On Our Own Land was scheduled for broadcast just before a state-wide referendum to amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The intent of the amendment was to do away with broadform deed stripmining without the landowner's consent.

KET, the public television station, decided to delay broadcast until after the vote.

The issue was resolved by an independent panel of journalists who decided that the station should run the program as scheduled followed by a rebuttal by the coal industry.

The following newspaper articles are describe reaction to the rescheduling of On Our Own Land and the successful resolution of the issue.

Oct. 8, 1988, Louisville Courier-Journal -- "KET reconsiders canceled broad-form-deed program."

Oct. 8, 1988, Lexington Herald-Leader -- "KET assailed for changing show's air date."

Oct. 12, 1988, Mountain Eagle -- "KET censors film on deed."

Oct. 12, 1988, Mountain Eagle -- "Censors hit broad form deed debate."

Oct. 14, 1988, Lexington Herald-Leader -- "KET show on coal issue to air Tuesday."

Oct. 14, 1988, Louisville Courier-Journal -- "KET decides to broadcast program on broad-form deed before election."

Oct. 15, 1988, Lexington Herald-Leader -- "KET gets it right -- belatedly."

Oct. 16, 1988, Lexington Herald-Leader -- "Uproar over strip-mine film draws attention to Appalshop."

Oct. 18, 1988, Louisville Courier-Journal -- "KET takes a look at broad-form deed issue."

Oct. 26, 1988, Mountain Eagle -- "Whose land is your land?"

Oct. 26, 1988, Mountain Eagle -- "Your land is their land"

Nov. 9, 1988, Louisville Courier-Journal -- "Deed proposal favored by wide margin."

Nov. 10, 1988, Lexington Herald-Leader -- "Broad-form deed results: message to the coal industry."