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Contra Costa TimesSACRAMENTO — Meg Whitman's campaign opponents are accusing her of trying to manipulate the media by providing selective footage of a campaign event to television stations around the state.
In what appears to be an unprecedented campaign tactic in California politics, Whitman has advised television stations in all markets that she'll be providing footage for events they are unable to attend for the rest of the campaign. The campaign sent its first footage Tuesday — eight minutes from a Riverside event in which she is shown talking to an audience.
Republican primary rival Steve Poizner's campaign called it another attempt by Whitman to buy the election, referring to the $49 million that she's spent so far on the campaign — largely on paid media advertising.
... Sterling Clifford, campaign spokesman for Democratic candidate Jerry Brown, called Whitman's move "campaign propaganda," while Sean Clegg, campaign manager for the Level the Playing Field 2010, said the move was straight out of Wall Street.
... Whitman's campaign did not know how many stations made use of the footage, but KPIX-TV Channel 5 was one station that refused to run it. Dan Rosenheim, vice president for news at the San Francisco station, said taking video feeds directly from campaigns raises ethical considerations.
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