Republican National Committee votes to exclude NBC and CNN from 2016 Primary debates

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously Friday to exclude NBC and CNN from the 2016 GOP presidential primary debates unless the networks kill their planned films on Hillary Clinton.

Via RawStory:

The Republican National Committee voted unanimously on Friday to exclude TV networks CNN and NBC from any Republican presidential primary debates. According to The Hill, the move is a form of retaliation against the networks for not bowing to the party’s pressure to not air a pair of films about former Secretary of State (and putative 2016 Democratic presidential candidate) Hillary Clinton.

“We don’t have time for the media’s games,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus about the election, which is still more than three years away. “We’re done putting up with this nonsense. There are plenty of other news outlets.”

The committee was meeting in Boston for its annual summer meeting. In its resolution against the networks, party officials called for “media objectivity and accountability” and called the Clinton films, which are still in the pre-production phases “political favoritism.”

CNN’s Jeff Zucker announced in July that the network would be producing a feature-length film about the former First Lady and New York Senator. NBC is planning on releasing a four-part miniseries about Clinton with actress Diane Lane playing the lead role.

Hillary Clinton hasn't announced any intended candidacy for President in 2016 at this point. So, networks should be free to create whatever programming they wish. Were Clinton an actual candidate at this time, the issue would be framed in another perspective.