Sinclair media propaganda
"I feel bad because they're seeing these people they've trusted for decades tell them things they know are essentially propaganda," one local anchor said. (Photo: Deadspin)
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Sinclair media propaganda
“I feel bad because they’re seeing these people they’ve trusted for decades tell them things they know are essentially propaganda,” one local anchor said. (Photo: Deadspin)
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2018
By: Rosemary Piser

It has been reported that Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair) required local news anchors at Sinclair-owned television stations across the country to deliver a scripted promotional message on-air. In response to this report, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today pressed Federal Communications Commission…

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