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Friday, October 15, 2004
Sinclair's Losing Sponsors
WGME's plan to air a documentary critical of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry prompted three Maine companies Thursday to pull their advertising from the Portland TV station.
Hannaford supermarkets, the Lee Auto Malls, and the law offices of Joe Bornstein withdrew their advertising indefinitely from WGME (Channel 13) over its plans to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" on Oct. 23.
WGME's owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group, has ordered its 62 TV stations in local markets across the country to air the film without commercials.
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But the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" was abolished in 1987 as part of deregulation in the TV industry. In the 1990s, further deregulation allowed companies to own large numbers of stations, giving them more power and influence over the airwaves.
This has nothing to do with free speech, and everything to do with corrupting our government. Sinclair has a vested interest in keeping bush in power.
Should Kerry win, it is expected that new regulations would force Sinclair to sell off some of their stations, and since they're already on rocky financial footing, more stringent regulations could potentially put them out of business.
...not that, that would be a bad thing.
http://warriorsblog.blogspot.com/
[broken link]
and now, the blog news...
Friday, October 15, 2004
Sinclair's Losing Sponsors
WGME's plan to air a documentary critical of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry prompted three Maine companies Thursday to pull their advertising from the Portland TV station.
Hannaford supermarkets, the Lee Auto Malls, and the law offices of Joe Bornstein withdrew their advertising indefinitely from WGME (Channel 13) over its plans to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" on Oct. 23.
WGME's owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group, has ordered its 62 TV stations in local markets across the country to air the film without commercials.
[...]
But the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" was abolished in 1987 as part of deregulation in the TV industry. In the 1990s, further deregulation allowed companies to own large numbers of stations, giving them more power and influence over the airwaves.
This has nothing to do with free speech, and everything to do with corrupting our government. Sinclair has a vested interest in keeping bush in power.
Should Kerry win, it is expected that new regulations would force Sinclair to sell off some of their stations, and since they're already on rocky financial footing, more stringent regulations could potentially put them out of business.
...not that, that would be a bad thing.
http://warriorsblog.blogspot.com/
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