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Re: Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim [video]

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Post by stonogo »

legitster wrote: post #43
pmyteh wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's absolutely true. I understand that this particular piece is a step beyond that: a 'must run' segment that was mandated by corporate (something for which Sinclair has form).

That's the thing: I don't know if anyone ever established that it's a "must run". I've only ever seen this clip as evidence for it, so I'm still not sure that it's not entirely conjecture.

It didn't really need establishing, since Sinclair themselves acknowledged it. The debate was over whether that was normal, which it is not: http://www.mediafiledc.com/sinclair-says-must-runs-normal-in...

Lots of people like to point to AP or Reuters as examples of copy-paste news programming, but that ignores the primary difference: affiliates select which AP or Reuters stories they want to air and/or publish.

Others compare TV networks like ABC or CBS requiring shows to be aired at certain times, but none of the networks mandate local news coverage like Sinclair does.

Re: Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim [video]

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Post by josefresco »

temp8964 wrote: post #33

Search this in Google News: "mass shootings surge as nation faces record high" https://www.google.com/search?q=mass+shootings+surge+as+nati...

The sites in those results (at least the 10 I checked) are all low quality blog spam. I suspect this is a politically motivated spam network created for the purpose of then using it as an example of media bias. Similar to what's happened in the parent story actually!

Re: Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim [video]

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Post by MattGaiser »

peytn wrote: post #60
kube-system wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that is also a case of multiple different claims muddying the water, partly fueled by conjecture on social media. There were (and still are) multiple “lab leak” theories that are in widespread circulation, ranging from “it is possible that there was accidental infection at a research facility” all the way to “it is a bioweapon” The scientific community has always discounted the latter. Also, science is eviden…

That’s a just-so narrative. Scientists can’t make political overtures and require evidence to draw conclusions, yet simultaneously are able to discount the weapons program hypothesis? It’s one or the other. Anyway, one of the problems with media consolidation is that people don’t hear competing narratives, so whatever narrative a small group of people decide on is what ends up feeling true to people.

> yet simultaneously are able to discount the weapons program hypothesis? It’s one or the other.

You can discount it from the lack of evidence. I can be considered again once some evidence is available.

Re: Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim [video]

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Post by myfavoritedog »

Not surprising since those are all Sinclair stations just repeating canned statements.

What’s really scary is when mainstream media outlets from a variety of corporate entities all repeat the exact same talking points that are exactly in sync with one political party.

Re: Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim [video]

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Post by kube-system »

peytn wrote: post #60
kube-system wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that is also a case of multiple different claims muddying the water, partly fueled by conjecture on social media. There were (and still are) multiple “lab leak” theories that are in widespread circulation, ranging from “it is possible that there was accidental infection at a research facility” all the way to “it is a bioweapon” The scientific community has always discounted the latter. Also, science is eviden…

That’s a just-so narrative. Scientists can’t make political overtures and require evidence to draw conclusions, yet simultaneously are able to discount the weapons program hypothesis? It’s one or the other. Anyway, one of the problems with media consolidation is that people don’t hear competing narratives, so whatever narrative a small group of people decide on is what ends up feeling true to people.

I think if you looked at the specific questions that top US scientists were asked, the questions may have been political at times, but the responses have always been scientific and based on evidence. The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, although some have misinterpreted their responses to mean that. Science is a nuanced thing. Politics is a steamroller to nuance.

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Post by Black101 »

I have seen something similar to this before, but for the left-wing stations.

This is not the same one that I have seen before, but here is another that I just found: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21271137/amazon-propagand...

There are a bunch more examples if you do a little research.

Re: Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim [video]

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Post by Haga »

kube-system wrote: post #51
fallingknife wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or it's been "debunked," like the lab leak theory (until it was rebunked a couple months ago).

I think that is also a case of multiple different claims muddying the water, partly fueled by conjecture on social media. There were (and still are) multiple “lab leak” theories that are in widespread circulation, ranging from “it is possible that there was accidental infection at a research facility” all the way to “it is a bioweapon” The scientific community has always discounted the latter. Also, science is eviden…

Yet in this case most experts were not neutral referees. They had careers in "gain of function" research at stake.
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