KSTP refuses to air pro-war agitprop

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http://www.startribune.com/587/story/252903.html

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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."
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Ironically enough, I think that the claim that media is misleading people is valid - but in the opposite way the ad intended.

Kudos to KSTP for getting one thing right (finally).