Below is a listing of TV hits that mention or feature our Wal-Mart protest in the DC Area and surrounding states.
It seems the story has been mentioned nearly 40 times so far….

Date Range: 2005/11/13 To 2005/11/14

1. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:45
NOV 14 2005 11:00AM ET
DAYTIME REPORT

[**11:24:17 AM**]… PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE WORLD, WALMART HAS SHOWN IT CAN BRING LOW-COST PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS BETTER THAN ANYONE. BUT WINNING THE PUBLIC RELATIONS WAR HAS BEEN MUCH HARDER FOR THE COMPANY. TODAY, TWO DOCUMENTARIES ARE OUT, ONEPRAISING WALMART’S WORK MODEL, THE OTHER QUESTIONING THE COMPANY’S HIRING AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS. ABC’S GEOFF MORRELL HAS MORE. SUPERS: … … ONE OF THOSE PROTESTS YESTERDAY

2. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:19
NOV 13 2005 5:00PM ET
PRIMETIME REPORT

[**05:05:04 PM**] …THAT DOCUMENTARY, WE’RE TOLD, IS BEING SHOWN AT THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. INCLUDING MANY CHURCHES HERE IN THE D-C AREA. PROTESTERS ALSO SHOWED UP AT ONE AREA WAL-MART, SAYING THE RETAIL GIANT IS UNFAIR TO IT’S EMPLOYEES: SIGNS OF PROTEST, INSTEAD OF DISCOUNT PRICES: SOT FROM SUWAL ADAM EIDINGER/PROTESTER: I BELIEVE IN CONSTRUCTIVE CAPITALISM. WHAT THEY HAVE IS EXPLOITATIVE CAPITALISM. GREETED SHOPPERS AT THIS ALEXANDRIA WAL-MART SUNDAY: SOT FROM SUWAL STEVE A WAL-MART SPOKESPERSON ALSO

3. KOLD-CBS TUCSON-SIERRA VISTA, AZ
Run Time: 0:15
NOV 13 2005 10:00PM MT

News 13 at 10
[**10:00:00 PM**] ANCHOR: A FILM MAKER JUST RELEASED A DOCUMENTARY THAT DEPICTS WAL-MART AS A GIANT “RUINING” TOWNS ACROSS AMERICA. SCREENINGS OF THIS NEW DOCUMENTARY HAVE BEGUN IN TUCSON AND SO HAVE ANTI WALMART PROTESTS. KOLD NEWS 13’S MARK STINE HAS MORE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY. …

4. WISC-CBS MADISON, WI
NOV 13 2005 10:00PM CT
Weekend Late News

[**09:59:51 PM**] … ONE OF THE LARGEST RETAILERS IN THE WORLD IS UNDER ATTACK BY WALMART WATCH A GROUP OF LABOR UNIONS, CITIZEN ACTION GROUPS, FARM GROUPS AND MANY, MANY MORE. ORGANIZERS FEEL THIS DEMONSTRATION WILL HAVE A REALLY BIG IMPACT ON WALMART BECAUSE IT’S A NATIONWIDE EVE THAT WILL LAST FOR A WEEK. ORGANIZERS ARE CHALLENGING THE CORPORATE GIANT WAL-MART O MAKE CHANGES IN HOW THE RETAILER DOES TIM SHEEHAN SENIOR ORGANIZER WAL-MART WATCH GROUP/”WE HAVE HIGHER EXPECTATIONS FOR AMERICA BIGGEST COMPANY IS THAT HIGH EXPECTATION THAT THEY CAN AND SHOULD BE A BETTER NEIGHBOR EMPLOYER AND BETTER CORPORATE CITIZEN. SOME OF THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES BEING TALKED ABOUT DEAL WITH EMPLOYEES HOURLY WAGE, DISCRIMINATORY HIRING PRACTICES, AFFECTS WALMART HAS ON NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES AND THE FACT THAT ORGANIZERS SAY MORE THAN HALF OF WAL- MARTS EMPLOYEES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE COMPANY’S HEALTH PLAN. MANY OF WALMART EMPLOYEES CANNOT AFFORD AND OR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE THE COMPANY HEALTH PLAN AND THAT SHIFT A TREMENDOUS BURDEN ON TAX PAYERS MEDICARE MEDI-CADE BADGER CARE. BUT WAL-MART OFFICIALS DISAGREE SAYING THEY DONT DISCRIMINATE, THEY OFFER AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE PACKAGES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MCADAM VICE PRESIDENT WAL-MART CORPORATE AFFAIRS RETAIL IS A VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT PEOPLE COME AND GO IN THAT BUSINESS ALL THE TIME. … AND THE “WALMART WATCH” GROUPS CONCERNS ARE ALSO CATCHING POLITICAL ATTENTION IN THE FORM OF A PROPOSED A BILL. TERESA BERCEAU WI STATE REPRESENTATIVE D-76TH DISTRICT/”IT WOULD SAY ANY EMPLOYER WITH 20 MILL OR MORE IS SALES OF GOOD SERVE WHO DOES NOT PAY A CATIN PERCENTAGE OF HEALTH CARE WOULD BE TAXED. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK LONG DEMONSTRATIONS THE WATCH GROUP WILL HAVE FREE SCREENINGS OF A NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM WHICH TALKS ABOUT WALMART PRACTICES. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE GROUP AND ON WHERE SCREENINGS WILL BE HELD.

5. WEHT-ABC EVANSVILLE, IN
Run Time: 3:17
NOV 13 2005 10:00PM CT
Late News

[**10:18:56 PM**] … WALMART. THE WORLD’S LARGEST RETAILER AND PRIVATE EMPLOYER. HAS SHOWN IT CAN BRING LOW-COST PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS BETTER THAN ANYONE. … SIGNS OF PROTEST, INSTEAD OF DISCOUNT PRICES: ADAM EIDINGER/PROTESTER: I BELIEVE IN CONSTRUCTIVE CAPITALISM. WHAT THEY HAVE IS EXPLOITATIVE CAPITALISM. GREETED SHOPPERS AT THIS ALEXANDRIA WAL-MART SUNDAY: STEVE HARSBURG/WAL-MART SHOPPER: THEY’RE ABLE TO COME UP WITH THESE UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES BUT IN THE PROCESS, THEY’RE REALLY KILLING THEIR EMPLOYEES. … THAT EMPLOYEES GET LOW WAGES, FEW BENEFITS, WORKING IN AN ANTI- UNION ATMOSPHERE: ADAM EIDINGER/PROTESTER: USING SWEATSHOP LABOR, SELLING PRODUCTS THAT ARE NON-ORGANIC, THAT ARE MADE WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, AND ALSO DON’T GIVE ANYTHING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS WAL-MART BACKLASH IS TURNING INTO A DEBATE OF RELIGION VERSUS RETAIL: NORA MARSH/CHURCH MEMBER: AS A CHURCH, WE ARE DEVOTED TO SOCIAL ACTION. THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IS AMONG 7000 ORGANIZATIONS SHOWING AN ANTI- WALMART DOCUMENTARY: NARRATOR: I’VE SEEN A LOT OF BUSINESSES FORCED OUT BECAUSE OF ONE ENTITY. WAL- MART ADMITS IT’S HAD CONCERNS: THE RETAIL GIANT SAYS IT’S AVERAGE WAGE IS NOW ALMOST DOUBLE THE MINIMUM, UP TO TEN DOLLARS AN HOUR: STILL, WALMART OPPONENTS CLAIM MANY EMPLOYEES END UP ON MEDICAID, COSTING TAXPAYERS MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS IN BENEFITS. DESPITE ALL THIS, SHOPPERS AGREE FOR THEM WALMART HAS A GREAT BOTTOM LINE: JOANNE SCHIEFER/ SHOPPER: THERE’S JUST NO OTHER PLACE THAT’S NEARBY, HAS A HUGE SELECTION, AT THE PRICES THEY HAVE.

Report Generated: 2005/11/14 13:13:53.433 (CT)
Total Story Count: 5
Total Run Time: 6:36

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FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE
LISTING REPORT
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005
Date Range: 2005/11/12 To 2005/11/14

1. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:14
NOV 14 2005 11:00AM ET
DAYTIME REPORT

[**11:05:39 AM**] IT’S THOUGHT HE MIGHT MAKE A 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL BID. COMING UP.

A SECOND DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WALMART IS SET TO COME OUT TODAY. WE’LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN TODAY’S BUSINESS NEWS. AND ADAM’S HERE WITH A LOOK AT THE FORECAST, ON WHAT LOOKS TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. STAY WITH US.

2. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:45
NOV 14 2005 11:00AM ET
DAYTIME REPORT

[**11:24:17 AM**] THE LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE WORLD, WALMART HAS SHOWN IT CAN BRING LOW-COST PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS BETTER THAN ANYONE. BUT WINNING THE PUBLIC RELATIONS WAR HAS BEEN MUCH HARDER FOR THE COMPANY.

TODAY, TWO DOCUMENTARIES ARE OUT, ONE PRAISING WALMART’S WORK MODEL, THE OTHER QUESTIONING THE COMPANY’S HIRING AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS. ABC’S GEOFF MORRELL HAS MORE. SUPERS: … CUSTOMER MOS ONE OF THOSE PROTESTS YESTERDAY

3. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:52
NOV 14 2005 11:00AM ET
DAYTIME REPORT

[**11:26:41 AM**] THAT GEOFF MENTIONED WAS IN OUR AREA. PICKETERS STOOD THEIR GROUND OUTSIDE A WALMART IN ALEXANDRIA SAYING THE RETAILER GIVES EMPLOYEES LOW WAGES AND FEW BENEFITS. IN OTHER BUSINESS NEWS. GENERAL MOTORS IS TAKING THE LEAD IN WHAT MAY BECOME THE NEXT NEW CAR PRICE WAR.

4. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:44
NOV 14 2005 10:00AM ET
9 AM REPORT

[**10:36:11 AM**] A NEW DOCUMENTARY WILL BE SCREENED IN THE DISTRICT TODAY, PRAISING WAL-MART’S WORK MODEL. BUT YESTERDAY, A DOCUMENTARY SKEWERING THE RETAIL GIANT DEBUTED, INCLUDING A SCREENING AT THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN D-C. THAT DOCUMENTARY COINCIDED WITH A PROTEST OUTSIDE A WAL-MART IN ALEXANDRIA, WHERE PICKETERS SAY WAL-MART GIVES EMPLOYEES LOW WAGES AND FEW BENEFITS. USING SWEATSHOP LABOR, SELLING PRODUCTS THAT ARE NON-ORGANIC, THAT ARE MADE WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, AND ALSO DON’T GIVE ANYTHING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WAL-MART DISPUTES THAT CLAIM. CORPORATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES AN AVERAGE OF TEN DOLLARS AN HOUR. THAT’S NEARLY DOUBLE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE.

5. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:08
NOV 14 2005 8:00AM ET
MORNING LIVE

[**08:26:51 AM**] THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORPORATION. THE DOCUMENTARY CONTENDS THAT WAL-MART EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID WELL AND ARE DENIED PROPER BENEFITS. OVER THE WEEKEND, PROTESTERS OUTSIDE A WAL- MART IN ALEXANDRIA SAID THINGS HAVE GOT TO CHANGE.

OC: TO OUR COMMUNITY A WAL-MART SPOKESMAN CONTENDS ITS WORKERS MAKE DOUBLE THE MINIMUM WAGE. “CHICKEN LITTLE” KEPT 50-CENT FROM “GETTIN’ RICH” AT THE BOX OFFICE THIS WEEKEND. THE ANIMATED FEATURE REMAINED NUMBER ONE AT THE MOVIES, TAKING IN 32-MILLION DOLLARS.

6. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:38
NOV 14 2005 6:00AM ET
MORNING LIVE

[**06:44:14 AM**] A NEW DOCUMENTARY WILL BE SCREENED IN THE DISTRICT TODAY, PRAISING WAL-MART’S WORK MODEL. BUT YESTERDAY, A DOCUMENTARY SKEWERING THE RETAIL GIANT DEBUTED, INCLUDING A SCREENING AT THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN D-C. THAT DOCUMENTARY COINCIDED WITH A PROTEST OUTSIDE A WAL-MART IN ALEXANDRIA, WHERE PICKETERS SAY WAL-MART GIVES EMPLOYEES LOW WAGES AND FEW BENEFITS. USING SWEATSHOP LABOR, SELLING PRODUCTS THAT ARE NON-ORGANIC, THAT ARE MADE WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, AND ALSO DON’T GIVE ANYTHING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WAL-MART DISPUTES THAT CLAIM. CORPORATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES AN AVERAGE OF TEN DOLLARS AN HOUR. THAT’S NEARLY DOUBLE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE.

7. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:38
NOV 14 2005 5:00AM ET
MORNING LIVE

[**05:44:21 AM**] A NEW DOCUMENTARY WILL BE SCREENED IN THE DISTRICT TODAY, PRAISING WAL-MART’S WORK MODEL. BUT YESTERDAY, A DOCUMENTARY SKEWERING THE RETAIL GIANT DEBUTED, INCLUDING A SCREENING AT THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN D-C.

THAT DOCUMENTARY COINCIDED WITH A PROTEST OUTSIDE A WAL-MART IN ALEXANDRIA, WHERE PICKETERS SAY WAL-MART GIVES EMPLOYEES LOW WAGES AND FEW BENEFITS. USING SWEATSHOP LABOR, SELLING PRODUCTS THAT ARE NON-ORGANIC, THAT ARE MADE WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, AND ALSO DON’T GIVE ANYTHING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WAL-MART DISPUTES THAT CLAIM. CORPORATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES AN AVERAGE OF TEN DOLLARS AN HOUR. THAT’S NEARLY DOUBLE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE.

8. WJLA-ABC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
NOV 14 2005 12:00PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 39,136
ABC 7 News @ Noon
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $275

[**12:00:53 PM**] NO ONE KNOWS THAT MORE THAN SHINAIA THOMPSON, WHAT RAN OUT WITH HER BABY AND THE CLOTHES ON HER BACK. MY SON AND I ARE OK. AND THANKFULLY MY MOM GOT CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR MY SON, SO HE GOT CLOTHES EARLY, BUT WE HAD TO GO TO WAL-MART TO BUY SHOES. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN A TOP FLOOR BEDROOM BUT DOES NOT APPEAR SUSPICIOUS.

IN HYBLA VALLEY, ABC 7 NEWS.

9. WJLA-ABC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
NOV 14 2005 12:00PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 39,136
ABC 7 News @ Noon
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $275

[**12:14:14 PM**] A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS. STILL TO COME ON ABC 7 NEWS AT NOON, AN UPDATE ON GAS PRICES. ALSO AHEAD, A NEW DOCUMENT EAR DEBUTS SLAMMING WAL-MART, THE GIANT RELEASES A NEW EARNINGS REPORT. COMING UP TODAY ON “OPRAH, YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS A 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
TODAY AT 4:00, RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7.

10. WJLA-ABC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:13
NOV 14 2005 12:00PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 39,136
ABC 7 News @ Noon
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $275

[**12:23:51 PM**] A CONTROVERSIAL DOCUMENTARY FILM IS DEBUTING THIS WEEK THAT SAYS AMERICA WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITH WAL-MART. ALEXANDRIA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY TO HOLD A PREMIER OF THAT FILM LAST NIGHT, SOME LOCAL GROUPS HAVE EVEN STARTED PICKETTING WAL-MART, ARGUING THAT IT GIVES EMPLOYEES LOW WAGES AND FEW BENEFITS. BUT MANY AMERICANS DISAGREE WITH THAT THE WORLD’S LARGEST RETAILER CONTINUES TO REPORT HIGHER SALES.

WAL-MART STORES SAYS EARNINGS ROSE 3.8% IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND SALES GREW 10%IF YOU FILLED UP YOUR GAS TANK RECENTLY, YOU FELT VERY WELCOME RELIEF AT THE PUMPS.

11. WJLA-ABC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
NOV 14 2005 6:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 46,786
ABC 7 NEWS AT 6:00AM
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $750

[**06:00:03 AM**] MEANWHILE, THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL TRY TO VOTE ON A FIVE-YEAR, $69 BILLION TAX BILL. BOTH MEASURES STALLED LAST WEEK DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT. FILMMAKERS BEHIND A DOCUMENTARY AIMED AT STOPPING PEOPLE FROM SHOPPING AT WAL-MART WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING. THEIR CONTROVERSIAL FILM MADE ITS DEBUT YESTERDAY AND WAS VIEWED BY NEARLY 7,000 ORGANIZATIONS, THEY SAY.

SOME LOCAL GROUPS HAVE STARGETTED PICKETING THE STORE.

12. WJLA-ABC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
NOV 14 2005 5:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 18,262
ABC 7 News @ 5:00AM
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $350

[**05:15:34 AM**] THAT’S THE SMALLEST INCREASE SINCE 1974. THE REPORT SAYS IT IS PARTLY DUE TO A 40-YEAR LOW IN THE NATION’S MURDER RATE. FILMMAKERS BEHIND A DOCUMENTARY AIMED AT STOPPING PEOPLE FROM SHOPPING AT WAL-MART WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING. THEIR CONTROVERSIAL FILM MADE ITS DEBUT YESTERDAY AND WAS VIEWED BY NEARLY 7,000 ORGANIZATIONS. SOME LOCAL GROUPS HAVE STARTED PICKETING THE STORE. …

BUT WAL-MART OFFICIALS SAY THEY TREAT THEIR EMPLOYEES WELL, WITH AN AVERAGE PAY OF UP TO $10 AN HOUR. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO TROPICAL STORM GAMMA TODAY. THAT STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF JAMAICA BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

13. WMPT-PBS WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:29
NOV 14 2005 12:00PM ET
Tavis Smiley

[**12:00:38 PM**] TOYOTA. NOW, THAT’ S MOVING YOU FORWARD. TAVIS SMILEY IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY WAL-MART. EVERY MEMBER IN THE COMMUNITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP IT GROW STRONGER. EVERY COMMUNITY PARTNER HAS THAT SAME RESPONSIBILITY.

WAL-MART IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. ANNOUNCER: AND BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR PBS STATION FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

14. WMPT-PBS WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
NOV 14 2005 12:00PM ET
Tavis Smiley

[**12:03:51 PM**] TOYOTA. NOW, THAT’ S MOVING YOU FORWARD. TAVIS SMILEY WAS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY WAL-MART, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. WE STRIVE TO UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF DIVERSITY WITH OUR ASSOCIATES, OUR CUSTOMERS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. AND BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR PBS STATION FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

15. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:08
NOV 14 2005 10:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 44,162
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $450

[**10:41:15 AM**] WE HAVE MORE TO COME ON NEWS4 AT 10:00. A SNEAK PREVIEW OF A CONTROVERSIAL FILM ABOUT THE WAL-MART COMPANY.

16. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:34
NOV 14 2005 10:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 44,162
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $450

[**10:45:35 AM**] LOCAL SCREENINGS OF A CONTROVERSIAL NEW FILM THAT TAKES ON RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART CONTINUES TODAY. SEVERAL CHURCHES IN OUR AREA GOT A FIRST LOOK AT WAL-MART, THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICES YESTERDAY.

NEWS4’S JEFF NAPSHIN HAS MORE.

RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART IS ENCOURAGING ITS WORKERS TO GO ON WELFARE! REPORTER: A SERIOUS SUBJECT FOR A MOVIE WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHY FILMMAKERS DECIDED TO PREMIERE THEIR NEW DOCUMENTARY IN 7,000 CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WAL-MART IS THE BIGGEST EMPLOYER, PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE WORLD TODAY AND I WAS IT WAS CRITICAL FOR US TO SEE THIS, TALK BIT, NOT ACCEPT IT, LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL BUT REALLY CONSIDER SOME OF THE ISSUES AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THIS HUGE COMPANY. REPORTER: BETHESDA UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SHOWED THE FILM SUNDAY MORNING. 60 PARISHIONERS GATHERED TO WATCH A PORTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY WHICH ATTACKS WAL-MART FOR HOW IT TREATS ITS EMPLOYEES. IT REINFORCED MY OPINION OF WAL-MART. WHICH IS WHAT? THEY ARE ANTI-UNION. …

I’VE SHOPPED AT WAL-MART, SEEN THE STORES, I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED THERE. IT JUST BROUGHT FORWARD THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT ARE THE BAD SIDE. AT THE SAME TIME IT …

THEY CARRIED SIGNS CRITICIZING WAL-MART FOR ITS EMPHASIS ON LOW PRICES WHICH THEY SAY LEADS TO LOW VALUES. I’M SICK AND TIRED OF THE EXPLOITATION OF LATINO WORKERS BY THIS COMPANY. REPORTER: JEFF NAPSHIN, NEWS4. WAL-MART IS PART OF OUR BUSINESS REPORT TODAY, TOO. ALONG WITH THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL OUTLOOK AND WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. FOR THAT AND MORE LET’S GO TO JESSICA DOYLE OF WASHINGTONPOST. …

ON WALL STREET, AFTER THREE WEEKS OF RALLIES, INVESTORS TIPTOEING HIGHER, MODEST GAINS ON THE BACK OF STRONG EARNINGS REPORTS FROM THE LIKES OF WAL-MART. DOW UP 10 POINTS. NASDAQ UP ONE.

17. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:19
NOV 14 2005 10:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 44,162
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $450

[**10:48:11 AM**] WAL-MART, HEALTHY POP IN EARNINGS MATCHING ESTIMATES. ROSE 3.8% PROFITS, AND SALES UP 10% … FORECASTS A 40% TO 70% INCREASE AT WAL-MART. COM. INDUSTRYWIDE SALES EXPECTED TO RISE JUST 20%.

18. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:03
NOV 14 2005 6:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 111,344
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $1,900

[**06:43:15 AM**] SOME STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WAL-MART.

19. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:33
NOV 14 2005 6:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 111,344
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $1,900

[**06:47:26 AM**] WELL, PEOPLE IN OUR AREA ARE NOW GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE A CONTROVERSIAL NEW FILM THAT ATTACKS RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART. THE FILM WAS CALLED “WAL-MART THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICES. YESTERDAY HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CHURCH GOERS WATCHED THE FILM SHOWN IN 7,000 CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE FILM’S DIRECTOR SAYS HE WANTS TO SHOW HOW POORLY WAL-MART TREATS ITS EMPLOYEES. WAL-MART SAYS THE ALLEGATIONS ARE NOT TRUE AND IS RESPONDING WITH ALLEGATIONS OF A FILM CALLED “WHY WAL-MART WORKS AND WHY IT DRIVES SOME PEOPLE CRAZY.

20. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:48
NOV 14 2005 6:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 111,344
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $1,900

[**06:48:02 AM**] IT MAKES BRAWNY PAPER TOWELS AND DIXIE CUPS AND KOCH MAKES REFINED OIL. IT WILL INTRODUCE THE LARGEST PRIVATE COMPANY AT A TIME WHEN MANY BUSINESSES ARE COMING UNDER PRIVATE OWNERSHIP DUE TO LOW COST AND OWNER FINANCING.

WALL STREET IS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR EARNINGS FROM WAL-MART. OVERNIGHT THE NIKKEI SLIPPED. FELL 39 POINTS.

21. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:03
NOV 14 2005 5:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 64,685
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $950

[**05:10:27 AM**] WELCOME BACK.
LOCAL SCREENINGS OF A CONTROVERSIAL NEW FILM TAKES ON RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART CONTINUED TODAY. SEVERAL CHURCHES IN OUR AREA GOT A FIRST LOOK AT WAL-MART, THE HIGH-COST OF LOW PRICES YESTERDAY. NEWS 4’S JEFF NAPSHIN HAS MORE. RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART IS ENCOURAGING ITS WORKERS TO GO ON WELFARE. IT IS A SERIOUS SUBJECT FOR A MOVIE WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHY FILM MAKERS DECIDED TO PREMIER THE NEW WALL MATH MART DOCUMENTARY IN 7,000 CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. WAL-MART IS THE BIGGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE WORLD TODAY AND IT WAS CRITICAL FOR US TO LOOK AT THE MOVIE, TALK ABOUT IT, NOT ACCEPT IT BUT CONSIDER THE ISSUES OF SOCIAL IMPACT OF THIS HUGE COMPANY.

BETHESDA UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SHOWED THE FILM SUNDAY MORNING. 60 PARISHIONERS GATHERED TO WATCH A PORTION THOUGH DOCUMENTARY THAT ATTACKS WAL-MART FOR HOW IT TREATS EMPLOYEES. IT REINFORCED MY OPINION OF WAL-MART. WHICH IS WHAT? THEY ARE ANTI-UNION. …

SHOPPED AT WAL-MART AND HAVE SEEN WHAT THE STORES ARE LIKE. I HAVE KNOWN PEOPLE THAT WORKED THERE. IT BROUGHT FORWARD THE THINGS THAT I KNOW ARE THE BAD SIDE BUT AT THE SAME TIME WAL-MART, AS A COMPANY, DOES DO GOOD THING. COMPANY OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT THE MESSAGE AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE FILM. THE VIDEO IS FULL OF FACTUAL PROBLEMS. …

THE ANTI-WAL-MART MOVEMENT IS BIGGER THAN THE FILM. THESE DEMONSTRATORS ARE OUT HERE ALL AFTERNOON PROTESTING THE RETAIL GIANT. THEY CARRIED SIGNS, CRITICIZING WAL-MART FOR ITS EMPHASIS ON LOW PRICES WHICH THEY SAY LEADS TO LOW VALUES. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THE EXPLOITATION OF LATINO IMMIGRANT WORKERS BY THIS COMPANY.

REPORTER: JEFF NAPSHIN, NEWS 4.

22. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:55
NOV 14 2005 5:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 64,685
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $950

[**05:55:43 AM**] COM. GOOD MORNING. WALL STREET IS HOPING TO KEEP THE THREE-WEEK WINNING STREAK A4R50EU6 TODAY. ECONOMIC ALIVE TODAY. EARNINGS FROM THE LIKES OF WAL-MART. THE NIKKEI FELL 39 POINTS AND THE DOW STARTS AFTER A 45 POINT RALLY ON FRIDAY. THE NASDAQ ADDED FIVE.

23. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:15
NOV 14 2005 5:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 64,685
News4 Today
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $950

[**05:57:03 AM**] WAL-MART HAS BIG ON-LINE PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. INDUSTRY WIDE SALES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE 20% AND WAL-MART EXPECTS TO POST GROWTH IN THE BALLPARK OF 40 TO 80%THE COMPANY MAYBE THE WORLD’S LARGEST RETAILER BUT IT ADMITS THE WEBSITE LAGGED THE INDUSTRY IN TERMS OF SALES.

24. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:08
NOV 13 2005 10:00PM ET
LATENIGHT REPORT

[**10:06:02 PM**] HE’S CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. IN THE SATELLITE CENTER, JULIE PARKER, NEWSCHANNEL 8 TODAY WAS THE FIRST SHOWING OF A DOCUMENTARY AIMED AT BRINGING CHANGES TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORPORTATION. THE DOCUMENTARY CONTENDS THAT WAL-MART EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID WELL AND ARE DENIED PROPER BENEFITS. TODAY PROTESTERS OUTSIDE A WAL-MART IN ALEXANDRIA SAID THINGS HAVE GOT TO CHANGE. THE FILM IS BEING SHOWN MOSTLY AT CHURCHES.

A WAL-MART SPOKESMAN SAYS THEIR WORKERS MAKE DOUBLE THE MINIMUM WAGE. TODAY ON JORDANIAN TELEVISION A WOMAN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FOURTH SUICIDE BOMBER THERE TOLD HOW SHE WAS GOING TO PULL OFF THE ATTACK.

25. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:08
NOV 13 2005 10:00PM ET
LATENIGHT REPORT

[**10:36:02 PM**] HE’S CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. IN THE SATELLITE CENTER, JULIE PARKER, NEWSCHANNEL 8 TODAY WAS THE FIRST SHOWING OF A DOCUMENTARY AIMED AT BRINGING CHANGES TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORPORTATION. THE DOCUMENTARY CONTENDS THAT WAL-MART EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID WELL AND ARE DENIED PROPER BENEFITS. TODAY PROTESTERS OUTSIDE A WAL-MART IN ALEXANDRIA SAID THINGS HAVE GOT TO CHANGE. THE FILM IS BEING SHOWN MOSTLY AT CHURCHES.

A WAL-MART SPOKESMAN SAYS THEIR WORKERS MAKE DOUBLE THE MINIMUM WAGE. TODAY ON JORDANIAN TELEVISION A WOMAN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FOURTH SUICIDE BOMBER THERE TOLD HOW SHE WAS GOING TO PULL OFF THE ATTACK.

26. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:23
NOV 13 2005 9:30PM ET
PRIMETIME REPORT

[**09:37:00 PM**] TONIGHT, FROM HOMES TO FRIAR HOUSES, TO CHURCHES, A SCATHING NEW DOCUMENTARY IS BEING SHOWN, ATTACKING WAL-MART. NOT TO BE OUTDONE, WAL-MART IS PROMOTING A FILM OUT TOMORROW ON WHILE THEY WORK SO WELL. IT IS THE LATEST CONTROVERSY FOR WHAT HAS BECOME AMERICA’S MOST POLARIZING CORPORATION. REPORTER: AFTER 25 YEARS AT MAYOR OF BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA …

REPORTER: BILLY JOY WAS VOTED OUT OF OFFICE, BECAUSE HE CAMPAIGNED TO BRING WAL-MART TO TOWN. I WAS DOING ALL I CAN TO KEEP THIS CITY AFLOAT. ONCE HOME TO THRIVING TEXTILE MILLS, THE CITY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING FOR YEARS. WAL-MART IS NEEDED TO REVIVE THE ECONOMY. MANY FEAR IT WILL DESTROY THEIR TOWN. WAL-MART WON THE BATTLE, WHERE THIS 200,000 SQUARE FOOT SUPER CENTER IS SET TO OPEN IN MARCH. THE GIANT RETAILER IS FACING FIGHTS IN NEARLY 50 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MANY COMMUNITIES ARE SHOWING A NEW DOCUMENTARY.

WAL-MART FACING LAWSUITS IN 31 STATES. THE AIM OF THE MOVIE IS TO GET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING AND TURN THEM INTO AGENTS TO CHANGE WAL-RT. HE FILM ALLEGES WAL-MART PAYS SO POORLY, MANY EMPLOYEES RELY ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND DISCRIMINATES AGAINST WOMEN. THEY HAVE TAKEN THEIR LUMPS AND FOUND IT IT REALLY HURTS THEM.

REPORTER: WAL-MART IS FIGHTING BACK, PUSHING FOR A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE, INTRODUCING A NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN, AND PROMOTING A DOCUMENTARY DEBUTING TOMORR, ENTITLED “WHY WAL-MART WORKS. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT WAL-MART MORE THAN ANY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP HAS BENEFITTED MORE POOR AND WORKING CLASS AMERICANS, MORE THAN ANY INSTITUTION I CAN THINK OF.

REPORTER: WAL-MART’S LOW PRICES CONTINUE TO LURE IN ARLY 140 MILLION SHOPPERS A WEEK. JEFF MORRELL, ABC NEWS, NORTH CAROLINA.

27. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:45
NOV 13 2005 7:00PM ET
DC REPORT

[**07:00:50 PM**] BUT COULD HE SOON BE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT? AND HUNDREDS PROTEST WAL-MART SAYING WORKER WAGES ARE JUST TOO LOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THE WASHINGTON REPORT. I’M CHRISTIANNE KLEIN.

28. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:18
NOV 13 2005 7:00PM ET
DC REPORT

[**07:05:05 PM**] THAT DOCUMENTARY, WE’RE TOLD, IS BEING SHOWN AT THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. INCLUDING MANY CHURCHES HERE IN THE D-C AREA. PROTESTERS ALSO SHOWED UP AT ONE AREA WAL-MART, SAYING THE RETAIL GIANT IS UNFAIR TO IT’S EMPLOYEES: SIGNS OF PROTEST, INSTEAD OF DISCOUNT PRICES: SOT FROM SUWAL ADAM EIDINGER/PROTESTER: I BELIEVE IN CONSTRUCTIVE CAPITALISM. WHAT THEY HAVE IS EXPLOITATIVE CAPITALISM. GREETED SHOPPERS AT THIS ALEXANDRIA WAL-MART SUNDAY:

SOT FROM SUWAL STEVE A WAL-MART SPOKESPERSON ALSO

29. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:11
NOV 13 2005 7:00PM ET
DC REPORT

[**07:08:28 PM**] INSISTS IF THE COMPANY FINDS ANY OF IT’S VENDORS USING SWEATSHOPS, IT CEASES BUSINESS WITH THEM IMMEDIATELY. IRONICALLY, THERE IS NO WAL-MART IN THE DISTRICT. ONE WAL-MART PROPOSAL IN THE BRENTWOOD SHOPPING CENTER, IN NORTHEAST D-C DIDN’T COME TO FRUITION AFTER NEIGHBORHOOD PROTESTS. IN THE NEWSROOM. ANOTHER GORGEOUS WEEKEND IS COMING TO AN END.

30. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:45
NOV 13 2005 6:00PM ET
MARYLAND REPORT

[**06:00:50 PM**] BUT COULD HE SOON BE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT? AND HUNDREDS PROTEST WAL-MART SAYING WORKER WAGES ARE JUST TOO LOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THE WASHINGTON REPORT. I’M CHRISTIANNE KLEIN.

31. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:18
NOV 13 2005 6:00PM ET
MARYLAND REPORT

[**06:05:05 PM**] THAT DOCUMENTARY, WE’RE TOLD, IS BEING SHOWN AT THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. INCLUDING MANY CHURCHES HERE IN THE D-C AREA. PROTESTERS ALSO SHOWED UP AT ONE AREA WAL-MART, SAYING THE RETAIL GIANT IS UNFAIR TO IT’S EMPLOYEES: SIGNS OF PROTEST, INSTEAD OF DISCOUNT PRICES: SOT FROM SUWAL ADAM EIDINGER/PROTESTER: I BELIEVE IN CONSTRUCTIVE CAPITALISM. WHAT THEY HAVE IS EXPLOITATIVE CAPITALISM. GREETED SHOPPERS AT THIS ALEXANDRIA WAL-MART SUNDAY:

SOT FROM SUWAL STEVE A WAL-MART SPOKESPERSON ALSO.

32. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:11
NOV 13 2005 6:00PM ET
MARYLAND REPORT

[**06:08:28 PM**] INSISTS IF THE COMPANY FINDS ANY OF IT’S VENDORS USING SWEATSHOPS, IT CEASES BUSINESS WITH THEM IMMEDIATELY. IRONICALLY, THERE IS NO WAL-MART IN THE DISTRICT. ONE WAL-MART PROPOSAL IN THE BRENTWOOD SHOPPING CENTER, IN NORTHEAST D-C DIDN’T COME TO FRUITION AFTER NEIGHBORHOOD PROTESTS. IN THE NEWSROOM. ANOTHER GORGEOUS WEEKEND IS COMING TO AN END.

33. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:45
NOV 13 2005 5:00PM ET
PRIMETIME REPORT

[**05:00:49 PM**] BUT COULD HE SOON BE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT? AND HUNDREDS PROTEST WAL-MART SAYING WORKER WAGES ARE JUST TOO LOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THE WASHINGTON REPORT. I’M CHRISTIANNE KLEIN.

34. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:19
NOV 13 2005 5:00PM ET
PRIMETIME REPORT

[**05:05:04 PM**] THAT DOCUMENTARY, WE’RE TOLD, IS BEING SHOWN AT THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. INCLUDING MANY CHURCHES HERE IN THE D-C AREA. PROTESTERS ALSO SHOWED UP AT ONE AREA WAL-MART, SAYING THE RETAIL GIANT IS UNFAIR TO IT’S EMPLOYEES: SIGNS OF PROTEST, INSTEAD OF DISCOUNT PRICES:

SOT FROM SUWAL ADAM EIDINGER/PROTESTER: I BELIEVE IN CONSTRUCTIVE CAPITALISM. WHAT THEY HAVE IS EXPLOITATIVE CAPITALISM. GREETED SHOPPERS AT THIS ALEXANDRIA WAL-MART SUNDAY: SOT FROM SUWAL STEVE A WAL-MART SPOKESPERSON ALSO.

35. NC8-CABLE WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 1:12
NOV 13 2005 5:00PM ET
PRIMETIME REPORT

[**05:08:27 PM**] INSISTS IF THE COMPANY FINDS ANY OF IT’S VENDORS USING SWEATSHOPS, IT CEASES BUSINESS WITH THEM IMMEDIATELY. IRONICALLY, THERE IS NO WAL-MART IN THE DISTRICT. ONE WAL-MART PROPOSAL IN THE BRENTWOOD SHOPPING CENTER, IN NORTHEAST D-C DIDN’T COME TO FRUITION AFTER NEIGHBORHOOD PROTESTS. IN THE NEWSROOM. ANOTHER GORGEOUS WEEKEND IS COMING TO AN END.

36. WJLA-ABC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
NOV 13 2005 11:00PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 107,020
ABC 7 News @ 11:00PM
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $2,200

[**11:11:18 PM**] YOU CAN SEE THE OPRAH 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL TOMORROW AT 4:00 P.M. RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART IS UNDER FIRE TONIGHT. A DOCUMENTARY AIMED AT STOPPING PEOPLE FROM SHOPPING AT THE WORLD’S LARGEST RETAILER DEBUTED TODAY. SOME 7,000 ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST ARE SHOWING THE ANTI-WAL-MART DOCUMENTARY.

IN ALEXANDRIA TODAY A GROUP PICKETED A LOCAL WAL-MART THERE. THEY CLAIM THE RETAIL CHAIN GIVES EMPLOYEES LOW WAGES AND FEW BENEFITS. USING SWEATSHOP LABOR, SELLING PRODUCTS THAT NOT ORGANIC, AND ALSO DON’T GIVE ANYTHING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES. WAL-MART SAYS THEY DO WELL PIE THEIR EMPLOYEES. CORPORATE OFFICIALS SAY THEIR ARCH PAY IS UP TO $10 AN HOUR. NOW HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT’S MAKING NEWS AROUND THE NATION TONIGHT.

37. WJLA-ABC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
NOV 13 2005 6:30PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 81,492
ABC 7 News @ 6:30PM

[**06:32:30 PM**] FAIRFAX COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME THE GARAGE HAS BEEN TARGETED. WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE COULD FACE A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. A DOCUMENTARY AIMED AT STOPPING PEOPLE FROM SHOPPING ALWAL-MART DEBUTED TODAY. THE GROUP IS UPSET OVER THE COMPANY’S HIRING AND PAY PRACTICES. RICHARD REEVE HAS THE LATEST. …

GREETED SHOPPERS AT THIS ALEXANDRIA WAL-MART. COME OUT WITH THESE UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES AND THEY HURT THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES. THESE PROTESTERS SAY EMPLOYEES GET LOW WAGES, FEW BEN FTS AND WORK IN AN ANTI-UNION ATMOSPHERE, SWEATSHOP LABOR, DON’T GIVE ANYTHING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. …

THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IS AMONG 7,000 ORGANIZATIONS SHOWING AN ANTI-WAL-MART DOCUMENTARY. I HAVE SEEN SMALL COMMUNITIES FORCED OUT. WAL-MART SAYS IT DOES DO WELL BY ITS EMPLOYEES. THE RETAIL GIANT SAYS AVERAGE WAGE IS $10 PER HOUR. LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED FOR 210,000 NEW JOBS.

DESPITE THIS, SHOPPERS AGREE WAL-MART HAS A GREAT BOTTOM LINE. THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE THAT IS NEARBY, HAS A HUGE SELECTION AT THE PRICES THAT THEY HAVE. WAL-MART EMPLOYEES CLAIM MANY EMPLOYEES END UP ON MEDICAID, COSTING TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN BENEFITS. THE RETAILERS SAY IT IS REVAMPING THEIR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. THEY SELL $100 MILLION WORTH OF MERCHANDISE TO CUSTOMERS EACH WEEK.

38. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:09
NOV 13 2005 11:00PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 145,686
News4 at 11
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $4,300

[**11:07:51 PM**] A NEW MOVIE ABOUT WAL-MART IS CAUSING QUITE A STIR, AND HOW ABOUT THE WEATHER, CLAY? JAMES, WE HAD A DELIGHTFUL WEEKEND BUT THERE ARE CHANGES ON TAP. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A

39. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 0:04
NOV 13 2005 11:00PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 145,686
News4 at 11
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $4,300

[**11:11:19 PM**] COMING UP NEXT, WE’RE GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL NEW MOVIE ABOUT WAL-MART.

40. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:00
NOV 13 2005 11:00PM ET
Nielsen Audience: 145,686
News4 at 11
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $4,300

[**11:13:55 PM**] A NEW MOVIE PREMIERED IN WASHINGTON TODAY THAT TAKES ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN BUSINESS. IT’S CALLED WAL-MART, THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICES AND IT’S CAUSING QUITE A BIT OF CONTROVERSY. JEFF NAPSHIN HAS REACTION TO THE FILM. RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART IS ENCOURAGING WORKERS TO GO ON WELFARE. IT’S A SERIOUS SUBJECT FOR A MOVIE, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHY FILMMAKERS DECIDED TO PREMIERE THEIR NEW WAL-MART DOCUMENTARY IN 7,000 CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WAL-MART IS THE BIGGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE WORLD TODAY AND I WAS REALLY CRITICAL FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS MOVIE, TALK ABOUT IT, NOT ACCEPT IT LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL BUT CONSIDER THE ISSUES OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THIS HUGE COMPANY. BETHESDA UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SHOWED THE FILM SUNDAY.

60 PARISHIONERS GATHERED TO WATCH A PORTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY WHICH ATTACKS WAL-MART FOR HOW IT TREATS EMPLOYEES. IT REINFORCED MY OPINION OF WAL-MART. WHICH IS WHAT? THAT THEY ARE ANTIUNION, THEY DON’T PROVIDE ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE. SHOPPED AT WAL-MART, I’VE SEEN WHAT THE STORES ARE LIKE, I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED THERE. IT BROUGHT FORWARD THE THINGS I KNOW THAT ARE THE BAD SIDE BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT DOES DO GOOD THINGS AS A COMPANY. COMPANY OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT THAT MESSAGE. …

THE ANTI-WAL-MART MOVEMENT IS BIGGER THAN THE FILM. THESE DEMONSTRATORS WERE HERE ALL AFTERNOON PROTEST THEEING THE RETAIL GIANT, CRITICIZING WALLING MART FOR EMPHASIS ON LOW PRICES WHICH THEY SAY LEADS TO LOW VALUES. I CAME BECAUSE I’M SICK AND TIRED OF THE EXPLOITATION OF LATINO IMMIGRANT WORKERS BY THIS MONSTER COMPANY.

JEFF NAPSHIN, NEWS 4.

41. WRC-NBC WASHINGTON, DC-HAGERSTOWN, MD
Run Time: 2:27
NOV 13 2005 9:00AM ET
Nielsen Audience: 101,778
News4 Weekend
30 Second Ad Equivalency: $1,600

[**09:06:49 AM**] A CONTROVERSIAL NEW FILM TODAY. IT’S CALLED “WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICES” AND IT ATTACKS THE CREDIBILITY OF THE RETAIL GIANT. NEWS 4’S JEFF NAPSHIN JOINS US FROM BETHESDA UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, WHICH IS ABOUT TO SHOW THE FILM. REPORTER: THIS IS ONE OF THOUSAND OF SCREENINGS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, A 20-MINUTE SELECTION FROM THE FILM. …

WAL-MART IS THE BIGGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE WORLD TODAY. AND IT’S CRITICAL FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS MOVIE, TALK ‘IT, NOT TALK ABOUT IT, NOT ACCEPT IT LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL BUT TO CONSIDER HAD ISSUES OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THIS HUGE COMPANY. …

THE MOVIE MAKER HAS A REAL POINT OF VIEW, HE DEFINITELY HAS SOME HUGE ISSUES WITH WAL-MART. HE WALKS THROUGH THE CORPORATE CULTURE, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT BOTH HERE AND ACROSS THE WORLD IN TERM OF WHAT IT’S DONE FOR WORKERS IN PLACES LIKE CHINA AND PLACES LIKE THAT, THE HIDDEN COST TO TAXPAYERS IN TERM OF HEALTHCARE, AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AS A UNION EMPLOYEE, THE ANTI-UNIONIZATION EFFORTS THAT THEY REALLY FORCE.

REPORTER: BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS YOU HAVE TO ADMIT WAL-MART DOES PROVIDE A LOT OF BENEFITS, OBVIOUSLY LOW PRICES, EFFICIENCY, MANY FOLKS SAY IT’S BEEN GOOD FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY. ABSOLUTELY, I LIVED IN THE SOUTH WHEN I WAS IN THE ARMY AND WAL-MART WAS THERE AND PEOPLE USED IT, IT DID EMPLOY JOBS. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE DOWNTOWNS IN THOSE AREAS, THEY’VE BEEN CHANGED FOREVER. BEYOND AN ECONOMIC COST THERE’S A SOCIAL COST TO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WITH WAL-MART.

REPORTER: THANKS FOR JOINING US. THAT SHOWING WILL BE IN TEN OR 15 MINUTES. WAL-MART OFFICIALS CALL THIS A PROPAGANDA VIDEO AND SAY MANY OF THE ACCUSATIONS IN THE FILM ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE. A NEW PACKAGE FOR AN OLD MESSAGE. IT IS FULL OF ACCUSATIONS AGAINST OUR COMPANY, MANY OF WHICH ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE.