A video of local news hosts for Sinclair-owned stations reading the same talking points sent down from corporate has already caused some in the media to demonstrate a glaring lack of self-awareness in response.
How America's largest local TV owner turned its news anchors into soldiers in Trump's war on the media: https://t.co/iLVtKRQycL pic.twitter.com/dMdSGellH3
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) March 31, 2018
That compilation of hosts parroting talking points made Jimmy Kimmel fear for the nation:
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy https://t.co/D1T8Z7J2Wn
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) April 1, 2018
Er, speaking of a lack of self-awareness…
Did you get this talking point from @SenSchumer ? Put your clown nose back on… https://t.co/J4utZJlKcW
— NoOneOfConsequence (@StarDogCh4mpion) April 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/980781511480922112
Kimmel’s criticism needs a disclaimer: *UNLESS those talking points come from a liberal Democrat.
not any more than chuck schumer's staff writing your material. disclosure is the key. https://t.co/zQYDn2hKUc
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) April 2, 2018
Says the guy who is part of the problem. https://t.co/3Cml98VbMu
— Matthew Battle (@librab103) April 2, 2018
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