Back in April, FTVLive told you about a story in the Seattle Times that was questioning Sinclair Broadcast and their purchase of KOMO.

The Times said that the conservative leaning Sinclair was not a good fit for the Seattle market.

Late last month, KOMO ran a story under the header "Is the newspaper industry dying?"

The story appeared and the Seattle Times feels was a direct attack by KOMO/Sinclair for the Seattle Times story about Sinclair.

Here's the KOMO story that the Seattle Times thinks was more of a hit piece:

The Times says that KOMO should have labeled the "news" story as opinion. "The piece on KOMO seemed more of an opinion piece and less of a news piece. Sinclair/KOMO has every right to cover subjects as they see fit, but it is a good practice to advise audiences of the difference between news and opinion," Seattle Times Vice President of Public Affairs Jill Mackie tells Seattle Weekly via email. She says the Times "did hear a clear message from Sinclair and KOMO that they were unhappy with the Opinion piece."

It appears that the Seattle Times and KOMO are in a bit of a bitch slapping fit.

To be honest, in all these days of Newspaper partners and collaboration, this is kind of refreshing.

Don't you think?