Former Sinclair producer: 'If I dont take a stand, I figured, who will?'
A former producer at a Sinclair-owned television station said in an op-ed Tuesday that he felt he needed to take a stand and resign over anti-media bias promos.
Justin Simmons — who worked for KHGI-TV in Nebraska — wrote in The Washington Post that he resigned after learning about the promos Sinclair was requiring its anchors to read.
"I was concerned because Sinclair’s support for the Trump administration made the claims about 'irresponsible, one-sided news' look like projection," he wrote.
"It also appeared to echo President Trump’s rhetoric on 'fake news.'"
He also said he reached out to his superiors asked them to fight the mandate to air the messages.
"I was told it would be a losing battle and to 'not bite the hand that feeds me.' At this point, I wasn’t sure what else I could do. My plan was to just not run it — at least then I would still have my integrity," he wrote.
"But I was put in a tough spot because my boss said his job would be at risk, not mine. This made me angry. I resigned and decided to go public about it. If I don’t take a stand, I figured, who will?"
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