Source Notes
Title:
Environment/ Development
Summary:
In this November 25th , 2004 NBC Evening News Broadcast, Bob Faw reports on the controversy over development of national forest land and details the plan for governors to select which land can be developed and which cannot.
Roadless Rule debate.
Multimedia/ Journalistic
News Broadcast.
Aired by NBC on November 25th, 2004.
John Seigenthaler
http://0-tvnews.vanderbilt.edu.janus.uoregon.edu/diglib-fulldisplay.pl?SID=20090302674407958&code=tvn&RC=773071&Row=1
Accessed:
March 2, 2009
Ann Veneman, the Agriculture Secretary of the United States of America.
Elisabeth Babich, Northern Ketow Salmon Caviar Company.
Errol Champion, former manager of Silver Bay Logging
Dale Bosworth, U.S Forest Service Chief.
Tom Waldo, Earth Justice Attorney.
On July 12th Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announced the Bush administrations plan to improve local involvement through state & federal cooperation. US Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth predicts that the same number of acres will remain roadless regardless of the new Bush rule. Elisabeth Babich of the Northern Ketow Salmon Caviar Company is bitterly apposed to the new rule, stating if “you cut roads into the wilderness, you start disrupting the balance (of the forests).” Errol Champion, the former manager of Silver Bay Logging, offers differing opinions on the issue, stating “it brings the authority back to the state and allows the state to decide what’s best for its residents.” Tom Waldo, an Earth Justice attorney, says President Bush’s administration is siding with the timber industry rather than honoring the wishes of the America people.
Audience and Agenda:
NBC.com is the official website of the National Broadcasting Company and provides multimedia, show information, and interactive media. The site attracts 13 million people globally and 10.8 million U.S. monthly people. The site reaches a slightly more female than male, skewing younger crowd.
Usefulness:
This news broadcast provides the specifics of an argument and a counter-argument for the roadless rule policy. First, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman explains exactly what the government is trying to accomplish with the implantation of this new rule. She cites that the plan will improve local involvement through state & federal cooperation and development will be decided on a federal level. The NBC report then illustrates and documents the businesses that will be affected by the new policy. Errol Champion, the former manager of Silver Bay Logging, asserts that the new rule will bring back authority to state, allowing individuals of that state to decide what is best for their state. To conclude, Tom Waldo feels that the Bush administration is lessening its restrictions for resource extraction purposes in protected national areas.
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