Wisconsin Network Edits Biden Interview at Campaign’s Request
According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the progressive talk radio network Civic Media edited two portions of an interview of President Joe Biden by talk show host Earl Ingram at the request of the Biden campaign. Civic Media said in a statement that through the moves, that station “fell short of journalistic standards.” Civic Media said, On Monday, July 8th, it was reported to Civic Media management that immediately after the phone interview was recorded, the Biden campaign called and asked for two edits to the recording before it aired. Civic Media management immediately undertook an investigation and determined that the production team at the time viewed the edits as non-substantive and broadcast and published the interview with two short segments removed.” The network airs programming in Madison, Milwaukee and numerous other markets throughout the state.