• jeffw@lemmy.world
    76·
    5 months ago

    A quick Google search confirms that these are Sinclair stations. Classic Sinclair move

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
    272·
    5 months ago

    This post reminds me of the video below, where they talk about Sinclair Broadcast scripts:

    Pulling strings: Sinclair Broadcast’s ‘fake news’ scandal | The Listening Post [08:03 | APR 10 18 | Al Jazeera English] https://youtu.be/tN9KAFn1hy8

    Corporations only share certain news and information with the public; we must not be afraid of being highly critical of those with power and influence, especially legacy media and politicians (government and three-letter agencies), due to most of them pushing owner-class talking points.

    By also following journalists that are critical of Al Jazeera, we lower our self made echochambers and bubbles:

    Qatar’s Al Jazeera provides valuable reporting from Gaza but spreads lies about Syria, Russia, and Venezuela.

    The speaker criticizes Qatar and Western liberalism for hypocritically supporting Palestinians on human rights but failing to support wider resistance against imperialism, stressing the need to shatter this hypocrisy for true liberation in Palestine.

    I shared these two quotes in a summary of a video post I made: https://lemmy.world/post/17056614

      • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
        31·
        5 months ago

        Ah, Ian Duncan.

        Oh, I have seen that Sinclair segment as well; I had to rewatch it though; it has been awhile.

        Don’t forget to be critical of him as well; he mostly sticks to certain talking points, like all late-night shows do: Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and many more.

        Some may push a little; one being, when Jon Stewart went on Stephen Colbert and talked about the Wuhan Lab Leak Theory, there was a good amount of blacklash from the establishment types.

        Thanks for sharing!

        Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) [18:59 | JUL 02 12 | LastWeekTonight] https://youtu.be/GvtNyOzGogc

        Sinclair Broadcast Group is the largest owner of local TV stations in the country. That’s alarming considering that they often inject political views into local news.

  • spujb@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    61·
    5 months ago

    i get the point but i don’t think these stations are at all making the claim in the title lol. ownership influence is pretty common in media and that’s why we use “independent journalism” to distinguish journalism that isn’t influenced by capital rather than somehow as a label of authenticity.

    also not a meme?

  • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
    117·
    5 months ago

    If I was a Republican strategist I’d be pushing supportive messages for Biden to ensure he stays in the race. Easy win.

    The most dangerous thing for Republicans is Democrats garnering viral media attention and excitement by nominating a fresh new, younger face instead of the forcing voters to pick between two candidates the vast majority of Americans dislike.

    • caffinatedone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      5 months ago

      If Biden drops out of the race, the candidate would be Harris. He’d resign, endorse Harris, and it’d get confirmed at the convention. The only “fresh new, younger face” would be the VP pick.

      I’m not saying that’s a problem, but the idea that that an open floor battle at the convention would be a good idea is nuts, and just discarding the sitting VP like that would probably shatter the democratic coalition.

      • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
        45·
        5 months ago

        That’s a probable outcome, but it’s not the only possibility. Neither he nor unpledged delegates have an obligation to endorse Harris.

        I think it’s nuts to NOT think it wouldn’t be a good thing. If it hasn’t occurred to people already, we already live in a circus. The excitement of this unprecedented scenario would yield widespread free viral ad time. Democrats are generally united on the objective: defeat Donald Trump. The only thing the convention would be about is: “Who can best defeat Donald Trump?” Which is perfectly fine.

        So I’ll repeat what I wrote elsewhere. I think many are missing the opportunity for Democrats to seize the narrative:

        • “We listened to voters who were unsatisfied with either candidate, a large majority who said age is a real concern for them.”
        • “Joe Biden stepped down for the American People to let a younger generation lead.”
        • FREE VIRAL MEDIA TIME for months on end about the fresh face of the Democratic party.
        • A complete lack of developed right-wing talking-points to disseminate.

        I’ll be honest: I think we’re absolutely fucked if we stick with BIden. He’s behind his 2020 stats in pretty much every way. THAT election was decided by 40,000 people across 3 contested states. Prospects were poor PRE-debate (Hence why Biden took the debate in the first place), and they’re even worse now. So I think the risk is worth taking.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    42·
    5 months ago

    They’re just going to start shutting American journalism schools down if they haven’t already.

    What’s the point in a journalism degree if it never leads to a job? They just need to hire actors that can read a teleprompter and sound convincing.