{"id":319177,"date":"2026-02-19T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reporter-confronts-wiltshire-councillors-over-punchbag-bearing-his-face-found-in-town-hall\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:00:50","slug":"reporter-confronts-wiltshire-councillors-over-punchbag-bearing-his-face-found-in-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reporter-confronts-wiltshire-councillors-over-punchbag-bearing-his-face-found-in-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporter confronts Wiltshire councillors over punchbag bearing his face found in town hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rbX7hCn0GI4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Reporter confronts Wiltshire councillors over punchbag bearing his face found in town hall\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbX7hCn0GI4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The journalist Joe McCann brought a photograph of the punchbag bearing his image to a council meeting in the Wiltshire town of Melksham, demanding an explanation. 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