obscene broadcast. There is flexibility on how a complainant may provide this
information. A complainant may submit a significant excerpt of the program describing what
was actually said (or depicted) or a full or partial tape or transcript of the material.
In whatever form the complainant decides to provide the information, it must be sufficiently
detailed so the FCC can determine the words and language actually used during the
broadcast and the context of those words or language. Subject matter alone is not a
determining factor of whether material is obscene or indecent. For example, stating only that
the broadcast station “discussed sex” or had a “disgusting discussion of sex” during a
program is not sufficient. The use of specific, isolated words does not itself determine
whether material is indecent. For example, listing only isolated words spoken by a radio
announcer without more detail is not enough information for the FCC’s staff to initiate an
investigation. Also, general descriptions without a detailed explanation of what was actually
stated (or depicted) are generally not sufficient.
• The date and time of the broadcast. Under federal law, if the FCC assesses a monetary
forfeiture against a broadcast station for violation of a rule, it must specify the date the
violation occurred. Accordingly, it is important that complainants provide the date the
material in question was broadcast. A broadcaster’s right to air indecent speech is protected
between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Consequently, the FCC must know the time of day
that the material was broadcast.
• The call sign of the station involved. The FCC’s obscenity/indecency enforcement program
is directed at individual broadcast station licensees and not individual radio announcers, the
music industry, or specific music performers. Accordingly, the FCC’s staff must know the call
sign of the station that aired the material. It is not enough, for example, to name the radio
announcer who made the on-air statement.
The FCC may issue a warning, impose a monetary forfeiture or revoke a station license if it is
determined that the material in a radio call-in, “open-mike”, or “shock-jock” program is obscene
or indecent.
Of necessity, any documentation you provide to the FCC about your complaint becomes part of
the FCC’s records and may not be returned.

Complaints regarding a specific obscene and/or indecent broadcast should be directed to:

Federal Communications Commission
Enforcement Bureau
Investigations and Hearing Division
445 12th St., S.W., Room 3-B443
Washington, DC 20554

So has Toyota pulled their ads?

Oh, and why was Miss Info suspended? If anything, she should be praised for being the only one with something between her ears.

I got the same response from Toyota. Doesn't sound like they're willing to stop endorsing/sponsoring HOT 97.

This isnt just about racism, its about making fun of a natural disaster. I am sure that if something like that happened here, they wouldnt say nothing about it. Or if something happened in Africa. And what ever happened to dj envy ?? was he part of this? We should also express how we feel about Todd Lynn too. We cant let "ill start shooting asians" slide !

For Immediate Release January 26, 2005
Contact: John Choe
(646) 296-1455 Sent via Internet

*** NewsRelease ***

**************************************************
ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES & HIP HOP COMMUNITY TO RALLY
AGAINST HOT 97 HATE RADIO
**************************************************

WHAT: Council Member John C. Liu will lead a rally of outraged New
Yorkers in front of the studios of WQHT-FM "Hot 97" Radio to demand
that management and owners Emmis Communications take responsibility
for the production and repeated broadcasts of Hot 97's so-called
"Tsunami Song," which is the subject of a complaint sent to the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by members of the New York
City Council. CM Liu stated, "The reprehensible conduct of the Hot
97 Miss Jones in the Morning Show hosts and station management has
generated universal outrage across the nation. We will hold them
absolutely accountable."

WHEN: Friday, January 28, 2005 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon

WHERE: In front of HOT 97 WQHT-FM Studios 395 Hudson Street, New
York, NY 10014 Directions: take the 1 Train to Houston St, walk one
block west.

WHO: Members of the New York City Council Representatives of groups
organizing Tsunami relief efforts Representatives of the hip hop
community
~~~~~~
I got this email yesterday night. Have u heard anything about this?

The rally is definitely on for tmw in front of HOT 97. John Liu is going to speak at 11 am. Go and show Support !!!

I will definitely be there !!!!

umm... hello all...

i sent 2 email complaints to the FCC (1 last night and 1 today), but have not received any response yet...

i'm contemplating where my next move should be... any suggestions?

i'll probably take a 2 hour lunch break tomorrow and show up for the rally... if that's ok...

annie,

I sent a complaint also to the FCC and it took 3 days for them to respond, and when they did all they did was send me a pdf file of their factsheet. No text message or nothing. I copied and pasted it above. (it's the real long one)

I replied back to them saying this wasn't what I was looking for. I hope they respond back to me.

I also emailed Bill O'Reilly with a "Read Reciept" attached. I got a reply saying my email was deleted before being opened. :(

Lou

Lou

i got this from TOYOTA

Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
We are sensitive to the opinions of our customers and apologize if a Toyota sponsorship has offended you in any way.

Toyota’s decision to advertise on particular programs is based on the level of interest generated by the American public, not the subject matter contained in the program. We make every effort to screen broadcasts considered to contain controversial issues, however we had no prior knowledge of the radio station's intent to air “The Tsunami Song”. Additionally, Toyota advertising stems from three distinct levels; local, regional, and national. This particular advertising was from a TDA (Toyota Dealers Association), which represents the greater New York Region.

Upon learning of this issue the TDA immediately contacted management at Hot 97 to express their dissatisfaction. As a result, Hot 97 responded with a written apology to the TDA. Our research of the Hot 97 controversy indicates the radio station has ceased the broadcast, issued a public apology, and offered a notable contribution to tsunami relief.

Toyota in no way condones nor supports the messages prevalent in the parody known as “The Tsunami Song”. To the contrary, we take many opportunities to promote cultural and racial diversity, and regarding the tragedy created by the natural disaster, Toyota estimates a nearly four million dollar contribution for tsunami relief efforts from its North American affiliates.

Your email has been documented at our National Headquarters for management review. If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Toyota Customer Experience

Mailing address: EMMIS Communications
One EMMIS Plaza
40 Monument Circle, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Email address: IR@emmis.com

Voice: 317.266.0100

Email address: IR@emmis.com

KEEP PRESSURING EMMIS, THIS INCIDENT WILL NOT END.UNLESS, TODD SOMEBODY AND MISS JONE IS UNEMPLOYED.

SHOW YOUR " VOICE " TOMORROW PEOPLE!!!

We're not allowed to go to the protest unless we belong to a protest group. I really don't think that's right.

:(

Has anyone write to NAACP yet?
I don't any information to contact them, anyone has it. Please post it.

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Requested Url: /airstaff/morningShow.aspx

It's now off their server!

:)

Imonte, do you know how can I register my organization to become a "protest group"?

THIS IS THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM TOYOTA... DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY PULLED ANY ADS

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:01:32 -0800 (PST)
To: XXXXXXXX@yahoo.com
From: "Ask Toyota" Add to Address Book
Subject: HOT 97 Ads [Incident: 050127-000062]

Recently you contacted Toyota. Below is a summary of your contact message and our response.

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Response (Anissa) 01/27/2005 03:01 PM
Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
We are sensitive to the opinions of our customers and apologize if a Toyota sponsorship has offended you in any way.

Toyota’s decision to advertise on particular programs is based on the level of interest generated by the American public, not the subject matter contained in the program. We make every effort to screen broadcasts considered to contain controversial issues, however we had no prior knowledge of the radio station's intent to air “The Tsunami Song”. Additionally, Toyota advertising stems from three distinct levels; local, regional, and national. This particular advertising was from a TDA (Toyota Dealers Association), which represents the greater New York Region.

Upon learning of this issue the TDA immediately contacted management at Hot 97 to express their dissatisfaction. As a result, Hot 97 responded with a written apology to the TDA. Our research of the Hot 97 controversy indicates the radio station has ceased the broadcast, issued a public apology, and offered a notable contribution to tsunami relief.

Toyota in no way condones nor supports the messages prevalent in the parody known as “The Tsunami Song”. To the contrary, we take many opportunities to promote cultural and racial diversity, and regarding the tragedy created by the natural disaster, Toyota estimates a nearly four million dollar contribution for Tsunami relief efforts from its North American affiliates.

Your email has been documented at our National Headquarters under file #200501270794. If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

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aight ATTTENTION LOS ANGELES!! LISTEN UP!!
New York represented in front of HOT 97, its time for us to represent for our community here in LA!! Props to Julia K for the address to EMMIS (didnt know it was here in Burbank) Can somebody with protest/rally organizational experience take the lead on this one?? I along with everyone can handle marketing to rally the troops. Here's step one:

After date/time is set get on Friendster.com / myspace.com / xanga.com and all those other friend sites w/ a heavy asian population and spread the word on the message/bulletin boards. Like i said NY represented, Lets do our part

did you mean holland or harlem in the int'l articles links

Thanks Lou,

i did not know that people cannot attend the rally unless they belonged to a protest group... bummers... =T

but right now i'm drafting up an email to send to a bunch of international UNICEF members and representatives for support...

there's a link for Newsday on the hot97 site. it's at the bottom of the site [IMPULSE!]. i've written a letter to the editor about it.

I spoke with Kai, one of the Organizations. He said it was ok to go. He was just afraid of the number of turn out being overwhelming.

Come.. I think the more numbers the better, but we should keep it peaceful and not sling racial comments. Just make a stand !!!

It's amazing how we're all coming together as one, please notify me of any ideas, or information regarding the protesting you are all noting about, I am very much involved in this for sure, and I am trying to work up a possible protest as well, if you have a date, time and place for the protest, please notfiy me asap, and I will definetly spread the word!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my email is miwalyric@hotmail.com
Respecting all of your works, efforts!!!!
for Peace, Freedom and Equality,
miwaLyric

"...Go find your mommy. I just saw her float by, a tree went through her head. And now your children will be sold into child slavery."


"a wave 20 feet high came and washed your whole
country away. And all at once, you can hear the
screaming chinks. And no one was saved from the
wave."


"There were Africans drowning, little Chinamen swept away. You can hear God laughing, 'Swim you bitches swim.'"



The mocking of these people's suffering is unacceptable.


The tsunami relief effort is still going on right now, at this very moment. It struck one month ago.


If that doesn't upset you, you have some serious issues.


"Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective."
- M.L. King, Jr.


This situation is about basic human dignity.


Companies that support the mocking of the victims of the tsunami include:


https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/contact/email.jsp>https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/contact/email.jsp


Cingular Wireless Does anyone have contact information for this company? I switched to Sprint and I want them to know why. Phoning customer service was pointless. On hold forever AND disconnected.


Support Sprint PCS. They pulled advertising from the radio station.


Switch your wireless carrier from Cingular or Verizon Wireless, etc. by calling (877) 851-1830.


An early termination fee may apply if you are still under contract with your current provider.


At the end of the transaction, tell them that you want to leave a comment, and thank them for taking a stand against the mockery of the tsunami victims. They will forward your comments to management.


H&R Block: is a sponsor of the show.
mediadesk@hrblock.com


Support Jackson Hewitt, one of the first companies to recognize the hatred contained within the song


KIDS-R-US: How in the world is this company still paying the salaries of these degenerates? It's because they don't know yet.


Tell them about the song. I'm sure they will love the children searching for their mommies and the bit about child slavery:

">https://www6.toysrus.com/guest/contUs.cfm


These DJs are STILL WITH THE RADIO STATION.

Oh,

so we can go to the rally tomorrow in front of Hot 97?

if so, then i am there...

thanks Amy.

LET YOUR LOCAL MEDIA KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING! MOST PEOPLE AROUND HERE, DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT " TSUNAMI SONG" IS. IS THERE ANY THAI IN HERE?

Amy,
This is where I got my info from, but if he says it's okay then I guess you can go.

Lou

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asianmediaalerts/message/93

AMW requests that *ONLY* student leaders and community leaders who are interested in attending the protest rally, or participating in other actions against Hot 97, contact us at alerts@asianmediawatch.NET or .ORG

Asian Media Watch (AMW) is working as part of a broad coalition of regional and national organizations, and is working with the Office of Council Member Liu, on this protest rally.

To ensure a peaceful protest rally, individuals who arrive at the protest site and are not affiliated with any of the protesting organizations, may be given informational flyers directing them to another protest planned in the future, and then asked to leave.

Hi Amy, I tried to email u so I don't have to post this but it got resent to me. In the first Asian Media Alert (with ur friend Kai Yu right?) it said that student leaders should contact them for flyers, but they haven't gotten back to me. Can I take my whole organization? We're from Fordham in the Bronx. Thanks.

Hey Ly,

Although this isn't Amy, but I encourage you to take your whole organization and whoever you can find to take with you to to protest. I wish I could go but I'm out of state, otherwise I would be sure to attend tomorrow.

Kelly

let MTV NEWS know what you think about this situation!

http://www.mtv.com/news/youtellus/topics/non_artist_topics/jones_miss/012705.jhtml

TO ORGANIZE PROTEST/RALLY IN LOS ANGELES

I've no real experience in organizing a protest/rally. However, if someone could help or spearhead it, I would be willing to help in any way possible.

Let's do our part.

i went on emmis's website and saw that they received awards for best business ethics. i am going to email the BBB, who gave them the award to keep them updated on what their award receipients have been upto. you should also cc the ceo of emmis when sending the letters.

info@central-in.bbb.org

fyi - emmis' stock dropped $.27 today.

if you look at Emmis's stock over the last few years it's been doing nothing but dropping. This fiasco was probably an attempt to boost their downward sinking stocks.

Keep your comments going to FCCINFO@fcc.gov

I work at the FCC and so far the complaints to the FCC have been minimal. They will not look further into it until they have a significant amount of complaints.

I read somewhere saying there's 4 complaints to a tv show and FCC Looked into that show, i think it's once again double standard toward asian.

fyi, this is a little late, but since you have been covering this controversy so well [thank you]. i wanted to ask if you could post , as late as this is, for those who are in the NY area that there will be a protest rally from 11 AM - 12PM at 395 Hudson Street [Path train to Christopher St. walk down hudson about 3 blocks; 1/9 to Houston St. walk one block] led by Councilman Liu of Queens and other local APA & community leaders. in the morning during what would be the regular hours of the morning show, calls will be taken about the matter.

There is some seriously encougraging news coming out of the protest organizers for tomorrow.

I'm getting all this information from the Google Group AARB (Asian Americans for Responsible Broadcasting)

This is a list of media spokepeople for tomorrow's protest.

Ken Cohen, NAACP
Doris Lin, Asian Media Watchdog
Kai Yu, OCA and Asian Media Watch

They're doing the same thing we're doing with the stockholders but they are going to the phone lines. AARB is calling the various stockholders.

PEOPLE LISTEN UP!

They are saying they only want certain people at the rally/protest because they KNOW it will get out of hand.

Bottom line is the area outside the studio is huge. There's multiple entry and exit points.

Show up tomorrow at 11. Show up in large numbers. The station is thinking this is another Star and Buc 3 man protest. If you don't show up, they will think there's no steam behind this and will end up bringing the show back sooner.

Make no mistake, there will be police on the scene. Know you rights, know the law. Don't end up in jail over this but at the same time. come out and show your solidarity.

The pressure is on and it's almost enough but we need a little more.

Let's get these two waste products OFF THE AIR for good.

I wish I could attend the rally....but I'm in Canada. Well, I'll do my best over here by sending out some emails to newspapers's editors oversea! This story need to be told!

I just sent an email to FCC too. I hope they will at least care to read! Go get'em, FCC!!!

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."


"Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity.


It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true."


-Martin Luther King Jr.


How can anyone actually defend the song that makes fun of the people who were destroyed by the tsunami?


Just because the color of their skin is different? I don't understand.


I would imagine people supporting Miss Jones would have no right to be upset the next time someone who isn't black says something 'controversial'.


If people can't see the truth regarding this whole mess, everyone loses in the end. You cannot become a better person, or a better people, by putting others beneath you.


"God is not merely interested in the freedom of brown men, yellow men, red men and black men. He is interested in the freedom of the whole human race."


But according to those behind the tsunami song, he was laughing as people drowned.


I don't understand.

FYI for those who plan to target Emmis:

Emmis

In NYC they also own WRKS-FM 98.7 and WQCD-FM 101.9. Many other stations in many other states. You can boycott more than just Hot 97.

Hey Ly !! Sorry I have not checked back. You should e-mail Kai or any other representative and tell them that you would like to participate and how many you will be planning on bringing.
alerts@asianmediawatch.NET or alerts@asianmediawatch.ORG.
I think they just need to keep track of the large groups. Good Luck and see you there !!!

I don't see the need to boycott the other stations they own in NYC. These stations provide great music, entertainment, information and a place of positive discourse for their listeners. 98.7 KISS FM (WRKS) is one of those stations. I think HATE 97 needs to be boycotted, and enough of a message will be sent to Emmis not to promote such hatred and intolerance.

thanks aware for that bit of info.

contact the FCC!!

i got this email from somewhere but this is what should be sent to the FCC

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to: fccinfo@fcc.gov
subject: Indecent Radio Station
message: During the week of January 16th- January 21st, WQHT, (also known as Hot 97), a local radio station in New York City, has willfully and repeatedly aired a highly offensive parody mocking the victims of the tsunami tragedy while using racial epithets.

The following is an excerpt of the lyrical contents, which aired between the hours of 6am-10am:

"...all at once you could hear the screaming chinks and no one is safe from the wave. There were Africans drowning, little chinamen swept away. You could hear God laughing "swim you bitches swim..."

The following link is an actual recorded segment from the broadcast:
http://www.3030radio.com/longer_hot97_tsunami.mp3
http://rapidshare.de/files-en/442050/longer_hot97_tsunami.mp3.html

In the middle of the segment one of the DJs can be heard saying "I'm gonna start shooting Asians."

I hereby request the revocation of the station license, or at the very least, a substantial fine for every instance it was aired.

NAME
ADDRESS
PH#

It's not against the law to say what she did. That's why appealing to the FCC is pointless.

It's just that I never saw so many references to the First Amendment from the same people who demand (and get) people be fired over anything 'controversial'.

If people can demand justice from others, can't they demand it from themselves, too?

Is anybody including the subject of Miss Info in their emails to Emmis etc? Miss Info did not deserve to be fired! She needs to be compensated!

**Edit: Not "fired" but "suspended", whatever their definition of that is...

And where are these people who are supposed to be supporting "family values"? These Christian groups and other religious organizations. Shouldnt' they be saying something too?! We need to get their info as well, huh?

To 'Stop the hate',

private citizens and public citizens are treated differently. That's the point of the FCC they regulate broadcast made by public citizens (Ie people in the public eye, celebrities)

You're right they didn't do anything "illegal", but just because something is legal does that mean you should do? They can't be held liable under any crimminal law, but I wonder if they can held accountable under a civil suit.

You downplay the issue if you feel it's just a case of someone being crucified for uttering a slip up on the radio. This was a decision that had to be approved by management at the radio station. The song was premeditated, produced, and then played numerous times even though people complained about it. It's more than just a mistake.

That's the difference between manslaughter and homicide in the court system. One is premeditated and you get life for that, the other one is commited in the spur of the moment and the sentencing is usually lenient.

The laws of this country are by no way absolute, the original lawmakers did not intend for their laws to be cast in stone for all time. That's why we have a legistlative branch in the first place. The FCC imposes heavy finces for indecency and obscenity, which state the material must contain something of a sexual nature. Why can't we start an initiative for change that law to include malicious discrimination based on color, creed, religion, or sexual orientation?

Why are you bothering to speak out against people who are trying to do the right thing? Why am I wasting my time trying to open your eyes, only can do that. Oh well.....

Isn't the tsunami song the same as Limbaugh's talk about McNabb (got fired), that guy who stuttered and said 'coon' (got fired), etc.?

As a Youth Pastor in NYC I want to give Jay much praise for staying on top of this. I have posted a link on my blog and encouraged people to join the angry chorus of those who think a slap on the wrist doesn't go far enough. I also talked to my teens tonight about it at our Bible study, and I will use it as a teaching point in future classes. Thank you for standing up to those who take advantage of other peoples suffering for their own gain.
Isaiah 1:17 "...Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for the rights of widows."

God Bless:

Jason

www.manhattanchurch.org

As a Youth Pastor in NYC I want to give Jay much praise for staying on top of this. I have posted a link on my blog and encouraged people to join the angry chorus of those who think a slap on the wrist doesn't go far enough. I also talked to my teens tonight about it at our Bible study, and I will use it as a teaching point in future classes. Thank you for standing up to those who take advantage of other peoples suffering for their own gain.
Isaiah 1:17 "...Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for the rights of widows."

God Bless:

Jason

www.manhattanchurch.org

Unite and fight against racism!!!!

damn...it's so heartening to know there are people doing so much out there..you guys are making the hugest difference. not only for asians. for discriminated and offended persons EVERYWHERE, in every stand of life. you GO.

Ming:

You aren't wasting your time.

Taking a stand for what is true and just is never a waste of time. I have also sent my complaints to the FCC, but am primarily involved in correspondence with advertising companies.

'Stop the hate' - hey sorry I must have misread your first post. I thought you were giving flack, I guess I'm so used to reading post that are hating on what people on this board are trying to do. My bust.

One love

Anyways, the protest tomorrow needs volunteers to manage the Sign in sheets. I asked the coordinators if students could offer help. If you are interested you can contact Doris at groovier@optonline.net or just show up early. The protest is going to go from 11 to 12.

If you are showing up please bring pickets, see www.fubabee.com/hate97.html for images you can print up.

actually, if you read the FCC guidelines, you will notice that they did break indecency and profanity laws. that's why i wrote that email to FCC.

i urge all of you to continue to do the same.

I am a Harlem resident and I will be attending the rally tomorrow morning. I am proud to say that my councilman, Bill Perkins, who is also African American, is listed to attend as well.

I just want to encourage everyone attending not to get into any altercations, even if provoked. Cooler heads always prevail. Once violence starts it will seem like some tragic "race-war" between African Americans and Asians. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be careful and watch your backs!

the morning show airs from 6am-10am?
Sunny is on at that time..lol what is that gonna do..yall need to be there earlier..u will get ignored

rofl at least get the time right

do you guys think that hot97 pulled the toyota ads just to try to get us to stop emailing their sponsors?

She agreed to suck my dick to show Asians that she is sorry. So can't we now all get along?

Why isn't the FCC doing anything about this. If I recall, they were using the words "chinks", "chinaman" and "run bitch run"!? And this was playin between 6-10 am where kids can be expose to this. Isn't that grounds to take action? I'm sure the FCC has punish others for less than this.

"CONGRESS has given the FCC the responsibility for administratively enforcing the law that governs obscene and indecent programming."

If the FCC won't do anything, let's go for broke!

Contact your State Senators and Representatives. Find them at Senate.gov and House.gov.

sorry but the fcc won't care. if this happened on tv and miss jones was seen wearing lingerie then there would be fines and suspensions. but since only racism was involved, the fcc feels it's all a part of harmless entertainment.

there's going to be a protest tomorrow morning in front of the building where HOT 97 broadcasts from.

there's more info here @ http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=llLex

send your emails here too:
publicaffairs@voa.gov

(The Voic