Clinton films axed after boycotts

Two television projects focused on Hillary Clinton got the axe after the programmes became embroiled in partisan wrangling, including threats by the Republican National Committee to boycott presidential debates sponsored by CNN and NBC.

The filmmaker for CNN said he could not complete the project because he had received no co-operation from either Democrats or Republicans, while industry sources said NBC’s move had nothing to do with the Republican National Committee, the Clintons, or NBC News, which is run separately from NBC’s entertainment unit.

Charles Ferguson, the filmmaker responsible for the CNN documentary, wrote a scathing online essay, saying that the Democrat’s camp froze him out and that Republicans had grumbled about meddling in the 2016 presidential race.