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SINCLAIR BACKLASH CONTINUES
SURVEY: OVERWHELMING MAJORITY SUPPORT AIRING OF OPPOSING POLITICAL VIEW IN SINCLAIR BROADCAST OF “STOLEN HONOR”
A new national survey on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s decision to air a program critical of John Kerry found that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe the opposing political point of view should be broadcast.
-From Consumers Union
JOURNALIST FINDS HIMSELF ON OTHER SIDE OF THE NEWS
Jon Leiberman was thrust into the spotlight when the journalist felt he could no longer remain silent and thus took a stand against his employer, Sinclair Broadcast Group. By David Folkenflik and Stephen Kiehl, Baltimore Sun
SINCLAIR UPROAR THREATENS PURCHASE
Sinclair's push to acquire more TV stations (it already owns more than any company in the country) could be hindered by the recent publicity over its plans to use its stations to influence the Presidential election. By Ron Orol, TheDeal.com
BURGER KING TO SINCLAIR: 'WE'RE NOT HAVING IT YOUR WAY'
In a rebuke of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Burger King said it "will not permit" its ads to run during the smear piece against John Kerry that the broadcasting company is forcing its stations to air this Friday. By Joe Mandese, MediaPost.com
NOT FIT TO AIR
A look at excerpts of "Stolen Honor" -- a film that rehashes old charges about the Vietnam War -- reveals the extreme partisanship involved in its production. By Peter J. Ognibene, Salon.com
TIME FOR A DIGITAL FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
Jeff Chester believes that the public outcry over the Sinclair controversy underscores the need not just to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, but to expand its application to include new and emerging technologies. By Jeffrey Chester, Alternet
More on this issue:
Sinclair Broadcasting: Connect the Dots
Architecture of a New Consensus
The Media, Politics, and Censorship
Sinclair Stations to Boycott Nightline Broadcast of the Names/Faces Of U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq
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