Sinclair Broadcasting is now Trump's version of RT

[DrLove]

You'll remember that it was the Trump White House who last year allowed a ginormous merger for Sinclair. Apparently now, they are paying him back because they have their eye on gobbling up even more local stations and currying favor is essential in that pursuit. They are currently forcing reporters to read from a script bashing legitimate news organizations who report legitimate stories about Trump that stray from sycophantic hogwash.

And hence, the echo chamber based on Trump's tweets repeating stuff he just heard on Fox-n-Friends is born. Caravans of illegals are pouring across the border so that they can become DACA recipients, David Hogg wasn't at school during the shooting, Amazon is ripping off USPS and taxpayers - Etc Etc Etc. Straight out of the Goebbels, Putin, Erdogan, Baghdad Bob authoritarian propaganda playbook ... and scary as hell.

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. The features were one of Sinclair’s now infamous “must-run” segments, consisting of conservative commentary that every Sinclair-owned station is required to air.​

MOAR:

News Anchors Reciting Sinclair Propaganda Is Even More Terrifying in Unison

Thanks to Deadspin for this terrifying video of dozens of local reporters with no sense of personal integrity repeating Donald's fake news. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OUR DEMOCRACY.

 

[depotoo]

Tigerred beat you on the talking points this morning. She has a thread already on this.

 

[DrLove]

Tigerred beat you on the talking points this morning. She has a thread already on this.

Mods - Please merge here:

The end of our first amendments rights...thank you Trump

I did search under term "Sinclair" and "Sinclair Broadcasting" there was nothing other than a post about a month ago and conspiracy hogwash about Larry Sinclair. Thanks

 

[depotoo]

Tigerred beat you on the talking points this morning. She has a thread already on this.

Mods - Please merge - I did search under term "Sinclair" and "Sinclair Broadcasting" there was nothing other than a post about a month ago and conspiracy hogwash about Larry Sinclair. Thanks

Yeah, hers started more subtle, but included your video. Same subject, though.

 

[depotoo]

Here is the link for you
The end of our first amendments rights...thank you Trump

It is very easy to miss threads around here. I have searched then posted and later found another thread, too.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Tigerred beat you on the talking points this morning. She has a thread already on this.

Mods - Please merge here:

The end of our first amendments rights...thank you Trump

I did search under term "Sinclair" and "Sinclair Broadcasting" there was nothing other than a post about a month ago and conspiracy hogwash about Larry Sinclair. Thanks

The Larry Sinclair story is not a conspiracy theory. It's fact.

 

[TheOldSchool]

You'll remember that it was the Trump White House who last year allowed a ginormous merger for Sinclair. Apparently now, they are paying him back because they have their eye on gobbling up even more local stations and currying favor is essential in that pursuit. They are currently forcing reporters to read from a script bashing legitimate news organizations who report legitimate stories about Trump that stray from sycophantic hogwash.

And hence, the echo chamber based on Trump's tweets repeating stuff he just heard on Fox-n-Friends is born. Caravans of illegals are pouring across the border so that they can become DACA recipients, David Hogg wasn't at school during the shooting, Amazon is ripping off USPS and taxpayers - Etc Etc Etc. Straight out of the Goebbels, Putin, Erdogan, Baghdad Bob authoritarian propaganda playbook ... and scary as hell.

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. The features were one of Sinclair’s now infamous “must-run” segments, consisting of conservative commentary that every Sinclair-owned station is required to air.​

MOAR:

News Anchors Reciting Sinclair Propaganda Is Even More Terrifying in Unison

Thanks to Deadspin for this terrifying video of dozens of local reporters with no sense of personal integrity repeating Donald's fake news. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OUR DEMOCRACY.

It’s frightening how easily fooled social conservatives are. What’s more frightening is that they choose to be that way.

 

[DrLove]

The Larry Sinclair story is not a conspiracy theory. It's fact.

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

 

[DrLove]

It’s frightening how easily fooled social conservatives are. What’s more frightening is that they choose to be that way.

Apparently they approve of scripted sycophantic propaganda intended to pay their Donald back for the merger, greasing the skids on further acquisitions and journalists not thinking for themselves.

Sinclair now owns two local stations now in Boise and there are probably more to come. I don't watch local news anymore. Trump TV just isn't my thing.

Sad

 

[g5000]

The Sinclair Broadcast Corporation sent out a script for all their TV affiliates to rote recite across our country.

Watch the video below and note the irony of an army of bots reciting the same script all across our nation's airwaves.

I saw my local affiliate doing this the other day, and it felt creepy to me at the time. Now I know why.

 

[Moonglow]

Pull the plug on rhetorical TV...I did....My kids didn't watch TV growing up either....

 

[Crepitus]

Wow.

Wikipedia (I know I know) has a list of their stations if anyone is interested

List of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group - Wikipedia

 

[JimH52]

Sinclair TV Group Requires Local News Anchors to Echo President Trump in Bashing 'Fake News'

trump and his minions are working hard to establish a State News conglomerate. he is well on the way to being our first Authoritarian Leader. The blind RW supporters, many who are paid, just continue to support the man who has no morals, no conscious, and only an appetite for power at a level never seen before in the White House.

The future of this Country has never been more at peril.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Sinclair TV Group Requires Local News Anchors to Echo President Trump in Bashing 'Fake News'

trump and his minions are working hard to establish a State News conglomerate. he is well on the way to being our first Authoritarian Leader. The blind RW supporters, many who are paid, just continue to support the man who has no morals, no conscious, and only an appetite for power at a level never seen before in the White House.

The future of this Country has never been more at peril.

The Left Wing's Fake News is a threat to our democracy.

 

[blastoff]

Rush reaired his famous "gravitas" montage today as a friendly PSA reminder for you wacko lefties.

 

[Roudy]

Really?! 'Cause we know that CNN and MSNBC are paragons of objectivity and lack of bias. How do you delusional Libtards live with yourselves? Ha ha ha.

 

[DrLove]

John Oliver weighed in on this particular chunk of Trumpian Stupid last night

 

[DrLove]

Really?! 'Cause we know that CNN and MSNBC are paragons of objectivity and lack of bias. How do you delusional Libtards live with yourselves? Ha ha ha.

Can you give us an example of "delusional Libtards" distributing a mandatory script to hundreds of TV stations?

Nope you can't - Face it, this is positively Goebbels.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Remember CBS New's fake national guard letter that they used against Bush just before election day.
That is FAKE NEWS designed to help Democrats win elections.
BTW Dan Rather get bent

 

[JimH52]

You'll remember that it was the Trump White House who last year allowed a ginormous merger for Sinclair. Apparently now, they are paying him back because they have their eye on gobbling up even more local stations and currying favor is essential in that pursuit. They are currently forcing reporters to read from a script bashing legitimate news organizations who report legitimate stories about Trump that stray from sycophantic hogwash.

And hence, the echo chamber based on Trump's tweets repeating stuff he just heard on Fox-n-Friends is born. Caravans of illegals are pouring across the border so that they can become DACA recipients, David Hogg wasn't at school during the shooting, Amazon is ripping off USPS and taxpayers - Etc Etc Etc. Straight out of the Goebbels, Putin, Erdogan, Baghdad Bob authoritarian propaganda playbook ... and scary as hell.

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. The features were one of Sinclair’s now infamous “must-run” segments, consisting of conservative commentary that every Sinclair-owned station is required to air.​

MOAR:

News Anchors Reciting Sinclair Propaganda Is Even More Terrifying in Unison

Thanks to Deadspin for this terrifying video of dozens of local reporters with no sense of personal integrity repeating Donald's fake news. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OUR DEMOCRACY.

Exactly! And when Putin arrives for his cabinet meeting later this year....he can give trump more pointers on how to establish a State controlled media conglomerate....

trump has shown he admires Dictators and Authoritarians. Sinclair to carrying his message to small local stations all over the country. This is not only dangerous....it is fascist and authoritarianism.....all there for everyone to see.