The shocking incident on Sydney breakfast radio this week, in which a 14 year old girl was cornered into speaking on-air about being raped as a 12-year-old, has got a lot of people talking. Some are demanding that the radio hosts be brought to account; others are calling for listeners to boycott the radio station and its sponsors.
I'd like to open up a discussion on this idea of boycotting - making a stand against a company or a media outlet out of principle.
• Have you ever boycotted a TV channel or radio station, or a particular program - because of something you found inappropriate or offensive?
• How long did you boycott it for? And to what extent?
• Did you return to it some time later? What made you return?
• Perhaps you've decided not to purchase a certain product any more because of the way they advertise or the way they do business.
• Did you feel it made a difference?
• Tell us your boycott story.
Comments (1)
Firstly, enjoyed listening to last night's broadcast on this issue.
Earlier this year, I've realised how 'unedifying' much of the online newspaper websites are. So I have decided to make my own Christian news portal. I wanted a central place to read Christian contents without being distracted by any other irrelevant and inappropriate materials. It's called FaithfulNews (http://www.faithfulnews.com).
Posted by Eric Bae | August 3, 2009 12:27 PM
Posted on August 3, 2009 12:27