Post by Gorf on Oct 20, 2004 10:50:48 GMT -5
Sinclair update (David Shuster)
Yesterday, the Sinclair Broadcast Group fired its Washington, D.C. bureau chief after he criticized plans to run an incendiary and error-filled documentary about John Kerry on 60 Sinclair stations. That reporter, Jon Lieberman, called the Sinclair show "biased political propaganda with clear intentions to sway this election."
In addition to the news about the reporter, there are other Sinclair developments:
Famed shareholder attorney William S. Leach is accusing the Sinclair executives of insider trading and promises a lawsuit.
"Stolen Honor" producer Carlton Sherwood is facing libel charges from former marine Kenneth Campbell who says footage of him with the accompanying narration leaves viewers with the false perception Campbell lied about his military service.
Sinclair's stock price tumbled another 8 percent on monday. The company's stock has dropped 25 percent since Sinclair announced it was planning to run the partisan film.
More than 75 Sinclair advertisers around the country have now pulled their television commercials from Sinclair stations.
Yesterday, the Sinclair Broadcast Group fired its Washington, D.C. bureau chief after he criticized plans to run an incendiary and error-filled documentary about John Kerry on 60 Sinclair stations. That reporter, Jon Lieberman, called the Sinclair show "biased political propaganda with clear intentions to sway this election."
In addition to the news about the reporter, there are other Sinclair developments:
Famed shareholder attorney William S. Leach is accusing the Sinclair executives of insider trading and promises a lawsuit.
"Stolen Honor" producer Carlton Sherwood is facing libel charges from former marine Kenneth Campbell who says footage of him with the accompanying narration leaves viewers with the false perception Campbell lied about his military service.
Sinclair's stock price tumbled another 8 percent on monday. The company's stock has dropped 25 percent since Sinclair announced it was planning to run the partisan film.
More than 75 Sinclair advertisers around the country have now pulled their television commercials from Sinclair stations.