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Yup. Turn off anything related to Sinclair and Nextstar Media groups. Deny any attention being sought by their Diaper Sniper Armchair Patriots when they try to disseminate The Corpo-christian regime rapture politik bias "news stories".

You can lead a horse to a TV set, but you can't make him watch.

Turn it all off. Seek alternative news sources. Resist!

I haven't watched a TV station on cable since 2002. TV is done. This is the final nail.

When they own all the information they can bend it all they want. youtu.be/oBIxScJ5rlY?...

Welcome to Americas version of Russian TV

News outlets: "we must never speak badly of our corporate overlords"

I am well aware of the Fairness Doctrine. I post about it nearly every day. Let's start with the facts about the Fairness Doctrine. It never required truthfulness. It never prohibited lies. To do so would have violated 1A in 2 says - 1st, lies are protected by 1A with the exceptions of defamation,

"required news organizations who are granted licenses to broadcast over the public airways, to provide opposing views and to be truthful." Sorry--that's not remotely correct.

“to provide opposing views and to be truthful.” Wrong. Don’t post bullshit on this app.

Wrong guy and wrong policy. It's "Thank you Bill Clinton" for signing the 1996 Telecommunications Act that allowed corporations to own many, many more media outlets than they were able to beforehand.

The West Wing had a story about this too (not scrapping the rule, but allowing corporate media to buy up smaller local media). Media wouldn't cover it then either, not even Danny.

Can you spell monopoly?

This is why I no longer watch any U.S. news networks as they report only what gets viewers to increase ad revenue It's not journalism It is entertainment and political manipulation

in my city nbc, fox, cw & one other independent are currently owned by sinclair, cbs will be bought by nexstar leaving the abc affiliate owned by a small company & very vulnerable, it’s also the most ‘liberal’ and more reliable, never ran any ‘crime in LA’ daily segments or accepted 1/6 as tourisrs

"The Party told you to ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

God damn it. They're not their.

Can we not use ai for this shit man…does our planet really need to burn for an image there’s literally billions of stock photo options of taken by real people?

Will any group be suing on this?

This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.

I have now moved to a state where I have to pay attention to weather reports, so I’m forced to watch the end of my local news broadcast to catch that sometimes. Otherwise, my boycott of all legacy and cable “news” media in all formats is going over 20 years strong. I refuse to tolerate mindfuck.

Right-Wing propaganda network is spreading like cancer.

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Stop watching the news on TV. Read, read, read.

But of course....

The News used to be public service tacked onto, for profit companies. Edward R. Murrow Andy Rooney Walter Cronkite Then it was public service in aid of for profit companies. Keith Morrison Barbara Walters Chris Cuomo Now it's influence Ops, all the time. #MediaFail

No point in getting cable subscriptions if the stations are all the same. Not a very smart business model.

This is bad

1984 is upon us. As well as Idiocracy, of course.

Are you telling us without tagging the media for some reason?

"Mugged."

This is another reason why we cut the cable over 12 years ago…no cable, no television…don’t miss it one lil‘ bit.```

BREAK THEM ALL UP 2027!

"It's the Billionaires, stupid!" needs to be our rally cry.

What FCC??

WTF?

Fascist media conrol. Nothing new here.

That's why I get my news from YouTube: Meidas Touch, BTC, Legal AF, Aaron Parnas, Adam Mockler, The Bullwark,...the list goes on. They tell you what's really happening. If I'm going to watch the news I want the truth.

Yikes

I don't watch any of them ... anymore.

Yeah more mandatory right wing talking point spots in the local news.

We need court intervention with an immediate cease order

This is insane. There were limits put on ownership for a reason.

The thing is, If you cut them back to 25% coverage of the nation, their cronies buy the stations they have to give up. Then the main player sets up a shell company that "Manages" the other stations they don't actually own. But they run them in the same way as if they covered 100% of the country.

I no longer watch any local or national televised news show. There are many better online alternatives not owned by Sinclair or other egregiously treasonous corporations.

Jokes on them I don’t watch that drivel. I come here, go to the weather app, Substack and Reddit. Pick something I want to know more about, search and read.

Evolutionary/embryonic stages of eventual government controlled media?

Project 2025 is humming right along precisely as planned. They're almost done. And you all need to fully understand they've got a supplemental project already being drafted as we speak. They're not done. The next one will be implemented. Dem voters will remain clueless that it's coming.

Sinclair and Fox and happy as clams.

I see where Trump gets his material.

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This is an older clip that explains it quite well yes i know its Aljazeera there's also John Livers scathing report here Yes your living room tv has been hijacked this no better than a virus that will kill your democracy www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtN... www.aljazeera.com/video/2018/4...

Trump & GOP propaganda machine marches into your living room unopposed & illegally trespassing in your living room Unwelcome & intruding in your private space Placed to force right wing agenda & bias views on your family to subvert fair elections & your democratic freedoms Google Check all news

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This became obvious in '16.

I just don’t watch.

The American people should stop watching the news and begin getting it from other countries until this consolidation stops.

Legit question here: How can anyone OWN something without a SELLER? My point here is, you can't own all of these stations without someone that's willing to SELL them, right? I may be missing something?

Everyone responding along the lines of ‘so? That’s been slop for decades and I haven’t/don’t watch it bc I get my news on Reddit or online’ are just as ill-informed as those who only watch the Sinclair etc trash. Well-informed relies on good journalism which we cannot replicate on our own.

"1984" is an old book but more reliable than the bible 8647💩

Aww, it's so sad that news is becoming undependable. 😢

It's all OAN in MAGA world.

The joke’s on them. No one’s watching network tv or their local news station. The advertising dollar is buying zero eyeballs.

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Cancel your cable Don’t give them your money. I get my news from BBC, PBS, Telemundo.

Who watches local news? Seriously. I'm not young and I've not since early 2000s.. non issue

I burned a 15 year journalism career when Nexstar, my employer, gobbled up more stations in Indianapolis

I'm so tired of hearing young, well youngish people complaining the press isn't fair and unbiased ANYMORE. It makes my blood boil. Look it up, it never was what you'd like to think it was. Nostalgia as propaganda. www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Manipulated might be a better word choice than managed

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Don’t watch, plain and simple. If they are going to be fascist enablers you are better off not hearing any distorted news they will be definitely will promote

It is every autocrats dream … no more independent news agencies, just state controlled propaganda.

Sinclair broadcasting

All news seems quiet on the subject.

TV is dead. The people who watch it do not vote. Everyone else is here on the internet. Not being managed. TV has been dying for a decade now. They are merging to save it.

Seriously, who the fuck watches TV news today? They lie about what matters and the rest can be found on the Net.

Have you decided yet to stop watching news in general and do your own research?