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Here Are the House Races Where Sinclair Broadcast’s Propaganda Could Have the Biggest Impact
Sinclair Broadcast’s pythonlike grip on local news stations across America became a national issue two weeks ago when our sister site Deadspin posted a video story showing dozens of anchors at Sinclair stations forced to recite Donald Trump’s talking points about “fake news.” On top of making trusted anchors across America look as if they’re…
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Will Trump-Friendly Sinclair Face Consequences for ‘Fake Stories’ Script?
Journalism Groups Say Broadcaster Crossed Line ICE Seizes Memphis Reporter as Undocumented U.S. to Become ‘Minority White’ in 2045 Lest the Media Forget the Other Civil Rights Leaders Greg Moore ‘Angry’ Over Plight of Denver Post BuzzFeed Headline Led to Trump Tweet, Critic Says More Coverage Given Alleged Violence by Muslims Gaza Journalist Fatally Shot…
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Conservative Sinclair News Host Resigns After Threatening to Sexually Assault Parkland, Fla., Student
A Sinclair Broadcast Group host showed his whole ass—and was forced to resign—after writing a tweet in which he threatened to sodomize Parkland, Fla., student and gun-reform activist David Hogg. The resignation of Jamie Allman, a conservative radio personality, came predictably after advertisers fled his show following the offensive tweet. His program, The Allman Show,…
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Is Your Local News Station a Propaganda Machine?
Imagine if a giant media company carefully and meticulously began buying television stations all across the country, changing their programming and taking a particularly conservative, pro-Trump stance as they required all of their affiliates to run right-wing commentary segments—including commentary by former advisers of Donald Trump. This is essentially what is happening with Sinclair Broadcast…