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It's ironic (cue pedants) because they're denouncing one-sided presentations that advance a particular agenda while using a facade of ostensibly independent-min
by steamer25 9y ago
It's ironic (cue pedants) because they're denouncing one-sided presentations that advance a particular agenda while using a facade of ostensibly independent-minded locals that are actually mouthpieces for their remote overlords.
It betrays that their indignation isn't so much over dangers to democracy as it is their loosening grip on the ability to frame the discussion of any given day.
https://youtu.be/TRBppdC1h_Y https://youtu.be/TRBppdC1h_Y
https://youtu.be/0ljI-isM0bg https://youtu.be/0ljI-isM0bg
- pdx 9y agoExcept they're not "mouth pieces". Local journalists are much more independent than national ones. This instance by Sinclair of attempting to combat the national news broadcasters was a David vs Goliath attempt, and they are coming out of it much worse than David did.
- tangent128 9y ago"Independence" is incompatible with "being forced by corporate to grant your credibilty to their talking points". You can't say Sinclair is "combating the national news broadcasters"; they themselves are a national news broadcaster. They just happen to like branding themselves with local faces.
- dguaraglia 9y agoPlease explain how "independent" they are, in the context of them being forced to repeat a script from Sinclair news. I'm not even sure how you can miss the contradiction.
- dguaraglia 9y agoHaha, nothing gets you downvoted faster in Hacker News than expressing an anti-current-administration opinion. This place is being closely brigaded.