ABC News said it suspended veteran correspondent David Wright because his comments hurt the network's "reputation for fairness and impartiality."
WASHINGTON – ABC News confirmed Wednesday that it suspended veteran correspondent David Wright for comments he made in a hidden camera video shared by the conservative group Project Veritas.
Project Veritas, founded by self-described"guerrilla journalist" James O'Keefe, is known for conducting undercover"sting" operations aimed at discrediting the news media and liberal groups. Using video – which critics say is selectively edited – the organization claims to expose media bias and hidden left-wing agendas.
ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company. Wright said the network's news division"became a profit center" and a"promotion center." Project Veritas' techniques have been attacked by critics as deceptive and unethical. In 2010, the year he launched the group, O'Keefe, pleaded guilty to entering federal property under false pretenses, a misdemeanor, after being arrested in a plan to access former Democratic senator Mary Landrieu's office.
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