Utah League of Independent Voters Documents Media Malfeasance, Corporate Party Bias

From Alison Peek at the Salt Lake City Examiner:

Following an investigation by the Utah League of Independent Voters (ULIV), it seems some stations have specific policies about how well a candidate is doing in the race before they are invited to the debate. KUED only allows candidates with poll numbers of at least 5%. That means you got to hear Herbert and Corroon.

When you participate in a political poll as most of us have, does the pollster ever ask about anyone other than the democratic and republican candidates? How can an independent candidate even register in polling figures if they are not part of the poll?
KSL recently aired its “Sunday Edition with Bruce Lindsay” featuring a “Conversation with the Candidates,” focusing on Utah’s third congressional district. They invited Democrat Karen Hyer and incumbent Republican Jason Chaffetz. There are three other people running for the third district seat - Jake Shannon (Libertarian), Doug Sligtig (Constitution) and independent Joe Puente. They were not even invited to join the conversation.