Emailing 60 minutes?

[susan400]

Do any of you think that it would be a good idea to email the news magazine show, 60 minutes and ask them if they'd do a segment on Hep C?   I'm just wondering that if a bunch of us sent emails to them and told them that we wanted them to do a segment on it if they would take notice and do one.  We could use the argument that there's this story in the news lately about the accidentally infecting of the people in Las Vegas.  We could remind them about the fact that there are so many people infected with Hep C in the U.S. and that there doesn't seem to be alot of research $$$ spent on it.  We could point out that there have been certain stars in the media who have made public their Hep C infection (by doing this, we're not violating any confidentially of those stars since they have come out into the open and stated that they had this virus).   Are any of you interested in emailing 60 minutes?  You wouldn't have to really be telling them that you wanted to BE on their show or anything, just that you'd like to see a segment done about it.  We need more CORRECT information to be out there to the public.

This is the address that I found out about for emailing them:  ***@****    or if this gets wiped out by medhelp, just type 60m@       then, next to it, put the cbsnews  and then, next to that put the .   and then, the com.   If you know what I mean.  :)  

I'm going to try and write to them.  I hope somebody else decides to write them, too.

Susan400

[Deb_c430]

This is a great idea,  I am emailing them today, and asking some friends and family members to also!  Wow Susan  awesome.

They may have canned it before but the louder our voices get,  The sooner they will realize they have a story!  

Awesome and totally positive idea!

Deb

[fretboard]

Yes I looked at your profile and that's where I emailed to, I still think it's a great idea and we have nothing to lose and everything/something to gain.  How does anyone think they get their stories?  Sure they think up alot of stuff and they've most likely thought of HepC before, but they may have canned the idea.  With the Nevada clinic re-using needles that qualifies as a current event, that's what they write about, current events.  I'm sure they thought of that, maybe writing them will validate their previous thoughts, who knows?  take care

[Lady Lauri]

OOPS....and....I'll be stressing on how many don't get dx'd, carry for 30 yrs., etc. due to lack of knowlegde awareness even with Dr.'s.

LL

[Lady Lauri]

Meki, good point!

Susan, just saw this. As you know ....been busy and falling out when I get home! Not online, etc. I like this and will send a letter. Also, you can put the link on your profile, as I did for my MDA ride. With many of us maybe it will get happen and it is so needed. I'll get my sister and brother in law to write. He's the one the VA won't even see him, bx him or refer him for Hep C because he tested for pot and is VERY ill, (perhaps should leave that out), but he has no risk factors, etc. Talk more Thursday :)

LL

[scratchinghead]

I once contacted 60minutes about this story I found in a book about how Elvis's brother was still alive. They got back to me and said that it wasn't big enough or something.

What I did was find out who the producers were in some book at the library and mailed it "Attention: soand so".

It's not what you send, it's who you send it to.

[fretboard]

Right on, to the Right on!  As they used to say back in the day.  The more who write the better, I'm certain we're not throwing water in the wind, but if we are that's ok to as it's been getting really hot lately anyways.  later