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guillaumeb

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23. Exactly.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #20)

Wed Dec 11, 2019, 04:32 PM

Dec 2019

And in Chicago, a large city, local news is mainly storytelling with minimal analysis.

Celebrity news, traffic, shootings the weather, sports, and 20 seconds of national "news' that often includes shootings and accidents from other areas.

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Sinclair drops Boris Epshteyn and other political analysts [View all] brooklynite Dec 2019 OP

It was state issued propaganda RhodeIslandOne Dec 2019 #1

This sounds good, however..... guillaumeb Dec 2019 #2

IOW, local TV news as it has existed for decades... brooklynite Dec 2019 #7

Exactly. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #12

"To allot additional airtime for this storytelling..." lagomorph777 Dec 2019 #20

Exactly. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #23

The russian subsidies must have dried up C_U_L8R Dec 2019 #3

They said it: "this storytelling": propaganda dressed as investigative journalism. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #4

+1 lagomorph777 Dec 2019 #21

Cross was just hired in Jan 19 as the 'liberal.' Have to appease their base. CurtEastPoint Dec 2019 #5

What exactly does their investigative journalism consist of? dewsgirl Dec 2019 #6

I am glad that Boris is gone Gothmog Dec 2019 #8

I'm sure Sinclair will have IJ that asks, "Why does the press discrimnate against Nazis?" Opel_Justwax Dec 2019 #9

And the old standby durablend Dec 2019 #15

Ah ha, Wellstone ruled Dec 2019 #10

"Investigative Journalism" Trump Propaganda By "Journalists" zaj Dec 2019 #11

Wait and see... trust but verify... look for their 'behavior/actions' rather than mere words. NotHardly Dec 2019 #13

Sinclair is under different market pressure. cab67 Dec 2019 #14

I hadn't realised Epshteyn had worked directly for Trump - in the White House muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #16

Translation: "Our ratings have been dropping for local news broadcasts." MineralMan Dec 2019 #17

Womp womp! Initech Dec 2019 #18

I find Boris Epshteyn personally repugnant and immediately change the station. No Vested Interest Dec 2019 #19

So... Miguelito Loveless Dec 2019 #22

Can't compete with OANN? Mc Mike Dec 2019 #24

"Is Hillary still deleting her emails? Why can't Bill control his woman? More at Ten" progree Dec 2019 #25

They are really afraid of being on the wrong side of history. LiberalArkie Dec 2019 #26