"If you watched the mash-up of Sinclair station anchors reading their national promo and were convinced it was something evil and nefarious, you’ve been hoodwinked.
A few of you asked for my view on this continuing propaganda campaign put together by certain political interests and Sinclair’s competitors, as Sinclair seeks to close on a deal to buy Tribune companies.
From what I can tell, this issue breaks down along ideological lines, and minds are not likely to be swayed.
My friends on the far left are convinced that Sinclair anchors reading a national promo is Hitler-esque Orwellian brainwashing.
My friends on the far right are happy and hopeful that Sinclair might, indeed, be pushing conservative views.
Those in the middle don’t care or seem to think it’s much ado about nothing.
My friends on the far left are convinced that Sinclair anchors reading a national promo is Hitler-esque Orwellian brainwashing.
My friends on the far right are happy and hopeful that Sinclair might, indeed, be pushing conservative views.
Those in the middle don’t care or seem to think it’s much ado about nothing.
There’slegitimate debate to be heard on many topics surrounding media fairness and consolidation.
It’s obviously perfectly fine for you to disagree, but I find nothing to argue with in the nonpartisan, national Sinclair promos at issue.
(The text is printed at the end of this article. You can decide for yourself.)
In fact, I’ve heard many conservatives and liberals alike make these same points: That we have a problem with one-sided, false and biased news; that some reporters are pushing agendas; and that untrue stories are being published without proper fact checks.
These assertions are pretty indisputable, wherever you sit.
It’s obviously perfectly fine for you to disagree, but I find nothing to argue with in the nonpartisan, national Sinclair promos at issue.
(The text is printed at the end of this article. You can decide for yourself.)
In fact, I’ve heard many conservatives and liberals alike make these same points: That we have a problem with one-sided, false and biased news; that some reporters are pushing agendas; and that untrue stories are being published without proper fact checks.
These assertions are pretty indisputable, wherever you sit.
The promos go on to say that Sinclair stations are committed to factual reporting neither “left nor right.”
The anchors were even instructed not to wear blue or red, lest the colors be incorrectly interpreted as politically-charged in today’s environment. Somehow, this was portrayed by leftists as “Turning news anchors into soldiers for Trump’s war on the media.” ...
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