dma 3 (Chicago)
WMAQ Upset Over Use In Political Spot
Newsrooms generally cheer when their exclusives get picked up and credited by others. But in the case of a recent WMAQ investigative report, the NBC-owned station isn’t happy about how it’s being used at all. At issue is a 30-second spot that began airing throughout Illinois Friday for Democratic Governor Pat Quinn in his campaign for reelection against Republican challenger Bruce Rauner. The commercial excerpts an NBC 5 report about Rauner and includes the voice of political editor Carol Marin.
This article was originally posted on robertfeder.com
Quinn’s endorsers are more troubling than his ads. Watch the commercial that rolls after the first one ends.
Here in Florida, news clips from WESH/2 (Daytona Beach), WFLA/8 (Tampa), and WFTV/9 (Orlando) have been seen in political ads for the Governor’s race!
And once again, no one cares.