Sinclair Broadcasting has withdrawn a $25,000 donation to the National Press Photographers Association, the organization announced in a Friday statement. The NPPA says the actions from Sinclair were punitive and a result of a previous statement from the group in recent days that had been critical of the media company.
“Yesterday, NPPA made a statement regarding recent comments and coordinated messaging about the media made by Sinclair Broadcast Group,” read the statement on the NPPA website. “Today, less than 24 hours after we made that statement, Sinclair informed us that a promised $25,000 donation to our legal advocacy program would not be forthcoming,”
“While we are disappointed by this action, NPPA will not be deterred from our commitment to our Code of Ethics, and we will not be deterred from our commitment to advocating for First Amendment, copyright, and other important issues in the year ahead,” the journalism group continued.