From joshk at nacac.org Mon Dec 6 14:47:45 2004 From: joshk at nacac.org (Josh Kroll) Date: Tue Dec 7 08:58:26 2004 Subject: [Nacac-canadian-issues] Art Contest for NACAC conference Message-ID: Does you child like to create art? Have you ever thought it would be cool to attend a NACAC conference and see your child's artwork everywhere? Well here is your chance, we are having an contest. Read all about the contest on our web site. http://www.nacac.org/artcontest.html Thank you, Josh Kroll From joshk at nacac.org Thu Dec 16 12:59:33 2004 From: joshk at nacac.org (Josh Kroll) Date: Thu Dec 16 13:03:30 2004 Subject: [Nacac-canadian-issues] NACAC e-mail on "Who's Your Daddy?" show Message-ID: Joe Kroll asked me to send this out on the lists. Please distribute this e-mail widely. The AP ran a story on "Who's Your Daddy?"_on Wednesday. Both Adam Pertman and I were quoted in the article. We were less than supportive language of the show's concept. Fox Show Reunites Dad, Adopted Daughter By: DAVID BAUDER (Tue, Dec/14/2004) NEW YORK - The Fox network said Tuesday it will air a special next month, "Who's Your Daddy?", where a daughter given up for adoption as an infant attempts to guess the identity of her birth father for a $100,000 prize. Activists in the adoption community immediately attacked the special, which will air for 90 minutes on Jan. 3. "This is really perverse," said Adam Pertman, executive director of the Evan P. Donaldson Adoption Institute, a research and policy organization. "It takes a deeply personal and important experience and turns it into a money-grubbing game show. I think it is despicable." A Fox network spokesman would not comment on the special, referring all calls to the producers, who said people shouldn't judge before watching. "I find it curious that people are calling it that without having seen an episode," said Scott Hallock, one of three executive producers of the series for the Fox Television Studios. "You might get the impression from the title that it is somehow salacious or exploitive. But nothing could be further from the truth." The woman who is the focus of the show, not identified by Fox, and her birth father were both involved in simultaneous searches for each other. Her natural dad will be one of eight men presented to her, all claiming to be her father. She will be given opportunities to observe and interview the men to narrow the field, the network announced. If she correctly guesses which man is her father, the woman can win as much as $100,000. If she is incorrect, the imposter that she chose will win the money, Fox said. Either way, the special will end with the father and daughter being reunited. Joseph Kroll, executive director of the North American Council on Adoptable Children, called the idea "repulsive." He said his own 29-year-old daughter is searching for her birth father. "If someone were to try doing that to my daughter, what I consider to be abuse, I would not behave appropriately," Kroll said. Pertman, a former Boston Globe reporter and author of the book "Adoption Nation," predicted the television show would denigrate the experiences of families who have gone through adoption. "It really is sort of one-stop shopping for insulting millions of people, maybe tens of millions," he said. Producers have already filmed six "Who's Your Daddy?" episodes, although Fox has only scheduled one of them for air at this point. Hallock said participants were sought through ads that made it clear the solicitation was part of a TV production. Viewers are invited to play the game along with the adoptive daughter; the father's real identity will not be made clear until the end of the show. All the participants felt it was a positive experience, said Kevin Healey, another executive producer. "Our main focus was to see that it would be a positive experience and we were determined not to go forward with it if that was not the case," Healey said. Fox had been known to be working on the show for months. This past summer, in a public tiff with Fox over competing boxing reality shows, NBC chief executive Jeff Zucker revealed Fox was working on the concept. Angry that Zucker had discussed their internal plans, Fox executives wouldn't comment on it. As you can tell from my response to the proposed "Who's Your Daddy?" show, an all out national and local letter writing, e-mailing, and phone calling is in order. Action Steps: 1. Use your local network of parents and agencies to flood your local Fox affiliates, demanding that they not air the series. Some local stations choose not to run Private Ryan so the precedent is there. Post the local stations phone, e-mail and address, and if you can get direct numbers so much the better. 2. Anyone who can get information on possible advertisers should post it. 3. Nationally, here is some initial national contact information compliments of Deb Capone As Simple As That (TM) http://www.simpleasthat.com: * Peter Chernin, Chairman, Fox Entertainment Group * 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-8799 * Phone: 212-852-7111, Fax: 212-852-7145 * E-Mail: peter.chernin@fox.com * Mitsy Wilson, Senior VP, Diversity Development, Fox Entertainment Group * 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-8799 * Phone: 212-852-7111, Fax: 212-852-7145 * E-Mail: mailto:diversityquest@fox.com@fox.com>diversityquest@fox.com * Angela Shapiro, President, Fox Television Studios * P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900 * Phone: 310-369-2731, 310-369-3881, Fax: 310-369-5175, 310-286-6334 * E-Mail: angela.shapiro@fox.com * Justin Pierce, Senior VP Corporate Communications, Fox Television Studios * P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900 * Phone: 310-369-2731, 310-369-3881, Fax: 310-369-5175, 310-286-6334 * E-Mail: justin.pierce@fox.com * Scott Hallock, Kevin Healy, Producers, Hallock Healey Entertainment * 4130 Cahuenga Blvd. #305, Toluca Lake, CA 91602 * Phone: 818-754-6360 From joshk at nacac.org Mon Dec 20 11:10:55 2004 From: joshk at nacac.org (Josh Kroll) Date: Mon Dec 20 11:14:56 2004 Subject: [Nacac-canadian-issues] Who's your daddy petition Message-ID: Friends Here's a petition to stop Fox from airing the program: http://www.petitiononline.com/rebecca6/petition.html Please circulate Joe Kroll From helper at familyhelper.net Mon Dec 20 12:46:40 2004 From: helper at familyhelper.net (Robin Hilborn) Date: Mon Dec 20 12:47:01 2004 Subject: [Nacac-canadian-issues] Who's your daddy petition In-Reply-To: <20041220180010.386B26C810@mapnp.mnforum.org> References: <20041220180010.386B26C810@mapnp.mnforum.org> Message-ID: <7CA3F7E5-52B7-11D9-9C9B-000A95D3BDE8@familyhelper.net> On Dec 20, 2004, at 1:00 PM, nacac-canadian-issues-request@communityforum.net wrote: > Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 > From: "Josh Kroll" > Subject: [Nacac-canadian-issues] Who's your daddy petition > Here's a petition to stop Fox from airing the program: > http://www.petitiononline.com/rebecca6/petition.html > Joe Kroll The petition is now posted at the web site of the Adoption Council of Canada, http://www.adoption.ca Cheers, Robin --Robin Hilborn, helper@familyhelper.net Box 1353, Southampton, Ont. N0H 2L0 Content Specialist, Adoption Council of Canada, http://www.adoption.ca Editor, Family Helper, http://www.familyhelper.net -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 757 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/nacac-canadian-issues/attachments/20041220/09836eea/attachment.bin From joshk at nacac.org Thu Dec 30 13:22:14 2004 From: joshk at nacac.org (Josh Kroll) Date: Thu Dec 30 13:34:03 2004 Subject: [Nacac-canadian-issues] FW: Local FOX affiliate elects not to air "Who's Your Daddy"! In-Reply-To: <001101c4ee99$4a9bd4b0$0400a8c0@flory2e6rfdmtl> Message-ID: Some good news! Josh ---------- From: "Flory G. Herman" Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:59:21 -0500 To: Subject: Local FOX affiliate elects not to air "Who's Your Daddy"! Local FOX affiliate elects not to air "Who's Your Daddy"! Dear Adoption Advocates: A massive national e-mail and lobbying campaign regarding "Who's Your Daddy" has had an impact in at least one television market. A local North Carolina FOX station has just boycotted its own network airing of the soon-to-air reality adoption show "Who's Your Daddy". After being inundated with e-mail and negative reaction to promotions of the upcoming reality television show that appears to distastefully portray the reunion of an adoptee with her biological father for prize money, the station single-handedly elected not to air the network production. Instead, after previewing a film I independently produced and directed, "'I Have Roots and Branches'... Personal Reflections on Adoption", the WRAZ-TV/FOX 50 station manager has decided to air "Roots and Branches" it in its place, on Monday January 3, 2005. The attached press releases reflect the station's position on the matter. Please feel free to contact me regarding my film at 716-636-0972. Thank you. Flory G. 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