April 1, 2018

Contradicting White House, Ousted VA Sec. Shulkin says "I Did Not Resign"

Source: Talking Points Memo:

The Washington Post/ Talking Points Memo:

David Shulkin, the ousted secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, contradicted the White House Sunday by saying he did not resign from that position. Politico on Saturday quoted White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters, who said: Secretary Shulkin resigned from his position as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Asked Sunday whether he resigned or was fired, Shulkin told CNNs Jake Tapper: I would not resign because Im committed to making sure this job was seen through to the very end.

So you were fired? Tapper asked.

I did not resign, Shulkin said.


Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/contradicting-white-house-ousted-va-sec-shulkin-says-i-did-not

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Looks like someone at the White House told a lie. What do you think?

April 1, 2018

In Unison, Sinclair's local stations denounce one sided news stories.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/watch-in-unison-sinclairs-local-stations-denounce-one-sided-news-stories: Talking Points Memo

Sinclair Broadcast Group is accusing the our side of ..."irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country"...You must read the entire story to find out that they are attacking us, and that this is a right wing organization that supports Trump. It is ugly, but Sinclair owns the largest group of local stations across the nation. And the article states it will get much larger if it completes its purchase of the Tribune group.
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from the article:

Local newscasts nationwide last week decried “fake” and “one-sided” reporting by reading from a shared script written by one of the most powerful broadcasters in America.

The so-called “must run” script, which local stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group were required to read, according to several reports, blasts “the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country.”

“The sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media,” the script continues, according to a copy published Friday by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

“More alarming, some media outlets publish these same fake stories… stories that just aren’t true, without checking facts first,” an anchor adds, according to the script. Another anchor continues: “Unfortunately, some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control ‘exactly what people think’…This is extremely dangerous to a democracy.”

Sinclair Broadcast Group owns more television stations than any other broadcaster in the country, and stands to spread its influence even more if the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission approve a massive merger with Tribune Media.

“At my station, everyone was uncomfortable doing it,” one unnamed television anchor at a Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned station told CNN earlier this month, referring to the “one-sided news” script.

“They’re certainly not happy about it,” an unnamed KOMO employee told the Post-Intelligencer Friday, referring to their colleagues.

The Philadelphia Inquirer collected video of four separate Sinclair-owned Pennsylvania news stations — WHP, WJAC, WOLF and WJAC — reading the script on March 23, March 23, March 24 and March 28, respectively.

(rest of article at link)