Under Our Skin not being shown

[ptcgirl]

As most of you are aware local PBS stations can download and broadcast Under Our Skin for May's Lyme Awareness month. Unforunately many stations are choosing NOT to download and show this important documentary. I contacted out local PBS in Atlanta this week and was told that they will NOT show it. What an outrage!?!? If you haven't already done so, please take a couple of minutes to personally call your PBS station to make sure that plan on showing it. If you live in Georgia, PLEASE call GPB and let them know that you want this aired. I believe that they will do it if they think enough of us care about this issue. The programing manager's name is Bob Olive and the phone number is 404-685-4788.

[EmersonAilidh]

Wow! Thanks for posting this. Why aren't they?

[ptcgirl]

A bunch of run around IMHO. They state scheduling issues, etc, but nothing that really stops them from showing it. If it were their kids or them they would show it. They just don't get how hard this is and how real it is for all of us.

[mama2alex]

This is interesting - from the "Under Our Skin" blog:

 

"On June 26, 2007, we, the producers of the documentary, “Under Our Skin,” submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to investigate possible conflicts-of-interest of three Centers for Disease Control (CDC) employees who control public health policy for Lyme disease. Almost four years later, we’re still waiting for this information, and we’ve just learned that our request is among the ten oldest unfulfilled requests awaiting action at the CDC’s parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)."

 

Full article: http://underourskin.com/blog/?p=976

 

Any connection between this and PBS? No idea.

 

Our local PBS station doesn't have it on their schedule either.

[ptcgirl]

Extremely frustrating that our PUBLIC television won't show a documentary. I don't often think conspiracy but this stuff is starting to make me wonder. I just don't get it!! Let's try to get as many people to call as we can. Surely if we all call they will listen!

[Fixit]

Well you know the cdc is based in GA..complete conflict of interest! So that one seems kinda obvious. But there was also a docutmentay about autism that leaned more public consumption friendly and that is why it was aired, any thoughts of vacines being cautitive were basicly squelched in the end, so it was ok to release.

 

I will call this week.

[Suzan]

I was surprised to read that North Carolina PBS is showing it in May, BUT, on a channel that only Cable suscribers get. Satelite suscribers don't get this one apparently. I'm writing them to find out why since I am on DISH Network.

 

5/17 8:00 pm Under Our Skin UNC-MX

[mama2alex]

Our PBS station isn't running it, and I haven't had time to weed through their web site to figure out who to call. But its finally available on Netflix, for those who have it! You can't get the DVD, but you can play it "instantly" on your computer, or on your tv if you have Roku. We watched it last night and I cried. It does a great job of highlighting the ridiculousness of the "controversy" over Lyme and the effect its having on so many people. I can see why many PBS stations aren't airing it!