JP Morgan Chase is not happy about Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones and is pulling their advertisements from all NBC platforms:
THE HILL – J.P. Morgan Chase has pulled local television and online advertisements from the NBC network until after host Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones airs next Sunday, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper cited an individual familiar with the matter, who said J.P. Morgan Chase does not want its advertisements to air around promotions for the Jones interview.
The report came hours after J.P. Morgan’s chief marketing officer said she was “repulsed” by the network’s decision to air an interview with the Infowars founder.
“As an advertiser, I’m repulsed that @megynkelly would give a second of airtime to someone who says Sandy Hook and Aurora are hoaxes. Why?” Kristin Lemkau wrote on Twitter.
The decision to broadcast an interview with Jones, who is known for promoting conspiracy theories around the 9/11 terrorist attacks and mass shootings, has received criticism since a preview aired Sunday evening.
I don’t disagree with this. As I said yesterday, I don’t think Alex Jones should be getting this kind of exposure and I most certainly won’t be watching it.
That said, Kelly’s defense of the interview is not invalid:
Kelly defended the interview with Jones, arguing the radio host’s influence with President Trump makes it the network’s job to “shine a light” on him.
“POTUS’s been on & praises @RealAlexJones’ show. He’s giving Infowars a WH press credential. Many don’t know him; our job is 2 shine a light,” Kelly wrote on Twitter.
She’s not wrong in wanting to shine a light on Jones as Trump is trying to bring his organization into the light.
But at the same time, isn’t there a better way to do this than to do a big interview with the conspiracy theorist chieftain himself? Maybe an expose on the ugly that happens over there at Infowars?