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Meredith has fired Ben Swann from WGCL/WPCH duopoly

Y2kTheNewOldies

Y2kTheNewOldies

http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/201...ed-after-attempt-to-bring-back-reality-check/

The reason was that he was accused of attempting to do segments but the segments were not approved by the news director or GM of Meredith Atlanta.

Note Ben Swann was best known nationally for spreading Pizzagate on Local TV News. Yes its the same Pizzagate that got Edgar Welch convicted for an attempted mass shooting at a Washington DC Pizza joint all because people like Ben Swann and Alex Jones were inciting the conspiracy.
 
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news...t-right-based-reports/069ihocOfqVw6iayr96cjK/

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/ben-swann-fired-from-cbs46/199782

Here is other outlets reporting on the Ben Swann fallout.

CBS46 has fired Ben Swann, the evening anchor three days after the station discovered he had tried to revive his Reality Check news reports without their knowledge.

The station’s general manager Lyle Banks released a brief press release today: “Ben Swann is no longer an employee of WGCL-TV, effective immediately. We thank Ben for his contributions and wish him well.”

His Reality Check reports over the years have often veered into alt-right conspiracy theories. His last one focused on PizzaGate, which aired on CBS46 a year ago, led to his first suspension and removal of his Truth in Media website and most of his social media platforms.

Swann recently began raising funds to bring back his Reality Check stories using cyber currency Dash. He posted a video Thursday night teasing a big announcement on Tuesday, January 30. When CBS46 found out about the video Friday morning, management suspended him.

His Reality Check operation preceded his arrival at CBS46 in 2015. Echoing right-wing conspiracy sites, he has questioned everything from the origins of ISIS to the veracity of the Sandy Hook elementary school shootings to whether Russia was actually involved in the DNC email hacks.

His Truth in Media site was connected with the Republican Liberty Caucus at one point. Before joining CBS46, he worked for Russia Today, an international television network funded by the Russian government.
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I place a bet that Ben Swann is going to be a full time pundit at either Infowars or Sinclair.
 
How did this looney tunes ever end up with a legit media job? Eventually people who think they know better, i.e. by seeing a conspiracy in everything, will rebel against any management they work for and it'll be a mess.
 
nightmanager said:
How did this looney tunes ever end up with a legit media job? Eventually people who think they know better, i.e. by seeing a conspiracy in everything, will rebel against any management they work for and it'll be a mess.
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Hey Ben Swann is only a performance artist like Alex Jones. But when the rest of us sees somebody like Jones and Swann here your first reaction is ain't that a scandal to yell conspiracies.
 
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