r/videos • u/patientbearr • Mar 31 '18
This is what happens when one company owns dozens of local news stations
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u/itsnotmebob Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
Here's the list of ALL Sinclair stations.
The ones specifically used in this video are:
Here's some on the 9up and 36up, I can't ID them all.
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| [WRGB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGB) | [WSMH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSMH) | [WTOV-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOV-TV) |
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| [WTVH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVH) | [WHAM-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHAM-TV) | [WWMT] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWMT) |
| ???1 | [KABB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KABB) | [KGBT-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGBT-TV) |
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The locations of stations in the groups, not timed out above:
| [WBMA-LD] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBMA-LD) | Birmingham, AL |
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| [KHQA-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KHQA-TV) | Hannibal, MS |
| [KOKH-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOKH-TV) | Oklahoma, OK |
| [KRCR-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRCR-TV) | Redding, CA |
| [KTUL] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTUL) | Tulsa, OK |
| [KTVL] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTVL) | Medford, OR |
| [WRGT-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGT-TV) | Dayton, OH |
| [WCYB-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCYB-TV) | Bristol, VA |
| [WLUK-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLUK-TV) | Green Bay, WI |
| [WPBN-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPBN-TV) | Traverse City, MI |
| [WPDE-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPDE-TV) | Florence, SC |
| [WTOV-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOV-TV) | Steubenville, OH |
| [WTVH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVH) | Syracuse, NY |
| [WWMT] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWMT) | Kalamazoo, MI |
(edit, replaced WGWW with WBMA-LD, as it is the most known of multiple rebroadcasting stations. Other stations listed above do this too.)
(edit, WRGT-TV identified for R4C6 of 36up.)
I was forwarded a link to the [WLOS] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLOS) of Ashville, NC [broadcast version] (https://youtu.be/JA80HnzudA4?t=33), which did not appear in the Deadspin compilation.
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u/Spacebotzero Mar 31 '18
The standardization of the media is a very scary thing.
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u/Dedj_McDedjson Mar 31 '18
I hear tell it's extremely dangerous to our democracy.
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u/ModernPoultry Mar 31 '18
Look up the Bell internet censorship story in Canada. The giant media companies want to censor the Internet but no one except the government run CBC has really done major reporting on it because every tv or radio station, or newspaper company in Canada is either owned at least partly by the Bell Media group or other oligarchy giants in Canada or receives major advertising funds from the giants. The Bell Media Group and Rogers basically run all of Canada's media and have absurd power
Biggest story on r/canada the past month is in regards to their planned legislation but also advocacy groups blacklisted from advertising/reporting on the issue. They can basically only advertise the issue on independently run university run radio stations because of how much power the media giants have in Canada
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Mar 31 '18
Well that was creepy as fuck
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u/Drexelhand Mar 31 '18
Well that was
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u/Odine17 Mar 31 '18
When all the talking heads were speaking at once I got the willies
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u/Meebsie Mar 31 '18
Whoever edited this did a great job.
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Mar 31 '18
"This is extremely dangerous to our democracy"
This is the sound of the point being driven home by a 20 pounds sledgehammer.
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u/rush2sk8 Mar 31 '18
yea for real. syncing up all that video and audio is impressive
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u/yoyothedojo Mar 31 '18
The La Li Lu Le Lo will make sure this will get buried.
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u/OntarioSkier Mar 31 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
I hope this becomes one of the most upvoted videos on reddit
Edit: I hope Ewan McGregor reprises his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Edit part 2: GOLD JERRY! GOLD!
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u/aHoneyDipMagnet Mar 31 '18
Twenty thousand up votes within an hour, it could be on track. Nobody better use a damn blue shell.
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u/iOzmo Mar 31 '18
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy
At least they were correct
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u/TooShiftyForYou Mar 31 '18 edited Mar 31 '18
Sinclair Broadcast Group owns nearly 200 stations in 80 different markets. Here's a list of all their stations.
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u/swartzjr Mar 31 '18
They’re also in the process of buying out Tribune’s stations which would give them a whole lot more.
Edit: spelling
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u/Birdhawk Mar 31 '18
and last year the FCC gave big corps like Sinclair the right to shut down news departments in smaller markets. So those smaller markets will just get their news from nearby larger towns which makes it easier for them to do whats going on in this video.
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Mar 31 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
Glad my city wasn't on that list.
EDIT: HEY MODS, WHY DON'T YOU UNLOCK THIS POST? IT HAS BEEN INTERESTING WATCHING THIS POST BE BANNED, AND THEN IT WAS ENTIRELY DELETED AND THE POST AND COMMENTS WERE WIPED FROM REDDIT, THEN IT REAPPEARED BUT WAS STILL UNLISTED, AND NOW IT'S BACK ON /R/VIDEOS WHAT IS GOING ON?
STREAMABLE LINK TO VIDEO: http://streamable.com/vuy5t
EDIT 2: THANKS MODS YOU DA BEST FOR UNLOCKING THIS POST!
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u/ChromaticSideways Mar 31 '18
I really didn’t think this video was going to be as disturbing as it is
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2nd'd. I didn't think so many local news sources would be well, like this...
It reminds me of how luxotica owns a ton of sunglass brands, but then remains hidden in the background while they rip people off with a monopoly
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u/Bjables Mar 31 '18
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
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Thats some scary shit. This is extremely dangerous to our Democracy.
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u/WiltyRiker Mar 31 '18
The FCC had a rule that limited one group from controlling more than 39% of the broadcast TV market. Something about it being dangerous to something.
Then Ajit Pai gave Sinclair permission to expand beyond that. Now they are trying to merge for a combined coverage of 72% of US households.
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u/cap10wow Apr 01 '18
Of course this was the point all along. Fuck Ajitprop Pai.
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u/tenacious-g Mar 31 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
I work for a Sinclair station (naivety getting out of college before it turned into this monster.)
We all hate this too.
Edit: I should’ve thought of this sooner, but here’s that content concerns page. Give Sinclair the feedback they crave.
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u/viciousbreed Apr 01 '18
I think a big giveaway the first time I saw this segment was that I could tell the local newscasters were NOT into it. They were smiling and doing their thing, but... it was like listening to someone talk when there's a gun pointed at them off-screen. Not that dramatic, but I'm guessing their jobs were on the line, if nothing else. Before this, they had to air those stupid mandatory segments, but now they have to actually read these and put their own names behind the sentiment. I feel bad for them.
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u/dex1999 Mar 31 '18
This is amazing and it’s actually “extremely dangerous to our democracy”.
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u/goodfolkx Mar 31 '18
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the
organized habits and opinions of the masses is an
important element in democratic society. Those who
manipulate this unseen mechanism of society consti-
tute an invisible government which is the true ruling
power of our country.-Edward Bernays, Propaganda
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Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
90% of the media we consume is owned by 6 companies.
Good infographic. http://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/media-infographic.jpg
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u/koshgeo Mar 31 '18 edited Mar 31 '18
I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize it was THIS bad. These people will literally read whatever is on the teleprompter, and it's the same script.
I hate to say it, but I think it's time to break up Sinclair Broadcasting or any other broadcast network of similar scope, because this kind of consolidation in media outlets is truly dangerous, and they're becoming too good at circumventing laws that are meant to limit it.
Unsurprisingly, Ajit Pai at the FCC has expressed a wish to deregulate media ownership rules, meaning it's set to do the opposite and to get worse. We are witnessing an ever-expanding takeover of local media organizations.
I'd say this is extremely dangerous to our democracy, but I think that's been said enough. :-)
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u/MrRedTRex Mar 31 '18
I said this in another comment, but we put entirely too much trust in news anchors. These people (mostly) aren't journalists. They're not experts on anything. They're actors reading off of a teleprompter in a heavily inflected cadence designed to sound confident and trustworthy. They're people who would have gotten into TV and movies if they were more talented and/or better looking.
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u/canissilvestris Mar 31 '18 edited Mar 31 '18
Wow! Very well put together, thank you for the post OP
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Yeah this is what actual propaganda looks like, folks. Not this new, bullshit, watered-down definition of "propaganda" that everyone likes to use on Reddit to attack a news article they disagree with.
No this is real propaganda. When nefarious powerful minds coordinate scripted reporting throughout the nation designed to influence the opinions and actions of the general public for their own private gain. This is what it looks like. And if you thought Fox News was bad, this is going to make Fox look like Reuters by comparison.
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u/52_CF_NonVirgins Apr 01 '18
Sinclair Broadcast Group and friends at the FCC Ajit Pai are who the populace need to be pitchforking.
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u/ShadowEntity Mar 31 '18 edited Mar 31 '18
Did some mod just try to remove the video? And then another undid the attempt?
Or was this a "genuine mistake"? What's going on here?
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u/FriesWithThat Mar 31 '18
These robots are reciting a message so intellectually lazy they've reduced the propaganda to the equivalent of a Sexy Singles near </insert%location> want to meet You! pop-up ad. And the message is just as fake.
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Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
This was removed???? YO FUCK THE MODS!!!
Edit: WE BACK!!!
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u/hazeust Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
"This is extremely dangerous to our democracy."
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Edit: WOW! 85k upvotes in 3 hours, yet removed and locked for being political. I guess you could say…
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u/Mistersinister1 Mar 31 '18
This needs to be in r/horror as well. Scary shit. 1984 in 2018
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u/AsleepHire Apr 01 '18
Seriously mods? Don't wait until a thread reaches #1 on the front page and 5000+ comments to lock it. Lock it well before that point or not at all.
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There's a reason why the USA is ranked 43rd when it comes to freedom of the press. All media (TV, magazines, radio, newspapers) is owned by 6 large companies. There is no freedom of the press. You are fed what the 1% wants you to know. https://rsf.org/en/ranking
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u/angrylawyer Mar 31 '18
"and obviously because we're the ones talking about this, it means we're not biased or one sided, and we always check our facts before releasing a story. You can trust us, we love you."
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u/mannpig Apr 01 '18
The chick on right looking sad when they "extremely dangerous for our democracy" blows me away. https://i.imgur.com/726lSb5.jpg
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u/wile_e_chicken Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
Top 3 /r/videos post OF ALL TIME
edit: Top 2 - just passed the Net Neutrality post!
Edit2: Number 1 - over 200k whew
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u/TheCrazedTank Mar 31 '18
They're right, what I just saw IS extremely dangerous to democracy.
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Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
Oh wow geese it is now back up. Here is them deleting the thread, making a statement, me calling them bad, and them deleting their statement and locking the thread:
Censorship is OK aparently until it gets too much attention.
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u/chucky123198 Mar 31 '18
Did this disappear from the main page? All of a sudden I refreshed and it was gone
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Mods put a stolen video tag on it and removed the thread, but it seemed like it was restored.
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u/monopixel Mar 31 '18
Oh hello USA, this is the result of the slow but steady rape of your anti trust laws over the past decades.
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u/codexcdm Apr 01 '18
Removed for "No Politics?" One could argue that it's an issue of consolidation.....................
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u/nrobi Mar 31 '18
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy. Thanks for posting.
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u/April_Fabb Apr 01 '18
Just like when you drink a Coke in Seattle, Boise or Chicago, you expect it to taste identical. Now you can enjoy the same wonderful consistency with your news: never mind what channel you prefer, you’ll be served the same, pre-processed, and patriotically adjusted information. Hail Hydra.
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u/theunnamedrobot Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
I don't trust reddit.
Edit: why did this post disappear from all for a bit?
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u/LittleSpoonyBard Apr 01 '18
Why did this show up on my front page and then get removed? Why is it marked as disturbing content?
Mods, WTF are you doing and why is this being hidden?
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u/Under_the_Gaslight Mar 31 '18
This isn’t just massively ironic, reflexive projection. This is an identified authoritarian propaganda strategy to paint all sources as agenda-driven and biased. Putin has used it in Russia to destroy any expectation of objective truth and the US right has seeded it for years domestically through their constant proclamations of media bias and ever increasing anti-factual leanings.
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Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
GUYS I THINK SINCLAIR HAS A THING WITH REDDIT
THE MODS JUST REMOVED THIS
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u/IamBrazilian_AMA Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
hmmm - unlocked now ?
fuck you mods, this is extremely dangerous to our democracy
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u/holdy_ Mar 31 '18
I’m glad everybody is having the reaction that this is disturbing. Sent shivers down my spine...
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u/GentlemenBehold Mar 31 '18
After reading some of the comments in here, somehow this video was too subtle for a few people to get the message it was trying to convey.
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u/MrDoctorDinner Mar 31 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
We should burn everything down and just start humanity over again.
Edit: I guess I should of slapped one of these (/s) bad boys on.
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u/stinkyhotdoghead Mar 31 '18
Turn off the TV. "V for Vendetta" was not supposed to be a documentary.
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u/simjanes2k Mar 31 '18
You could make this with any of about five company's affiliates and cover about 100% of the US.
And since almost everyone views their local news to be their last-stand source of trustworthy journalists...
Well, you get the idea. Maybe 50 dudes control what an entire country thinks. Keep that in mind next time all the news outlets agree on something and you think "they can't all make that up."
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u/TPayne_Furon Apr 01 '18
Here is a incomplete list so you can see if your local media has been bought out, too.
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u/Sildee Apr 01 '18
this should easily be on the first page of /r/all/top with the amount of upvotes it has but it's nowhere to be seen. what's going on?
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u/Anyna-Meatall Mar 31 '18
Oh my god, this needs a million up votes and a week on the front page. Thank you very much OP, especially if you also created the original video!
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u/defacedlawngnome Mar 31 '18
Repeat with me, "Sinclair Broadcast Group is extremely dangerous to our democracy."
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u/textposts_only Mar 31 '18 edited Mar 31 '18
Holy shit OP, I'm normally not a conspiracy nut but you better run a script or two to get rid of your post history to not get doxxed.
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u/wittyusernamefailed Apr 01 '18
"OBEY" "CONSUME" "CONFORM".... and other "They Live" references.
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u/throwawaysalamitacti Apr 01 '18
When a video receives 227k upboats,1.3 million views after being posted on reddit,and 63 golds, but doesn't go to the front of reddit...You know that the Admins have an agenda.
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u/cstir15 Mar 31 '18
This feels like a hostage video that a terrorist would release. I thought at first it was all CBS or something. It’s even spookier that it’s all different networks.
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u/markymerk Mar 31 '18
This is starting to effect the way i listen to people, even if it’s not news, I’m constantly questioning what is true now
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u/dopadelic Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
It's been an ongoing battle by the media to discredit social media with the fake news narrative that has been going on.
Face it, the 2016 election and the hacked emails revealed the systemic corruption by the political insiders and the media to manipulate public opinion. It put tremendous damage on the establishment and the media. The fake news and Russian collusion narrative is the media and the establishment fighting back to regain its control.
Social media has done a net good for politics, by far.
Does social media have its issues? Sure. But the alternative is far worse. Before online social platforms existed, people passively consumed information from a few select sources on television. And it's often tailored to the lowest common denominator. Television treats politics as if it's some reality-show-sports-game, focusing on poll numbers and scandals. The actual issues and policies are pushed to the wayside. If you wanted to do research on your own, you had to go to the library and ask the librarian to dig through cabinets of catalogs to find the information you wanted.
The internet has vastly expanded the political discourse. Yes, that means there is an increase of bad information. But the flip side is also true. People can do research now on unprecedented levels. You could quickly look up facts to confirm it. You could quickly look up a candidate's voting record. The average person could engage in politics instead of just listening to a few pundits on the screen.
The result is that people who engage online have vastly different political views than the ones pushed by the television news outlets. The older generation grew up getting their news from television and they continue to rely on it as their primary news source. The median age of the CNN viewer is 60. Fox and MSNBC is 65.
And you could see a stark divide in their political opinions compared to those younger than 35. The younger, more engaged generation prefer candidates that speak with substance. It's not surprising when the candidates that are popular on the internet are very different than the ones covered on television. Bernie Sanders had a media blackout yet he is overwhelmingly popular with those younger than 35.
What's going to happen when the older generation passes away? The establishment will lose their control of public opinion through the corporate media. They will not go without a fight.
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u/Nemya_Nation Apr 01 '18
Love how Americans are constantly saying how much propaganda there is in North Korea and Russia but fail to look within their own country.
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u/GolpeNarval Apr 02 '18
Second most upvoted post in Reddit (soon to be #1) and it's gone from r/all ?
A nerve was touched.
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u/RiseoftheTrumpwaffen Mar 31 '18
Okay I feel America is officially unqualified to mock Russia’s press anymore
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u/germanywx Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
Much of this problem dates back to 1996, when Bill Clinton signed in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Besides killing Saturday Morning cartoons, it also eased almost all restrictions of media ownership. It allows iHeart Media to own the vast majority of radio stations you hear. And Sinclair to own most of the TV you watch.
It killed the local DJ. And further deregulation last year will kill the local news completely. It’s no longer a requirement for local broadcasting stations to have any kind of studio in the markets they serve.
So Sinclair can now broadcast to 200 cities, a single message, from a highly controllable talking head in a single room in New York City.
This has been building for 22 years now. There’s no getting this genie back in the bottle.
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u/uwillnevahknow Mar 31 '18
Why does this show no upvotes but 500 comments and its gilded?
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u/CosmicHorror1 Apr 01 '18
If anyone is interested in learning more about media propaganda I can’t recommend Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky enough. There is also a documentary based on the book too if you’d rather watch than read.
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u/frehas Apr 01 '18
How come this doesn't show up on /r/all ? By upvotes it is currently #5 all time, doesn't show up at all.
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Apr 01 '18
Congratulation OP, you officially have the #1 post of all time on /r/videos.
This is extremely dengerous to our democracy.
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u/Xxehanort Apr 01 '18
The fact that this post isn't at the top of reddit (or even just r/videos) right now, and the fact that it hasn't been on top of reddit for the whole day, is pretty clear evidence of reddit actively suppressing this.
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Apr 01 '18
238k upvotes, posted 19 hours ago. How the fuck is this not on the front page of reddit?
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u/420Fps Apr 01 '18
How is this not trending on youtube? almost 2 million views in a day
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u/LadySniper Apr 02 '18 edited Apr 02 '18
can we talk about why this isnt on r/all for top of all time at 248k upvotes?
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u/shirleyurealize May 22 '18 edited Jun 14 '18
"This is extremely dangerous to our democracy" ×1000
Blah blah blah talking heads
Edit: This is very unsettling to say the least. This world is beyond crazy.
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u/metnavman Mar 31 '18
Holy shit. From this wiki page on the Executive Chairman and son of the original founder:
In a speech to business executives in New York (on December 16, 2016), Jared Kushner said that Donald Trump’s campaign had struck a deal with Sinclair to provide extra access and coverage.
Sinclair Broadcasting has hired Boris Ephsteyn as their chief political analyst. Mr. Ephsteyn was previously a spokesperson for Donald Trump's campaign. All Sinclair stations are required to air Mr. Ephsteyn's commentary nine times per week. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States as a child.
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u/TunnelSnake88 Mar 31 '18
This is funny but a little different than what's happening in OP's video. Every station subscribes to one or more newsgathering services that provide video and scripts that they can plug into their newscasts. The Conan bit is just them being lazy and not rewriting any of the leads/intros they were provided.
OP's video is a "must-run" segment from Sinclair. Stations are forced to run this; they don't have a choice.
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u/Hellguin Apr 01 '18
The Script:
Hi, I’m (A) , and I’m (B) .
(B) Our greatest responsibility is to serve our ________ communities. We are extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that ______ News produces.
(A) 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.
(B) More alarming, some media outlets publish these same fake stories… stories that just aren’t true, without checking facts first.
(A) 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.
(B) At _______ 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.
(A) 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 __________.com and clicking on CONTENT CONCERNS. We value your comments. We will respond back to you.
(B) 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.
(A) Thank you for watching and we appreciate your feedback.
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u/WitchRolina Apr 01 '18
Holy shit... this shouldn't matter if you're liberal or conservative, this is freaking scary stuff.
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u/teflonfrog May 20 '18
I want to leave a comment on this #1 reddit post:
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
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Oct 15 '21
Is reddit changing their archiving system? I can comment on this post, but the Rick Astley post from a year ago...
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u/tRonHD Mar 31 '18
I can't even begin to explain how ironic it is that they're talking about biased and fake news when all they're doing is churning out the exact same words as each other, given to them by some higher up script writer. I'm not one to usually get all political but it really goes to show that no matter what news source you use, a lot of it is just gonna be the same bullshit biased propaganda
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u/DaveSW777 Apr 01 '18
Reality doesn't give a shit what the positions people have are. If two people disagree on something, reality doesn't magically fit in between those two people's ideas.
Extreme example, to illustrate the point: If one person says it's not ok to shoot a harmless pet, and another person says to shoot that pet ten times, it's not a compromise to shoot it 5 times. It's not 'left leaning' to shoot it 3 times, and not shooting it at all isn't an extreme counterpoint to shooting it ten times. A reasonable person will conclude that the first person is 100% correct and that the second person should never have a say as to what happens to that pet.
Beware of anyone that is more concerned with 'bias' than actual outcome. They act like they're playing fair, but they already rigged the game in their favor.
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u/drukweyr Mar 31 '18
John Oliver did a piece on Sinclair news on The Last Week Tonight. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/GvtNyOzGogc
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u/ThePeskyWabbit Mar 31 '18
The irony here is painful. like legitimately painful. I dont like this one bit. This gives me a "they live" vibe
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u/Cipher32 Apr 01 '18
Are we back in business? Thank you other mods for silencing that dumbass mod that thought this was political. Fuck off! people need to see this.
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u/ParadoxParade Apr 01 '18
Ummmmm why did this get removed from the frontpage? Are we censoring this right now? Please someone explain how this has 117k upvotes, was on the front page and randomly is gone?
Was up at 10:30pm EST gone by 10:35pm EST. Only found this thread by googling the exact title.
WTF Reddit???
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u/So-_-It-_-Goes Apr 01 '18
What makes this even worse is the content. They are literally projecting about what they are doing in the very segment.
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Apr 01 '18
An anchor discussed how they felt about it to CNN a few weeks ago.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/07/media/sinclair-broadcasting-promos-media-bashing/index.html
I'm sure many are afraid to speak out about it for fear of termination and blacklisting.
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u/onesix16 Apr 01 '18
This is fucking art. This should be in a museum. It really highlights one of the most pressing issues of our modern world today.
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u/QingLinVos Apr 01 '18
The fact that this isn't on the top of r/All, let alone the frontpage is scary as fuck. I've known about stuff like this for a long time, but it's videos like this that really drives home the agenda of Sinclair
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Still no comment from Sinclair. Guess they don’t have to give a fuck when they got a monopoly on this shit
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u/Atario Apr 01 '18
When they say "politics" they mean "anything serious and pertinent at all"
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u/Aetrion Mar 31 '18
Don't worry guys, once they see this they will make sure to change up the wording a little when they collude so this doesn't happen again.