Trump Piles More Support On Sinclair While Local Affiliate Revolts

US President Donald Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit s... US President Donald Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump heaped more praise upon the Sinclair Broadcast Group in an early morning tweet Tuesday, asserting its superiority over all of the major news networks — except for Fox.

Trump tweeted in support of Sinclair on Monday as well, but only put it ahead of a mere two networks.

However, not everyone is so pleased with Sinclair after scores of local news anchors across the country parroted a script from the parent company warning of fake news and biased reporting. One Sinclair-owned local affiliate, WMSN/Fox 47 Madison in Wisconsin, tweeted out its news team’s refusal to read the script on air.

Steven Poster, president of the International Cinematographers Guild, the group representing photojournalists at Sinclair stations, also joined the chorus of condemnation, per Politico, saying that the command to read the script was an attack on ICG members and “not in the public interest.”

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  1. tRump is completely unhinged. Completely. More so than before (if “unhinged” can be a comparative term).

  2. I was thinking of a different strategy for dealing with Trump.
    The White House has ruled that Trump’s tweets are official statements.
    Therefore, the news should treat them as such.
    When covering tweets by Trump, state quite neutrally,
    “Here are official statements from the White House.”
    Then display them on the screen, with no adornment.
    And include all repetitions with misspellings—after all, they are ALL official statements.
    Then don’t even comment. Leave that for other shows.

  3. TPM could definitely lead the way—and I recommend it!

  4. Remember, Kushner representing the Trump Campaign, made a deal with these assholes. And also:

    David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts the print media, which he believes “serves no real purpose.” In emails to New York, Smith said that print — as in newspapers and magazines — is a reality-distorting tool of leftists. Print media, he said, has “no credibility” and no relevance.

    Gotta walk the pups, now.

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