From SD CityBeat…
Labor Council used non-existent law to pressure KUSI
Spokesperson still says someone should investigate CPR campaign’s involvement in TV special
By Dave MaassOn Wednesday, lawyers for San Diego County’s top labor organization sent a letter to KUSI, demanding that the local TV station attach a political disclosure to its televised news special on a pension-reform ballot initiative. The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council alleged that a failure to do so would violate state, local and federal regulations since KUSI openly advocates for citizens to sign the petition to get the “Comprehensive Pension Reform” measure on the ballot. The letter called the program an “in-kind contribution.”
…However, the laws it cited don’t seem to exist.
Read the entire article and the letter here.
Comments 2
This is JUST the sort of article which causes the ‘City Beat Guy’ to say he finds it difficult to accept SD Rostra as a “responsible” news source!
I hope you are proud of yourself, Thor’s Assistant.
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In a moment of weakness, I TRIED to post the following comment under this CITYBEAT article. Doubtless for tech reasons, my comment could not be made.
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Damnit Dave — don’t DO that! Too much reasonable thought. Like me, you’re an advocate. This article defending a free press is gonna ruin your reputation.
One question this smarmy labor union letter raises for me — do these labor attorneys actually get PAID for making such semi-legal threats against the press? Their claim that their complaint is based on law — ANY law — appears to be a complete fiction. Do they not sully their own professional reputaton?
Guess not — at least as far as the labor union bosses are concerned.