You Can Fool Some of the People, some of the time
There has been some reports about the Sinclair Broadcast Group and the "script" many of its broadcast stations read.
The one-minute-long script, which appeared to echo Trump’s efforts to attack the reporting he has disagreed with as “fake news,” brought to the fore longstanding critiques about what many see as the company’s rightward tilt."
Publishers publish, broadcasters broadcast but the idea that all "news" that you disagree with or find painful is "fake news" is a dangerous trend in journalism.
There are almost always two or more sides to every story and journalists need to be aware of this. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons responsible journalism has taken a hit and opinions that should rightly be on the editorial page are passed off as news with little perspective.
From the Washington Post:
"Interest in Sinclair picked up recently after
reports exposed a seemingly Trump-friendly script the company ordered
its anchors around the country to read, lambasting “irresponsible,
one-sided,” and “fake” news stories.
The one-minute-long script, which appeared to echo Trump’s efforts to attack the reporting he has disagreed with as “fake news,” brought to the fore longstanding critiques about what many see as the company’s rightward tilt."
Publishers publish, broadcasters broadcast but the idea that all "news" that you disagree with or find painful is "fake news" is a dangerous trend in journalism.
There are almost always two or more sides to every story and journalists need to be aware of this. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons responsible journalism has taken a hit and opinions that should rightly be on the editorial page are passed off as news with little perspective.
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