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TV Station Fires Four Over Anti-Gay Pride Month Memo
The Desk reports: Nexstar Media Group has fired one of its Michigan-based television news directors who orchestrated a memo urging reporters under his watch to lessen their coverage of Pride Month events because the stories were upsetting some viewers. On Thursday, WOOD-TV (Channel 8, NBC) News Director Stanton Tang learned of his dismissal during a … The post TV Station Fires Four Over Anti-Gay Pride Month Memo appeared first on Joe.My.God..
The Desk reports:
Nexstar Media Group has fired one of its Michigan-based television news directors who orchestrated a memo urging reporters under his watch to lessen their coverage of Pride Month events because the stories were upsetting some viewers.
On Thursday, WOOD-TV (Channel 8, NBC) News Director Stanton Tang learned of his dismissal during a one-on-one meeting with the station’s general manager, Julie Brinks, following a two-week investigation by executives at Nexstar over whether the memo violated corporate policy.
In the memo, Fox wrote that the stories were upsetting WOOD-TV’s conservative viewers, and that reporters shouldn’t pursue the stories unless they could find a newsworthy angle and were willing to pursue “both sides” of the matter.
The Advocate reports:
Two executive producers at the station, Luke Stier and Madeline Odle, were also fired after WOOD TV’s corporate parent, Nexstar Media Group, accused them of leaking the memo to news outlets. The pair said in a statement posted online that they were told their non-compete clauses remain in effect despite being fired, which may prevent them from joining other Michigan newsrooms. In a statement shared on Twitter, Michigan Rep. Phil Skaggs called for WOOD TV and Nexstar to reinstate Stier and Odle.
My first report on the memo is here.
— Madeline Odle (@MadelineOdleTV) June 30, 2023
While two of the four reportedly called for Pride-related coverage to be scaled back, the other two were accused by Nexstar of leaking the memo to other news outlets. https://t.co/HlNuaHuxp4
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) July 3, 2023
#BREAKING: Nexstar Media Group has fired @WOODTV news director @Stanton_Tang, the architect of a memo that urged reporters to ease up on their coverage of gay pride events earlier this month https://t.co/a2hrrGkKoS
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 29, 2023
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