Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
Friday's "Nightline" pays tribute to U.S. servicemembers killed in Iraq, with anchor Ted Koppel reading the names of fallen troops. Saying the show "appears to be motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq," the Sinclair Broadcast Group is barring its ABC-affiliate stations from airing the show. The ban affects seven media markets in six states. ABC News "respectfully disagree[s] with Sinclair's decision." Senator McCain (R-AZ) protested in a letter to Sinclair's president: "Every American has a responsibility to understand fully the terrible costs of war." Nightline's producer remarked: "We want to remind people that each of [the dead] has a face, has a name, had a life -- and that's all its intended to do." According to the Center for American Progress, Sinclair executives have donated more than $130,000 to George Bush and his allies since 2000.
Printer-friendly version