http://mediamatters.org/press/releases/200908030007

"CNN's Dobbs Problem" Ad Set to Hit CNN Airwaves: Media Matters Announces Ad Campaign Calling for Accountability From "The Most Trusted Name in News"

August 3, 2009

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Washington, D.C. -- Media Matters for America today announced the launch of a television ad campaign calling for CNN to credibly address its Lou Dobbs problem. The ad, set to air this week on Dobbs' CNN program as well as on Fox News and MSNBC, demonstrates how CNN has repeatedly allowed Dobbs to promote racially-charged conspiracy theories about President Obama's birth certificate on his prime-time television show.