First Step Toward Legal Action Against Sinclair

[Aunt Anti-bush]

Media Matters for America Underwrites Sinclair Broadcast Group Shareholder Demand

http://mediamatters.org/items/200410190004

(WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2004) - Media Matters for America (MMFA) announced today that it is underwriting the costs of a shareholder action, demanding that Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., provide equal time to those "with views opposed to the allegations" in the anti-Kerry film Stolen Honor, which Sinclair plans to air between October 21-24, in prime time, on all 62 of its stations reaching up to 25 percent of U.S. TV households.

(More, including a .pdf of the actual letter Sinclair recieved today)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. and aren't some veterans

suing the filmmaker for defamation of character because he took their words out of context, and used creative editing to make them appear to say things they didn't?

[Aunt Anti-bush]

3. I think you are right.

I saw something about it, but I can't find a link to the article now.

[movonne]

2. I think later today he said he was dropping the suit...

[Aunt Anti-bush]

4. Regardless,

it seems it worked because Sinclair's backing off of showing Stolen Honor. :)