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Sinclair changes plans on Anti-Kerry film
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Oct 20, 2004, 12:14 PM
 
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Jon Leiberman, the Sinclair reporter fired for publicly criticizing the company's handling of the documentary, said Sinclair executives told its news staff Sunday that they planned to run a "significant chunk" of the film, "but they refused to put a time on it." He said he objected when the company told reporters to develop news stories around the film.

"They were going to have the news department take an active role in framing this documentary as a news item," Leiberman said.

Leiberman, who said he has seen "Stolen Honor," called the film "very inflammatory."

"It's a presentation of some of what a number of POWs have to say about how they were tortured because of what John Kerry said in 1971, and they make a direct link between the treatment and torture they received and John Kerry's statements. It wouldn't be considered objective by any means."

He said his objections stemmed from Sinclair's efforts to build a news program around the movie, which he warned would damage the company's journalistic credibility.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...inclair.kerry/

Pretty interesting. This could make the power of centrally-owned mass media a major issue in the minds of voters if it plays out right. Small sidenote: Sinclair's stock has dropped by more than 11% since this thing began. Some shareholders are considering legal action.

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