Investigation Into Potential Unfair Ads in Pennsylvania
Investigation Into Potential Unfair Ads in Pennsylvania
Media bias is nothing new, but sometimes it s taken to such an extreme level that it can no longer be ignored. Take this situation in Pennsylvania involving ads being run by the Scranton Times-Tribune. "The newly merged Scranton Times-Tribune wanted to call attention to itself with advertisements that appear this summer on TV, billboards and buses," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The ads featured a mock newspaper with a banner headline: Casey to run for Senate. But at issue now - unfolding against the backdrop of a high-profile U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Rick Santorum and Democrat Bob Casey Jr. - is whether the ads are a harmless promotion for a business or a possible campaign-finance violation. The National Republican Senatorial Committee said yesterday that the ads could be illegal corporate contributions that unfairly benefit the Democrat. They also called Casey's ties to the publisher's family troubling because family members have donated more than $120,000 to Casey and his brother, Pat."