2 Sinclair promo continued: "We are extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that KOMO News produces. But we’re concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country." (continued)
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3 Sinclair promo continued: "The sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media. More alarming, some media outlets publish these same fake stories… stories that just aren’t true, without checking facts first." (continued)
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4 Sinclair promo continued: "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. At KOMO it’s our responsibility to pursue and report the truth."
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5 Sinclair promo continued: "We understand Truth is neither politically ‘left nor right.’ Our commitment to factual reporting is the foundation of our credibility, now more than ever." (continued)
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6 Sinclair promo continued: "But we are human and sometimes our reporting might fall short. If you believe our coverage is unfair please reach out to us by going to (feedback reference). We value your comments. We will respond back to you." (continued)
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7 Sinclair promo continued: "We work very hard to seek the truth and strive to be fair, balanced and factual… We consider it our honor, our privilege to responsibly deliver the news every day. Thank you for watching and we appreciate your feedback." (continued)
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8 That's some hard core controversial stuff! (Or is it?) How do you feel about what the Sinclair promo says?
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Really Sharyl? The concern is that all of them were forced to say the same thing multiple times a week without context to their local community, AND COULD NOT REFUSE!!!!
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Welcome to the real world. Media is a business and business is not a democracy
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Clifford, media is not a democracy, true, but when local news is the primary source of information, it has a responsibility to its customers. Forcing conservative leaning information (good or bad) into their living rooms is UnAmerican...
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I don't see anything in that statement that suggests conservative leanings, unless you consider unbiased reporting to be conservative
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If you assume what Sinclair announced is the norm, why FORCE every station to recite it, and punish those who do not? If you assume the counterfactual, then America has a problem, and Trump is the cause of that problem
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Look, if you are a liberal and/or if you oppose Trump, and if you see this as somehow connected to Trump, there's not much room for discussion. But (to me) your question is kind of like asking why McDonald's should "force" all of its restaurants to buy a certain quality of meat.
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When Local News stations are forced to say exactly the same thing multiple times a week, and are punished if they don't, that is a problem. I think Trump is at the core of the problem, but on this issue Trump is beside the point... Sharyl & Clifton
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When any network or station airs a promo, they are saying the exact same thing multiple times a week. You can argue that companies shouldn't do promos, but that's a little different--and all news organizations I know of do them.
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I've seen it in Portland for years. KATU is banned in my house. It's propaganda. Like Fox.
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So what's the problem? You can watch MSNBC and CNN.
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All news feeds will be tagged as right or left and we can ignore the other side. Eventually no news will be excepted as just news. Isn't that what you want?
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Isn't that about where we are?
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I think that is why you see such a backlash. Most people thought local news was independent. Now the mask is ripped off and people are shocked. I think some people want to think that locale news is just news. Not biased. People need foundations.
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You have a check mark. Am I actually talking to the person on TV?
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