Former WVIT Investigative reporter Grant Stinchfield, now a candidate for Congress in Texas, says that during his reporting stints in both Connecticut and Texas he was reprimanded for challenging big corporations. During his interview on Face the State, Grant cites his frustration with “media bias” as one reason he’s running for office. He’s seeking the Republican nomination in TX-24. From moderator Dennis House’s blog:
Before Texas, Stinchfield said he encountered similar censorship while working in Connecticut: “I remember when I tried to interview the CEO of the Hartford about why he was taking massive bonuses. I was called in. That never aired. It was at the height when the Hartford was laying off people. The company was laying of hundreds of people and the CEO was taking massive stock options and I got hauled in and was told you’re not going to air that story. That’s bias. People deserve to know that kind of stuff. ”
