----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Marilyn Robinson of the University of Texas Law School complains about the name of my employer. You'll have to take up the name issue with David Horowitz, president of the outfit. His number is 310-843-3699 I did speak on the phone to Ray Browne and told him the same. I believe the incorporation papers are in order. The general counsel is John Howard, Esq. at the same number, if you want to make your request directly. As far as the Lexis/Nexis listings, my employer has no control over what the papers choose to cover. Rest assured that with 25 employees in Los Angeles and myself and an intern here in Washington, the PBS issue is just a small part of the activity, and COMINT one publication out of many. The Center publishes "Heterodoxy" a monthly journal exposing polticial correctness, "The Defender" a bi-monthly dedicated to free speech issues and the work of the Indidvidual Rights Foundation, a sister organization, "The Report Card" which covers education controversies. The American Forum in Hollywood brings together liberals and conservatives in the entertainment industry to debate topics like "Dan Quayle Was Right." The Center also publishes David Horowitz's monographs such as "Liberal Racism." For a complete listing of publications, call 310-843-3699 and ask for Joe Piechowski. He'll be happy to send you sample copies. I don't understand what any of this organizational stuff has to do with PBS, nor Ms. Robinson's interest in same. I believe the First Amendment protects criticism of PBS and don't find her quote particularly shocking. I'll even go further and say that I sometimes watch and enjoy The Simpsons. Is that a crime? A thought crime? I would think that rather than stoop to guilt-by-association tactics, one would analyze what was contained in the testimony given to Congress. The testimony is public record through the Labor-HHS-Education subcommittee. My entire career has been in and around public television since my film "Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die?" was shown on WNET and other PBS stations in 1982. Ms. Robinson can download Vincent Canby's favorable New York Times review from Lexis/Nexis if she is interested. I have a Master of Fine Arts and a PhD in Film and Television from UCLA, Peter Wollen was my dissertation advisor. I taught at UCLA and California State University, Los Angeles. A book version of "Masterpiece Theatre and the Politics of Quality" is coming out shortly from Scarecrow Press. Two edited volumes, one about the NEA/NEH called "The National Endowments: A Critical Symposium" and one about PBS called "Public Broadcasting and the Public Trust" are coming out soon from Second Thoughts Press. I am Washington Editor for COMINT, a quarterly journal which covers public broadcasting and the Endowments. I have published in both scholarly journals like "Studies in Popular Culture" and the "Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television" and newspapers like the New York Times and Boston Globe. I don't like the implied smear that I'm misrepresenting myself and would like an apology for the insult, as soon as possible. It was rude, uncivil, and uncalled for. I only list my affiliation because the netiquette suggested it. The facts of the financial and other scandals in public broadcasting speak for themselves. Also, I don't sign on every day, so I certainly didn't get the email referred to and find the sneering tone insulting. The ugly undertone of legalistic intimidation is perhaps the most easily recognized marker of today's academic bullies. Yours sincerely, Laurence Jarvik Center for the Study of Popular Culture