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Alabama TV Station Accused of Censoring 60 Minutes Report

HeadlineFeb 25, 2008

A local CBS TV station in Alabama is being accused of censorship after it blacked out a portion of 60 Minutes last night that dealt with the prosecution and imprisonment of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. CBS affiliate WHNT broadcasts across the northern third of Alabama. The 60 Minutes investigation examined how the Bush administration targeted Siegelman for political reasons. WHNT claimed there was a technical problem with CBS out of New York, but CBS News told Harper’s magazine that WHNT’s claim is not true and that there were no transmission problems.

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