Ben Stein is the primary spokesman for the movie. He traveled the country giving promotional interviews. Quibbling over whether interviews — most of which were made into Internet videos — constitute promotional “materials” is equivocation.
You haven’t yet said what job Sternberg lost. Nor have you named anyone else who was fired. Sternberg’s term as editor expired. The article he greased through was in his last issue. What job did he lose?
His job as Research Associate.
From "UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM"
The staff investigation has uncovered compelling evidence that Dr. Sternberg’s civil and constitutional rights were violated by Smithsonian officials. Moreover, the agency’s top officials—Secretary Lawrence Small and Deputy Secretary Sheila Burke—have shown themselves completely unwilling to rectify the wrongs that were done or even to genuinely investigate the wrongdoing. Most recently, Burke and Small have allowed NMNH officials to demote Dr. Sternberg to the position of Research Collaborator, despite past assurances from Burke that Dr. Sternberg was a “Research Associate in good standing” and would be given “full and fair consideration” for his request to renew his Research Associateship.