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BOSTON Staples is pulling its ads from news programming on Sinclair Broadcast Group television stations after receiving complaints from customers angry over what they believe to be the media company’s right-wing political tilt, the company said.
Staples’ move came after a liberal media watchdog group last month began a campaign encouraging people to complain to advertisers including Staples and other companies about news content on Sinclair-owned stations.
The client’s ad account is handled by Interpublic Group’s McCann Erickson in New York.
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