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Sinclair Broadcasting ‘Fake News’ Exposed!

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THIS IS NOT A JOKE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Democracy, as we know it, is severely at stake. Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG), the largest owner of local television stations in the country, has adopted the Machiavellian tactics of Donald Trump in an attempt to turn the US into a propaganda-pushing deep state.

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To say that the US is beginning to look a lot like North Korea would be an understatement. On Monday, DEADSPIN uncovered the news that Sinclair had forced every anchor on every news broadcasting station it owns to recite, word-for-word, a corporate statement detailing “the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.”  The fact that Sinclair is a pro-Trump, conservative-leaning company makes it clear that their concocted statement was aimed at a very specific target: legitimate journalists interested in presenting the REAL news instead of the manufactured “Fake News” Donald Trump wants them to report.

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In case you’re unfamiliar with Sinclair, they are the media conglomerate responsible for running inflammatory “Terrorism Alerts” or required editorials from former Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn.  They may even (unbeknownst to you) own one or more of the stations in your area.  Now, they are the Russian-like or North Korean-like propaganda machine for Donald Trump.  They don’t want to tell you the truth — they only want to tell you TRUMP’S version of the truth, or whatever Trump WANTS you to believe is the truth.  If any of this reminds you of Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong-Un, you are spot on.

“The sharing of bias and false news has become all too common on social media. And more alarming, some media outlets publish these same fake stories without checking facts first. Unfortunately, some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control exactly what people think. And this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.” – Sinclair Statement

As the corporate mandate was handed down, Sinclair employees mostly fell in line and did what they were instructed to do.  However, not everyone was interested in being a puppet for the Trump White House.

“I try everyday to do fair, local stories, some Trump-related, but it’s always washed out by this stuff they do at a national level,” one local reporter said.

Another employee came forward to say that “as a producer who finds it unethical, I will refuse to run it.”

Other concerned Sinclair staffers said they’re most worried about how local viewers are reacting, particularly since longtime viewers have now taken to social media to express criticism toward network talent.

“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.

Soon thereafter, others outside of Sinclair chimed in.

“This is insidious. The first key to stopping it is to call on advertisers who support this propaganda and express your objections,” tweeted media investor Peter Chernin, who was a high-ranking honcho at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation for 2 decades.

“This is extremely dangerous to our democracy,” tweeted late night host Jimmy Kimmel.

“Let me be absolutely clear here… These MUST Run. If they do not, my job is on the line. I don’t say that to scare you by any means but I do say this so you understand how serious SBG is about this project.” – Sinclair Boss

 

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In response, Sinclair predictably went on the defensive:

Sinclair“We aren’t sure of the motivation for the criticism, but find it curious that we would be attacked for asking our news people to remind their audiences that unsubstantiated stories exist on social media, which result in an ill-informed public with potentially dangerous consequences,” Scott Livingston, Sinclair’s senior vice president of news, said in a statement. “It is ironic that we would be attacked for messages promoting our journalistic initiative for fair and objective reporting, and for specifically asking the public to hold our newsrooms accountable. Our local stations keep our audiences’ trust by staying focused on fact-based reporting and clearly identifying commentary.”

In a successful attempt to debunk the corporate defense, DEADSPIN created a video displaying a “Stepford Wives” type moshpit of anchors reciting the Sinclair spin.  Hopefully, visual proof of the propaganda we are collectively being force-fed in an attempt to control what information we hear and what information we believe will open our eyes.

WAKE UP, AMERICA!  Don’t drink the Sinclair/Trump Kool-Aid!

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Truthiz1

Home today feeling a little under the weather so please forgive me if I come across a little “off kilter.” Day-to-day temps in my neck of the woods have been all over the place and winter simply will NOT let go. First: DJ, thanks for your post on this subject. Really, this should give every American who truly loves Our country and truly appreciates Our system of democracy great pause. The moment I heard about this (yesterday) I immediate thought was – Joseph Goebbels (Hitler’s Minister of propaganda) would be so pleased to know just how right he was on so many pertinent points beginning with THIS: If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the… Read more »

Mr.BD

Truth my friend you are living up to your name and telling the whole TRUTH with everything you wrote today. And DJ my man this is a excellent topic to discuss because it really is scary when you think about it. Trump has been trying to control the media and what they report since he started. Now we see he has help with this Sinclair mess. If we didn’t have freedom of press in this country then we would be just like North Korea and only believing what we are told to believe. That is what Trump wants and Truth you are right about if you tell a lie long enough people will believe it. That is already happening now. Trump talks about how great he is and how great he is doing and people believe it. They can’t back it up but they still believe it no matter what.… Read more »

Truthiz1

BD, I know I’m about to repeat myself but I’m telling you – when I was younger I often wondered how was it possible for Hitler (and his Nazi regime) to convince nearly an ENTIRE NATION of “Non-Jewish” people to follow Him into the depths of H*ll? (support the Holocaust)

And the sad Truth is…now I know. It was easy.

Truthiz1

DJ did a great job of providing FACTUAL details of this very REAL threat to Our country and way of life. I’d also like to alert your attention THIS related news: May 8, 2017: Sinclair Inks Deal to Buy Tribune for $3.9B With the acquisition of Tribune’s 42 stations, Sinclair would reach 72% of U.S. households. [..] – Broadcasting Cable News (BCN) Note: Tribune Media, also known as Tribune Media Company and formerly known as the Tribune Company, is an American conglomerate that is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. […] – Wikipedia The proposed acquisition of Tribune Media by SBG is pending FCC approval. In the meantime (and despite the obvious RED FLAGS of such a merger) SBG has gained the support of Trump and expects the deal will be approved. Feb. 26, 2018: “Sinclair Reboots Its Tribune Buy” Sinclair Broadcast Group has made it clear it is all in for… Read more »

Truthiz1

And let’s NOT forget the insidious role American mainstream news programs AND especially cable-news networks (w/24/7 coverage of Trump from the very start of his candidacy to the present) has played in ALL this. Feb. 29, 2016 – Les Moonves: Trump’s run is ‘damn good for CBS’ Trump’s candidacy might not be making America great, CBS Chairman Les Moonves said Monday, but it’s great for his company. “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS,” Moonves said at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, according to The Hollywood Reporter — perfectly distilling what media critics have long suspected was motivating the round-the-clock coverage of Trump’s presidential bid. “Most of the ads are not about issues. They’re sort of like the debates,” Moonves said, noting, “[t]here’s a lot of money in the marketplace.” The 2016 campaign is a “circus,” he remarked,… Read more »

Truthiz1

Nazi Propaganda by Joseph Goebbels, 1933-1945 Excerpts: There was no point in seeking to convert the intellectuals. For intellectuals would never be converted and would anyways always yield to the stronger, and this will always be ‘the man in the street.’ Arguments must therefore be crude, clear and forcible, and appeal to emotions and instincts, not the intellect. Truth was unimportant and entirely subordinate to tactics and psychology. Intellectual activity is a danger to the building of character. The rank and file are usually much more primitive than we imagine. Propaganda must therefore always be essentially simple and repetitive. In the long run basic results in influencing public opinion will be achieved only by the man who is able to reduce problems to the simplest terms and who has the courage to keep forever repeating them in this simplified form, despite the objections of the intellectuals. What you want in… Read more »

Wil

CNN: The Sinclair Broadcast Group has come under heavy fire for giving its local TV anchors an unusual order — they were required to read statements that appear to echo President Donald Trump’s tirades against the news media. Just imagine the crisis of conscience that many of these news anchors must have felt — being made to parrot words that many thought were blatantly false. Like many journalists, these anchors have spent years, even decades, building reputations for truth and integrity. And then Sinclair, the largest owner of local TV stations in the nation, was requiring them to read scripted lines, including “some media outlets publish these same fake stories…without checking their facts first,” and “… some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias and agendas to control exactly what people think.” One local anchor told CNN’s Brian Stelter, “I felt like a POW… Read more »

Truthiz1

And WE (All decent, sane and intelligent Americans) must accept the FACT that many of the “Principles of Nazi Propaganda” created by Goebbels and used during World War II by the Nazis are indeed being used TODAY, in America…in 2018 ….”applied through mass media and new technologies.”

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