MAJOR CANADIAN TV SHOW TO DISCUSS JW CHILD
ABUSE SCANDAL
This is to alert the JW world that a major TV documentary is set to go in Canada on the JW child sex abuse issue. This documentary will be aired coast to coast to coast in Canada and will be available to ALL Canadians and the world.
The name of the show is : "The Fifth Estate"
First Date of the Show - Wednesday, January 29, 2003 (a night off for JWs)
Station - Entire Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Network.
Length - One (1) full hour (minus commercials)
Times for the First show - 9:30 pm for Newfoundland, 9:00 pm for Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific times
Repeat of Show - Thursday, January 30, 2003 on CBC Newsworld (all Canadian news Network)
Time - 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
2nd Repeat of Show - Saturday, February 1, 2003 on CBC Newsworld (all Canadian news Network)
Time - 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
3rd Repeat of Show - Sunday, February 2, 2003 on CBC Newsworld (all Canadian news Network)
Time - 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
CBC s Main Network and CBC Newsworld can be received by large satellite dishes through out the world and can be viewed locally by the areas of the United States that are located close to the Canadian border.
ATTENTION, residents of the USA! If you have DirecTV you can see the CBC Newsworld International broadcasts on DirecTV channel 366 - NWI.
This show is NOT just a re-hash of Dateline or the famous Vicki Boer v. Watch Tower trial that ran in September 2002. This television presentation is a serious, in depth, documentary that will deal with a number of Canadian and world-wide cases of abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses as well major disclosures from Jehovah's Witness advocates (open and in silhouette) who have been expelled from the organization and some who are still in good standing.
The show takes on the Jehovah's Witnesses leadership and parent company (The Watchtower Society) and examines these questions:
- Are there really NO problems with the present and past practices of the Jehovah's Witnesses when dealing with child abuse as the leadership claims?
- Has there been something else going on that not only has destroyed the lives of Jehovah's Witness children but placed other Canadian children at considerable risk when some Jehovah's Witnesses engages in the door-to-door ministry?
The show will begin to receive "promos" on the full CBC network in the coming weeks and their Internet site. According to the producer, show ratings have been about 900,000 Canadians this year. However, further into the winter, and the more interesting and promoted, the show (as is the case here) can get
up to 2 million viewers.
For further information on the CBC show, "The Fifth Estate" please check this URL:
Show host - Bob McKeown (recently coming back to CBC and famous for his work during the Persian Gulf War with CBS and his work with Dateline NBC.
Show Producers - Linda Guerriero and Leora Eisen
A number of people on this board and else where including CBC, have put a lot of money and time into this for Canadian and world-wide viewers. It is hoped that the this show along with other shows and court cases, both criminal and civil, will help bring about the needed changes to protect children from child abuse throughout the world.
Please note: We now have confirmation of the air-date and authorization to release it to the public by the shows Producers. However, as with anything, there is no guarantee that the show will air on this date. If times or dates change, we will alert you to the changes.
Scully
Edited by - hawkaw on 27 January 2003 20:33:45
Edited by - hawkaw on 29 January 2003 9:53:0