RNC Seeks Online Denunciation of CNBC

The Republican National Committee says it has gotten almost 25,000 signatures on an online petition it says is meant to put the "mainstream media" on notice that it won't put up with any "biased questions" at future debates.

The RNC is still riled over the moderators at the CNBC debate, whose questions the committee said did a "disservice to candidates and voters."

The RNC suspended its plans to team with Telemundo—co-owned with NBC—on a Feb. 26 debate from the University of Houston following last week's CNBC debate, though it was still on the RNC's online debate calendar at press time.

"Stand up to Media Bias: Denounce CNBC's Handling of the Debate, the RNC said on its Website asking surfers to sign the petition.

CNBC has defended its moderators, saying presidential candidates should be able to handle tough questions.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.