...from the attached article...
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Sinclair, one of the largest owners of US television stations, has established itself as an influential player in the conservative movement by using trusted local news channels to spread disinformation and manipulated video of Joe Biden, media analysts say.
The company, which gained notoriety in 2018 for requiring local anchors across the country to read the same segment, has since created a national news show that produces stories distributed to its stations – often at the expense of local news coverage, the experts say.
As local journalism continues to decline, that formula could have an especially big impact on the upcoming presidential election when swing voters may then base their decision on fears over exaggerated problems.
“When you stress a story the way Sinclair does, say on immigration, and you don’t look at the numbers and you don’t reflect on what has been going on, that is different than a news story. That is a political talking point,” said Anne Nelson, journalist and author of Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right.
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Have to wonder what the reaction will be (if any) from our MAGAs on the OF...
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/02/sinclair-tv-disinformation-conservative-news
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- Soros: radical billionaire; globalist; socialist; American cancer. [NT]
- Irishize - 2:08am 10/1/24
- Yeah, why is he like that? You would think a guy like that would want to see others have opportunity - THEISMANCARR - 8:09am 10/1/24
- you’re a moron [NT]
- jimbasil - 2:22am 10/1/24
- Is that you, George? [NT] - Irishize - 2:25am 10/1/24
- Sinclair [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 11:32pm 9/30/24
- More information about 'Sinclair'... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 8:30am 10/1/24
- Do they own or occupy the mainstream media, CBS, ABC, and NBC? Or even CNN or MSNBC? [NT]
- THEISMANCARR - 8:11am 10/1/24
- If you'd only read before posting... - TyroneIrish - 8:23am 10/1/24
- Did a Republican controlled FCC wave normal review for their purchase of 193 stations? - Iggle - 6:38am 10/1/24
- Sinclair has dominated Midwest and Southern tv areas for decades. They’re largely in control of - jimbasil - 2:21am 10/1/24
- MAGA = "My Way, or the Highway"...Conservatives need to vote for the kind of Republicans who are - TyroneIrish - 8:38am 10/1/24
- Reasonable people can see that the Democrats are a greater threat to democracy than Trump. - NedoftheHill - 10:35pm 9/30/24
- Really? How can you weaponize the government more than a plot to have your VP illegally - Frank L - 10:33am 10/1/24
- Please cite the statute that was violated before he voluntarily gave up power. - NedoftheHill - 12:00pm 10/1/24
- Read the indictment. So lame. How can you do more damage to the Republic than plotting to illegally - Frank L - 12:43pm 10/1/24
- always baffling how none of it gets through to these guys. - jimbasil - 3:43pm 10/1/24
- I'm good, thanks. If you post it, I'll take a look at what the allegation of illegality is. - NedoftheHill - 1:44pm 10/1/24
- Read the indictment. So lame. How can you do more damage to the Republic than plotting to illegally - Frank L - 12:43pm 10/1/24
- Please cite the statute that was violated before he voluntarily gave up power. - NedoftheHill - 12:00pm 10/1/24
- Not sure how Ned comes up with that...Trump is the one who communicated with a "War Room" of - TyroneIrish - 11:49pm 9/30/24
- Have you been listening to Orange? He will do all that and more. [NT] - Frank L - 11:30pm 9/30/24
- Proven time and again at a Fed and state level. And everything they do they project onto their oppon [NT] - LanceManion - 11:02pm 9/30/24
- That nonsense would be funny if it weren’t just sad - Chris94 - 10:38pm 9/30/24
- Serious question: Do the FCC's actions seem legitimate to you? If an action like this is - irish93 - 11:28pm 9/30/24
- You know, you’re right. We should all be skeptical. We should behave with equal amounts of - jimbasil - 2:41am 10/1/24
- The post is written by an FCC Commissioner, Dim - Iggle - 6:40am 10/1/24
- Reading isn’t a strong suit of yours - how surprising [NT] - jimbasil - 9:45am 10/1/24
- The post is written by an FCC Commissioner, Dim - Iggle - 6:40am 10/1/24
- You know, you’re right. We should all be skeptical. We should behave with equal amounts of - jimbasil - 2:41am 10/1/24
- Don't forget the weaponization of government for political purposes...the topic of this thread. - NedoftheHill - 10:48pm 9/30/24
- Serious question: Do the FCC's actions seem legitimate to you? If an action like this is - irish93 - 11:28pm 9/30/24
- Really? How can you weaponize the government more than a plot to have your VP illegally - Frank L - 10:33am 10/1/24
- Soros: radical billionaire; globalist; socialist; American cancer. [NT]
- Irishize - 2:08am 10/1/24