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FCC Probes Local Alabama Censorship of "60 Minutes" Don Siegelman Story [VIDEO]
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Last month, 60 Minutes exposed new details on how Karl Rove and the Bush administration may have unjustly targeted Siegelman for political reasons. However, viewers of CBS affiliate WHNT in northern Alabama saw nothing but a black screen during most of the segment. Democracy Now's Amy Goodman interviews Scott Horton about the case. Check out the video to your right for more.
Tagged as: rove, fcc, censorship, 60 minutes, alabama, goodman, siegelman
Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.
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