BOYCOTT SINCLAIR

******IMPORTANT UPDATE*******

Sinclair's stock has fallen 17 percent, costing shareholders $105 million, since Sinclair's decision to air the anti-Kerry faux-documentary "Stolen Honor" in its entirety first became public.
Today, under threat of a massive shareholder lawsuit, Sinclair backed off: they will now air a news piece *about* the documentary which, they say, will include a number of people criticizing "Stolen Honor" (presumably for its total lack of acuracy). The boycott will remain in place until Sinclair makes good on its promise.
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Between October 21 and 24, Sinclair Broadcast Group will force the local television stations it owns and operates to preempt regular network broadcasts and devote one hour to an anti-John Kerry documentary.

Go here to sign the petition against this disgusting blow to democracy:

http://www.stopsinclair.org

and here if you want to participate more fully in the boycott:

http://www.boycottsbg.com/

and if you own Sinclair stock, dump it.

***UPDATE***

Monday, October 18, 2004

Sinclair fires Washington bureau chief

By KASEY JONES ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

BALTIMORE -- The Washington bureau chief for Sinclair Broadcast Group said he was fired Monday after he criticized the company's plans to produce a news program based on a documentary critical of John Kerry's Vietnam-era anti-war activities.

Jon Leiberman said he was fired by Joseph DeFeo, Sinclair's vice president for news, and "escorted out of the building."

IN OTHER NEWS...

Sinclair Broadcasting stock took a nosedive today and ended at $6.49, down .55 cents a share, on a huge volume of 1,147,658 shares (that's triple their average daily volume.) The stock lost 7.81% of its value today.