UPDATE, April 5, 2012, from Mark Belling:
Shari Dunn, On-Air Milwaukee TV News Anchor, Signed Walker Recall Petition
CBS 58 Reporter Who Signed Recall Petition Reported Brazenly Biased Story On Recall
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UPDATE: Charlie Sykes interviews Steve Wexler. Wexler claims to be transparent while refusing to name names.
In violation of her employer's policy, Trenni Kusnierek signed the petition to recall Governor Scott Walker.
More: Trenni Kusnierek and Politics
April 4, 2012 - Mark Belling links to Kusnierek's tweets:
@AaronSchiebel In my defense, I looked at this like voting. Was not meant to be a "statement". Having a unique name got me thrown under bus
— Trenni Kusnierek (@trenni) April 3, 2012
@AaronSchiebel I guess I felt as someone who doesn't follow politics or work in news, it wasn't a conflict of interest. (cont)
— Trenni Kusnierek (@trenni) April 3, 2012
Kusnierek didn't get thrown under the bus. SHE signed the petition. She threw herself under the bus when she chose to engage in PUBLIC political activity.
She says she "doesn't follow politics."
Does this sound like someone interested in signing a recall petition?
With all due respect, she sounds like an airhead.
Also reported by Belling, another employee who signed the Walker recall petition and Steve Wexler refused to name: Justin Metzger.
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I'm shocked, SHOCKED!
We have some news we need to tell you about ourselves, and the recall election against Governor Scott Walker.
TODAY'S TMJ4 and Newsradio 620 WTMJ discovered that several members of our staff signed the recall petitions for Governor Walker. Some of those employees play a role in our news-gathering and editorial process. Several of them also work on-air: One at TODAY'S TMJ4; four at Newsradio 620 WTMJ.
We want you to know that we consider this a serious issue. We are in the process of dealing with it internally. Our reputation of being a fair and unbiased news source is of paramount importance to both TODAY'S TMJ4 and Newsradio 620 WTMJ.
We expect anyone involved in the production of news to avoid situations that could compromise our integrity. We don't allow news employees to sign nomination papers for candidates, display yard signs or take part in a political campaign.
However, many employees told us that they felt signing the recall petition was not a political act, but instead felt it was similar to casting a vote. WTMJ does not agree and we want to assure you, our viewers, that we are taking measures to make sure all of our reporting is fair, balanced and to ensure something like this does not happen again.
This statement is so lame.
Why pretend viewers assume journalistic integrity rules at WTMJ/TMJ4?
That's an insult.
The journalistic integrity of WTMJ and TMJ4 is compromised. No kidding. Standard operating procedure. So what else is new?
Fair and balanced reporting? That's funny.
Of course, staffers and on-air personalities signed the petition to recall Governor Scott Walker.
This is no surprise whatsoever. It would be surprising if they didn't.
How could WTMJ and TMJ4 staff think that signing a recall petition wasn't a political act?
There's no way it's the same as casting a vote. Signing a petition is a public record, not a private ballot. If employees aren't allowed to sign nomination papers for candidates, why would they think signing recall petitions would be different?
Forget their lack of integrity. These staff members should be fired for stupidity.
If you think the liberal media are giving you information without a heaping helping of Leftist bias, WAKE UP!
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