What everyone is missing about the Sinclair media story? There's been a shooting at YouTube. We'll talk about that and the most ridiculous thing of the week.

Most ridiculous so far anyway. You're listening to the propaganda report. I'm

here with Monica. Monica, how are you doing today?

I'm well, thank you. How are you?

I'm good. It's a pretty nice day outside. It's not too hot, not too cold, and the sun is shining through

It's like a weather report.

All right, so yes, talk to me. The Sinclair Media story.

What is Sinclair Media?

Sinclair Media or Sinclair Broadcast Group is a telecommunications company that owns local news

networks across the country and earlier this week

they were at the center of a scandal where they still are not scandal but of

controversy when someone I can't remember who did, but someone edited together a bunch of news clips of their broadcasters across the country, repeating the same script that was warning their viewers of fake news.

I'll play you a background clip just to fill in some of the info.

Anchors from Sinclair-owned television stations across the country

being required to read a script warning viewers about fake news and false reports. the Deadspin published a video montage showing anchors echoing the same lines in the mandated

script.

Now the Sinclair Broadcast Group is responding to the criticism.

In a moment sent to Sinclair employees yesterday, the senior vice president of news Scott Livingston wrote,

the critics are now upset about our well-researched journalistic initiative focused on fair and objective reporting.

Livingston also defended the promos in a press release

writing, we find it curious that we'd be attacked for asking our news people to remind

their audiences that unsubstantiated stories exist on social media.

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