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To: areafiftyone
It shouldn't be a surprise then that the Minneapolis ABC affiliate (KSTP 5) refused to air an add that included testimonials of Iraqi veterans who say that the media is misleading the American people about the progress in Iraq.

"KSTP General Manager Rob Hubbard said the station refused to run the ad, which began running last week, because of the claim that the media are intentionally misleading citizens.

He said the station often airs so-called third-party issue ads whether the station agrees with them or not, as long as it can be determined that the ads are accurate and verifiable.

"We think it may or may not be true for other media but we know it's not true about us, which is why we wouldn't take those spots," he said. "We know it's not accurate about how we approach our news and we didn't feel it was appropriate just to take someone's money. We weren't going to let them take a shot at us that wasn't warranted"

Read it here: (You may have to sign up or disable cookies to read) www.startribune.com

62 posted on 02/17/2006 11:21:21 AM PST by Mary'sRest
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To: Mary'sRest
"It shouldn't be a surprise then that the Minneapolis ABC affiliate (KSTP 5) refused to air an add that included testimonials of Iraqi veterans who say that the media is misleading the American people about the progress in Iraq."

So this is what talk radio Michael Medved was talking about yesterday. I didn't get in on the first part so it was confusing. Thanks for posting this, Freepers Rock!

113 posted on 02/18/2006 8:37:33 AM PST by Spunky ("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
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