Shaun Boyd of KCNC runs into stipulations on questions to Romney

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From the Denver Post:

Channel 4′s Shaun Boyd was offered a presidential candidate interview via satellite Thursday, however the offer came with a restriction: in offering the interview to the reporter in an important swing state, Mitt Romney’s campaign forbade her to ask about abortion or Todd Akin — the twin topics currently dogging the GOP in advance of the political convention.

Boyd resisted, saying they were newsworthy topics, then agreed to the stipulations. The station aired the interview, careful to note which topics were off limits. The footage was immediately circulated to political reporters by the Obama campaign.

“We have been entirely open in our reporting about stipulation made by Romney campaign in offering an interview to Shaun Boyd,” tweeted Tim Wieland, Channel 4 news director.

“The fact that he doesn’t want to talk about this says something in and of itself,” Boyd told Talking Points Memo. “In some ways this speaks for itself even without asking the question.” The Romney camp handed her a scoop by trying to prevent any kind of scoop.



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