David Brock, founder of the liberal watchdog Media Matters for America, has sided with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus in his call for CNN and NBC to cancel their planned special productions based on the life of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“Given that this project could coincide with a potential Clinton campaign,” Brock wrote in separate letters to the heads of NBC’s entertainment division and CNN, “the timing raises too many questions about fairness and conflicts of interest ahead of the 2016 election.” ------ CNN responded to the criticism with a statement. “Instead of making premature decisions about a project that is in the very early stages of development and months from completion,” it said, “we would encourage the members of the Republican National Committee to reserve judgment until they know more.”