Two anchors at Sinclair-owned station in Oregon refused to record news promos

Two news anchors at a Sinclair-owned station in Oregon reportedly refused to read required promotional messages warning against "fake stories" in other media outlets.

KVAL morning news co-anchors Lauren Lapka and Cameron Walker in Eugene chose not to read the promotional statements decrying "fake news" and "media bias" that Sinclair Broadcasting Group told its employees to record, The Register-Guard reported.

Other reporters at the station did record the message, it added.

Lapka told the newspaper she learned in March she would be recording a promotional message, but said she "wasn't comfortable" with it when she saw the script.

She added that she doesn't believe in "hurting other journalists."

“If we are talking about trusting journalists, my advice would be to get to know your local journalists as best as you can and make the decision for yourself,” Lapka said.

She added that her supervisors never threatened her job based on her decision not to read the statement, the newspaper reported.

Sinclair has been facing backlash over the past several days after a clip of local news anchors reading the same speech about media bias went viral.

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