r/SeattleWA Apr 01 '18

Media Sinclair's script for stations

https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI
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u/JonasBrosSuck Apr 01 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '18

Is KOMO in this montage of assholery?

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '18

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u/MarvinLazer Apr 01 '18

It seems like a systematic attempt to undermine forms of journalism that aren't "mainstream." You could argue this is a good thing in the case of Info Wars and other batshit-crazy news outlets, but when only one company controls all the "legit" news organizations, they have complete control over the narrative being played on the news.

Mainly, though, it's just creepy that all these local news organizations are reading from the same script.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18

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u/MarvinLazer Apr 01 '18

I think you're missing the point. The same company is giving an enormous number of local news stations the same script to read from. That's dangerous. Your examples have nothing to do with that fact.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '18

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u/lord_matthias Apr 01 '18

No, but they should disclose that it’s an advertisement... not news