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Media Advisory
Republic Snubs
Gubernatorial Candidates Again
Tupper Defends the
People's Right to Know
February 6,
2006
On
Friday February 3, 2006,
the Republic ran a front-page feature in the Valley and State
section which displayed color pictures, including interviews, of
only 4 of the 7 Republican candidates for the office. Despite a
formal request on October 18, 2005 to Douglas McCorkindale, Chief
Executive Officer of the Gannett Corporation, by Republican
gubernatorial candidate Gary Tupper that the organization report the
campaign fairly and accurately, the Arizona Republic continues its
"selective reporting" of Arizona's race for governor.
Candidate Tupper states that he saw
Arizona Republic reporters, Chip Scutari and Robbie Sherwood, on
January 4, 2006 as he was walking into the Arizona State Senate
Building, asked them when they were going to start reporting his
campaign fairly, and claims that being excluded from equal press
coverage has adversely affected his efforts and the campaign's
ability to raise money.
The Arizona
Republic's
gubernatorial coverage leads people to believe that there are only 4
candidates, not 7. Tupper maintains that this continued behavior
goes beyond the Republic simply not being a credible news
organization having asked them to correct this error, having the
request ignored, and suggests that the newspaper is in effect misleading its
readers.
Tupper@Tupper06.com 602-541-3871
www.Tupper06.com
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