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FOR: Japan Whaling
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May
24, 2002 |
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BBC, CNN POLLS SHOW STRONG PUBLIC SUPPORT
FOR RESUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL WHALING
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(Shimonoseki,
Japan) A worldwide BBC poll on the Internet during and after the IWC
meeting in Shimonoseki showed strong support for whaling. It puts
the lie to anti-whaling groups' claims that "the world "
opposes whaling.
The poll, appearing
in the middle of the British Broadcasting Company's coverage of the
International Whaling Commission's (IWC) annual meeting in Shimonoseki,
Japan, asked viewers if whaling should be permitted. A resounding
67 percent of viewers answered "Yes".
The BBC poll
confirmed similar findings obtained by CNN, the Cable News Network.
The CNN poll on the world-wide Internet showed that 61 percent of
viewers believed that commercial whaling should be reintroduced.
The favorable
response for commercial whaling came amidst a flood of propaganda
from anti-whaling campaigners and a torrent of news reporting that
the IWC"s anti-whaling majority dominated the meeting. The anti-whaling
members of the IWC passed a series of measures designed to prevent
commercial whaling, even in those cases where whale stocks are abundant
and the stocks are safeguarded from over -hunting. |
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BBC Poll: http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/talking_point/newsid_1998000/1998502.stm?dynamic_vote=ON#v
ote_tp_whaling_20_05_02
CNN Poll:
http://www.cnn.com/POLL/results/133301.content.html |
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