An Alaska TV reporter tried to quit her job with shock value Sunday to draw attention to the cause she’s pursuing next.
Charlo Greene, formerly of KTVA in Anchorage, reported on a group that calls itself a “medical cannabis collective” advocating wider marijuana legalization during an evening newscast. At the conclusion of the segment, Greene revealed her connection to the organization, the Alaska Cannabis Club, and said she was resigning her position with the TV station to work with it full-time. The announcement was made in such a way that it was just guaranteed to be viral-friendly.
“Now everything you’ve heard is why I, the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska,” she said. “And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice, but f–k it, I quit.”
A message from the station’s news director indicated that he wasn’t going to let her have the dignity.
“Dear Viewers, We sincerely apologize for the inappropriate language used by a KTVA reporter during her live presentation on the air tonight. The employee has been terminated,” Bert Rudman wrote in a message that greets visitors to KTVA.com and the station’s Facebook page.
Greene offered apologies that were more token.
“I wanted to draw attention to this issue. And the issue is medical marijuana,” Greene told Alaska Dispatch in response to a question about “why she quit in such a dramatic way.”
“If I offended anyone, I apologize, but I’m not sorry for the choice that I made.”
Greene is fighting for a November ballot measure that would allow individuals 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, and legalize the manufacture and sale of “marijuana accessories.”
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(h/t Reason)
