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can sit in the Middle Ages and
keep tabs on the 21st century.
Unfortunately, this optical mira
cle only works one way. On Sept.
10, how much did the average
American know about
Afghanistan, or the Muslim
world in general?
— Mort Rosenblum
AP special correspondent
"But he also feels strongly it’s not his role to dic-
content” or condone censorship, adviser Mark
iKinnon told a panel discussion Wednesday night
V ^ he Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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ur StRESS Mntastic. Thank you,’” McKinnon told a panel that
Juded NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker
and “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin.
Bryce Zabel, TV academy chairman and panel
moderator, suggested the industry remains con
fused, however, about what exactly Washington
wants, especially after government officials said
movie and TV content were not issues.
“So what was discussed?” Zabel asked. “How to
get "Harry Potter’ DVDs to the USS Carl Vinson?”
“There are a thousand projects” flourishing
that will come to fruition in the near future,
McKinnon said.
Other panelists mentioned the possibility of pub
lic service announcements and good-will tours as
part of Hollywood’s work.
Zucker said that despite much speculation that
the events of Sept. 11 would have a profound effect
on the content of movies and television shows, that
hasn’t happened.
“It’s a good story to believe the entertainment
world changed after September 1 1. It makes good
copy, but so far we’re not seeing that,” Zucker said.
“There’s no increase in the number of shows that
have anything to do with September 11.”
Sorkin said the impact of Sept. 1 1 will clearly be
seen in the future, however. His show addressed the
terrorist attacks in the first episode of this season.
“It’s impossible that this somehow now isn’t
going to become part of the bloodstream of what we
put on television,” he said.
Another panelist, writer-director Paris Barclay
(“NYPD Blue,” “City of Angels”), said he is con
tinuing to go his own way.
“I’m not thinking about what the government
wants me to do,” he said.
He said he is examining what he sees as a lack of
American tolerance and brotherhood.
Zabel read an e-mail from one scheduled panelist
who was unable to attend, AP Special
Correspondent Mort Rosenblum, who has been on
assignment in Afghanistan.
“Because of television, Afghans can sit in the
Middle Ages and keep tabs on the 21st century,”
Rosenblum wrote. “Unfortunately, this optical mir
acle works only one way. On Sept. 10, how much
did the average American know about Afghanistan,
or the Muslim world in general?”
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esiology major, said he and
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