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mwooldri

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14. Sadly it is perfectly legal.

Reply to pandr32 (Reply #11)

Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:17 PM

Apr 2018

Sinclair Broadcast Group owns the stations. The owners can say whatever they want. The on air talent don't have 1A rights while at work. They probably have nasty contracts with penalties if they quit.

If you read the article in the OP, it seems to indicate SBG are having a hiring problem. It would appear that working at a Fox owned and operated Fox affiliate (not Fox Noise Channel) would be preferable to working for SBG. That's saying something.

While I don't watch much TV (don't have time) fortunately our local SBG stations do not have their own news. Spectrum Cable (former Time Warner Cable) produces a special news cast for them, using personalities on their 24 hour local cable news station.

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Confessions Of A Former Sinclair News Director [View all] RockaFowler Apr 2018 OP

11 recs and no replies Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #1

13 recs and 2 replies Blecht Apr 2018 #2

K&R Roland99 Apr 2018 #3

K&R PatSeg Apr 2018 #4

Conservatives have been running a 3-decades-long mass media mindf*ck operation on the public Maven Apr 2018 #5

" ... when media consolidation rules were being gutted ..." aggiesal Apr 2018 #7

Well, if no one else is going to acknowledge it, I will say it right out: scarletwoman Apr 2018 #21

Very Good! The exact point I was trying to make ... aggiesal Apr 2018 #28

If we don't fight back on the right wing media takeover workinclasszero Apr 2018 #9

Inside KOMO in Seattle these days... nolabear Apr 2018 #6

Where are the rich Democrats? A2er Apr 2018 #12

Welcome to DU, A2er! calimary Apr 2018 #13

Your comment reminds me of what dems did to Al Franken and makes me sad. What good did that high rainin Apr 2018 #27

Answer? Not much. calimary Apr 2018 #29

Well Bezos did pick up the WaPo. Tatiana Apr 2018 #19

Kick and rec backtoblue Apr 2018 #8

We better do something.... magicarpet Apr 2018 #10

Using the good reputation news anchors have built pandr32 Apr 2018 #11

Sadly it is perfectly legal. mwooldri Apr 2018 #14

Its legal because the GOP has purchased the FCC!!!!! sharedvalues Apr 2018 #17

this is like fucking russia. Where the fuck Cha Apr 2018 #15

We used to have laws against such things as controlling half the media in the country ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #18

K and R oasis Apr 2018 #16

K&R defacto7 Apr 2018 #20

Getting to the nitty-gritty, WHO is at the *bottom* of "Sinclair" - here's Wiki: UTUSN Apr 2018 #22

Interesting to know the state he was in benld74 Apr 2018 #23

Tonight I turned on my local news marlakay Apr 2018 #24

I feel for some of their reporters misanthrope Apr 2018 #25

the truth ... drowned in a sea of irrelevance Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2018 #30

TV and radio stations operate under licenses DeminPennswoods Apr 2018 #26

People barely vote in elections misanthrope Apr 2018 #31