1/ You've probably heard of Sinclair Broadcasting Group.
Maybe you thought it was just another news media merger, no big deal.
Or maybe it was a little troublesome, but with Trump in the WH, we have bigger problems, right?
Watch this. (thread)
h/t @MaverickofKain
Maybe you thought it was just another news media merger, no big deal.
Or maybe it was a little troublesome, but with Trump in the WH, we have bigger problems, right?
Watch this. (thread)
h/t @MaverickofKain
2/ These anchors are being forced to read from the same script in every major market in the United States.
The script might as well have been written by Trump himself.
This is as close as we've come to state-sponsored television in this country.
stationindex.com/tv/by-owner/Si… …
The script might as well have been written by Trump himself.
This is as close as we've come to state-sponsored television in this country.
stationindex.com/tv/by-owner/Si… …
3/ Why haven't you heard of Sinclair?
Do you watch the local news?
If yes, do you watch the Fox affiliate for your local news?
No?
That's probably why.
Or, you might have seen these segments and not even have been aware that you were being indoctrinated.
Do you watch the local news?
If yes, do you watch the Fox affiliate for your local news?
No?
That's probably why.
Or, you might have seen these segments and not even have been aware that you were being indoctrinated.
4/ Here is some more information on Sinclair and how their insidious nature makes them more dangerous than Fox News.
theguardian.com/media/2017/aug…
theguardian.com/media/2017/aug…
Why Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script
#MorningJoe
#MondayMotivaton
nytimes.com/2018/04/02/bus…
#MorningJoe
#MondayMotivaton
nytimes.com/2018/04/02/bus…
