Subject: CNN Intermission Promotion

From: Hongguang Zhou <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 18:46:24 -0400 (EDT)

MEMO

From:   Hongguang Zhou, IFCSS Council Member-the Southeast

To:     IFCSS Council, IFCSS HQ, IFCSS SVC
Cc:     CSS
Date:   7/19/94

Subject:CNN Program Intermission

	As Chinse students and scholars have voiced concerned with the 
intermssion promotion for a CNN report on illegal immigrants, which is 
scheduled to broadcast in MoneyLine 7pm EDT today, July 19, 1994. It is said 
that the promotion has made a impression that the illegal immigrates from 
China has costs US economy $20 billion a year. I called the CNN MoneyLine 
program and the Programming. The following is the information I have got 
about the issue:

	I reached Mr. Andrew Deer at MoneyLine. I told him that I was 
calling in the capacity of a IFCSS Council Member and that some of IFCSS 
constituents have expressed great concerned of the way CNN has presented 
the story. I told him that, to my knowledge, the information presented in 
the promotion seems not true and misleading. I asked him to convey our 
concerns to his superior and correct the problem in the line of fact as 
soon as possible. He said the concern I had expressed would be addrressed as 
soon as possible. He said CNN would response my call.

	Then I reached Ms. Ann Feldman at Programming. She told me that 
Mr. Deer is the exact person I should talk to regarding the promotion. 
She also said that the promotion is made of the report and there is no 
intention with CNN to create such a impression. When I asked to stop the 
promotion, she said it was too late, because the program will be on the 
air in less than 45 minutes. But she said that she would pass our concern 
to appropriate persons.

	I have left my telephone numbers with them for further contact.