Has anyone in the Ted Baxter sockpuppet media recognized the mind-boggling boner they’ve exhibited in their lockstep attack of Sinclair Broadcasting without playing the entire and whole story? Here’s what one affiliate said and I dare you to find fault with it.
From SeattlePI.com, Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of television stations in the U.S., employs a well-known practice of producing “must-runs,” conservative commentary segments that each Sinclair-owned station is required to air.
But promos now running on Seattle’s KOMO-TV show the next step in the company’s plan to undermine non-Sinclair outlets.
The promos, which began airing on the station last week, are part of a Sinclair campaign that forces local anchors to read Sinclair-written scripts warning of the dangers of “one-sided news stories plaguing our country.”
The KOMO segments feature several different pairs of anchors sticking word-for-word to a Sinclair script they were required to read.
“They’re certainly not happy about it,” a KOMO newsroom employee told SeattlePI. “It’s certainly a forced thing.”
SeattlePI obtained a copy of the script, which is posted below unedited and in its entirety:
“Hi, I’m(A) ____________, and I’m (B) _________________…
(B) Our greatest responsibility is to serve our Northwest communities. We are extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that KOMO News produces.
(A) But we’re concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country. The sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media.
(B) More alarming, some media outlets publish these same fake stories… stories that just aren’t true, without checking facts first.
(A) Unfortunately, some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control ‘exactly what people think’…This is extremely dangerous to a democracy.
(B) At KOMO it’s our responsibility to pursue and report the truth. We understand Truth is neither politically ‘left nor right.’ Our commitment to factual reporting is the foundation of our credibility, now more than ever.
(A) But we are human and sometimes our reporting might fall short. If you believe our coverage is unfair please reach out to us by going to KOMOnews.com and clicking on CONTENT CONCERNS. We value your comments. We will respond back to you.
(B) We work very hard to seek the truth and strive to be fair, balanced and factual… We consider it our honor, our privilege to responsibly deliver the news every day.
(A) Thank you for watching and we appreciate your feedback”
https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/KOMO-fake-news-Sinclair-promos-12792032.php
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