**** NBC Covers Genocide ****

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Email from Brian Komar, Center for American Progress Action Fund (video links included in the email below)...

NBC Covers Genocide

This week, http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=9128c056-e41e-4973-ba66-e8a04c695504&f=00">NBC’s Today Show is airing a series of television reports on the ethnic cleansing that continues to occur in the Darfur region. Although news coverage has dwindled, the genocide in Sudan has not, and it is now spreading to endanger the lives of innocent people in neighboring Chad.

NBC journalist Ann Curry pressured network executives to send her to Chad to cover this developing crisis. Watch the videos of her first two reports, http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=9128c056-e41e-4973-ba66-e8a04c695504&f=00">Crisis in Chad, http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=9128c056-e41e-4973-ba66-e8a04c695504&f=00">Darfur Examined and http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=2fa0bd18-25c9-426a-9b72-e338d04f69c1&f=00">Women Terrorized in Darfur, and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11199306/">visit her blog, that includes a photo journal of her trip. Her report has also appeared on http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=e6691228-09c3-4566-a977-62c645f7b7ac&f=00">NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams.

Journalists like Ann Curry are crucial in the effort to raise awareness and stop the genocide in Darfur. We’d like to acknowledge her excellent work and thank all of you who participated in the http://www.beawitness.org/">Be A Witness campaign who continue to follow this story.

Thank you for your support,
Brian Komar, Center for American Progress Action Fund, for the entire http://www.beawitness.org/">Be A Witness team

P.S. If you have a minute, send Ann a quick note acknowledging her reporting. The Today Show can be emailed at [e-mail].

[snacker]

1. I think Ann Curry actually has a conscience.

Good for her for doing this.

[gatorboy]

2. How many years late are they on this?

Did it take a friggin episode of ER to get this out? :shrug:

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3. If you would like to see more coverage, please go to 'Be A Witness' @

http://www.beawitness.org/

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5. kick - for 'Be A Witness'

:kick:

[medeak]

4. wonder how she tolerates Katie Couric n/t

[gatorboy]

6. I give credit to Nicholas D. Kristof for getting this out to MSM

The man has tirelessly pushed for coverage in any way possible and finally it looks like someone is listening.