Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script

Post by sjwright » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 9:59 PM UTC

krapp wrote: post #323

korethr wrote: post #209

So, this explains the creepy video I saw over the weekend, of numerous news stations reciting the same canned speech, verbatim. When I see one station doing it, or similar sentiment from multiple stations in their own words, that might slightly temper my cynicism about the (lack of) objectivity and truthfulness of the news. But when I see shit like this, it only serves to harden my cynicism.

>So, this explains the creepy video I saw over the weekend, of numerous news stations reciting the same canned speech, verbatim. Local news stations receive packages and content with scripts pre-written from national networks and other sources all the time. It's not a conspiracy, and it shouldn't cast doubt on the truthfulness of a story. Television news is a scripted medium, and most stations don't have the time or…

Post by omegaworks » Wed, Apr 04, 2018, 10:08 PM UTC

zaroth wrote: post #328

omegaworks wrote: post #322

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>No question Trump represents a large segment of Americans There is plenty to question here. Given the CA news and additional leaks regarding the campaign he ran, Trump does not in fact represent a large segment of Americans. At best, he represents a well-targeted, vocal minority. Specifically, with his actions and his words he is representing and providing a megaphone for the worst xenophobic elements of our society…

You might want to recheck Trump’s approval ratings. Oh and the “Trump Defends White Nationalists” trope? Here’s the video [1] and here’s the quote; “You had some very bad people in the group. But you also had people, that were very fine people, on both sides.... So you know what, you’re changing history, you’re changing culture, and you had people, and I’m not talking about the neo-nazis or the white nationalists, be…