Local D.C. Anchor Suspended

Doug McKelway of the ABC affiliate WJLA-TV has been suspended, Newsbusters reports. The reason? Possible conservative bias.

McKelway was suspended by WJLA-TV (owned by Allbritton Communications). The allegations come as the result of a report from a rally on the BP oil spill – during which he remarked on the oil industry’s influence in Washington.

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