Posted on 04/05/2018 11:38:00 AM PDT by Hojczyk
If you watched the mash-up of Sinclair station anchors reading their national promo and were convinced it was something evil and nefarious, you’ve been hoodwinked.
A few of you asked for my view on this continuing propaganda campaign put together by certain political interests and Sinclair’s competitors, as Sinclair seeks to close on a deal to buy Tribune companies.
The promos go on to say that Sinclair stations are committed to factual reporting neither “left nor right.” The anchors were even instructed not to wear blue or red, lest the colors be incorrectly interpreted as politically-charged in today’s environment. Somehow, this was portrayed by leftists as
“Turning news anchors into soldiers for Trump’s war on the media.” They’re saying that the idea of news that’s fair, accurate and neither left nor right –is a right-wing idea. It’s all the more ironic considering that it was left wing interests who invented the anti-“Fake News” campaign, as I reported in my TEDx talk and The Smear. Yet, here, the same interests oppose the notion of a stated, corporatewide commitment to fair, accurate reporting.
Lastly, as a noted propagandist told me for my book The Smear, “Nearly every theme or image that crosses your path in daily life was put there for a reason, often by an interest who paid a lot of money to place it there.” I counsel people to ask—Who wants me to believe this and why? In the case of the Sinclair mashup, a critical thinker might ask—in whose interest is it to present the Sinclair promos in a one-sided and negative light?
Who wants me to believe it and why?
Who’s really trying to do the “brianwashing”?
Think for yourself.
(Excerpt) Read more at sharylattkisson.com ...
Good Article worth a read..
Sinclair Promo Text example from KOMO in Seattle
Our greatest responsibility is to serve our Northwest communities. We are extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that KOMO News produces.
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.
More alarming, some media outlets publish these same fake stories… stories that just aren’t true, 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’…This is extremely dangerous to a democracy.
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.
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 (feedback reference).
We value your comments. We will respond back to you.
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.
Thank you for watching and we appreciate your feedback.
Could they read this with a straight face at CNN
One of the stations by me is owned by Sinclair. They are far, far more balanced than the rest of the liberal tripe camouflaged as news.
Not even the MSM is not capable of understanding that the United States is not a democracy.
Idiots.
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I refuse to wash any Brians...
Not a chance. And even if they could, all the CNN camera lenses would crack.
Our ABC-3 affiliate WEAR-TV in Pensacola is Sinclair owned.....................
Who is Brian and why does he need washing?.................
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“Who’s really trying to do the “brianwashing”?”
Could she be referring to Brian Kilmeade?
ATTKISSON: "I counsel people to ask—Who wants me to believe this and why? "
In the case of the Sinclair mashup, a critical thinker might ask—in whose interest is it to present the Sinclair promos in a one-sided and negative light? Who wants me to believe it and why? Who’s really doing the “brainwashing”?
Thanks for the ping.
The Sinclair stations will be judged by what they do, not what they say they will do.
More facts and much less opinion would certainly be a place to start.
Thanks for the ping. Very good article.
You’re welcome GOPJ. And thanks to KC for pinging me so I could ping you.
>> They are far, far more balanced than the rest of the liberal tripe camouflaged as news.
Sinclair is a good/friendly group.
Too bad zero attention is given to the parent corps controlling the malicious MSM. That would be Disney, Comcast, and soon AT&T if it gets to keep CNN.
Instead of castigating the insidious MSM pawns, conservatives should turn their attention to the parent corps that are ultimately pissing in their shoes. As far as I’m concerned, Comcast and Disney should be forced out of the news business.
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Thanks for the ping, upchuck. Always appreciate Sharyl’s work.
You’re welcome Gene Eric.
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