Over the last week or so, local television news anchors across the the country have joined together to paradoxically warn viewers about the "Troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country." The identical, seemingly earnest editorial messages paid lip service to the importance of fact-checking and unbiased reporting, but they also complained about "False news" and "Fake stories." If that seems to echo the rhetoric of President Trump, it's probably because the statement was written by one of his allies.
The anchors were forced to read the so-called journalistic responsibility messages word for word by their employer, the conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of television stations in the country.
How America's largest local TV owner turned its news anchors into soldiers in Trump's war on the media: https://t.
We're concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country.
The Post Intelligencer adds that, according to a source at KOMO-TV, the anchors were "Certainly not happy about it," since the statements were "a forced thing." One KOMO anchor also tweeted a column criticizing Sinclair on Sunday.
Sinclair already owns or operates 193 stations across more than 100 U.S. television markets, and will likely own more than 230 in the near future if its proposed merger with Tribune Media goes through - which it surely will under this administration.
The good news is that a recent academic study indicated that Sinclair's propaganda turns off viewers.
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The anchors were forced to read the so-called journalistic responsibility messages word for word by their employer, the conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of television stations in the country.
How America's largest local TV owner turned its news anchors into soldiers in Trump's war on the media: https://t.
We're concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country.
The Post Intelligencer adds that, according to a source at KOMO-TV, the anchors were "Certainly not happy about it," since the statements were "a forced thing." One KOMO anchor also tweeted a column criticizing Sinclair on Sunday.
Sinclair already owns or operates 193 stations across more than 100 U.S. television markets, and will likely own more than 230 in the near future if its proposed merger with Tribune Media goes through - which it surely will under this administration.
The good news is that a recent academic study indicated that Sinclair's propaganda turns off viewers.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/anchors-reciting-sinclair-propaganda-is-terrifying-in-unison.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=s3&utm_campaign=sharebutton-t
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