Local TV news coverage, at its best, exposes wrongdoing that gets the attention of local legislators who then write laws to end the crime. And that’s exactly what happened when WMAR, the Baltimore ABC affiliate owned by Scripps, focused its news coverage on people who want to profit from pretending to be in the military […]
Local TV news coverage, at its best, exposes wrongdoing that gets the attention of local legislators who then write laws to end the crime.
And that’s exactly what happened when WMAR, the Baltimore ABC affiliate owned by Scripps, focused its news coverage on people who want to profit from pretending to be in the military or embellish their military record. The practice is referred to as “Stolen Valor.”
Recently, as part of its 6 p.m. daily newscast, In Focus, the In Focus investigative team found some flaws in a federal law enacted in 2013 that makes it illegal to lie about a service record to receive gifts or money.
In Focus replaced a traditional 6 p.m. newscast in April 2014 with one that provides more in-depth original and investigative reporting.
After a series of reports about Stolen Valor, Maryland State Sen. Bryan Simonaire, a member of the legislature’s military veterans caucus, expects to introduce a law to create awareness about the problem and stop those who profit from stolen valor.
Click here to the news story about Stolen Valor.
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