Call screener An "industry vet" stated, "At the very least you can catch 90 percent of them by getting their number and calling them back, generally they freak or give you a phony phone number." Other techniques described "include grilling the caller on little known facts about the situation or organization they claim to represent." Prank callers don't always get through: Although the names of most call screeners never make it on the air, there are a few notable screeners that are major characters on their shows. Many live call-in radio shows do not like alternative or adverse opinions to be aired,
And They Call It Democracy And They Call It Democracy And They Call It Democracy is a radio program which ran from June 2005 to November 2008 on KPOV-LP in Bend, Oregon, United States. "And They Call It Democracy"'s tagline is "news and analysis from a leftist, socialist, and environmentalist perspective". All broadcasts were researched, written, and translated into Spanish by Timoteo Jeffries. Broadcasts generally consisted of coverage of current events, especially related to politics, media, and US relations with Latin America. A number of English and Spanish news sources were used. Analysis and opinion was provided by Jeffries and often focused on the fundamental