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It's notable that the US local news landscape is dominated by the Sinclair media group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo https://www.youtube.com/wat

• tootie 6y ago
  "There is bias in the media" Obviously true and uncontroversial. "Some media outlets pursue political agendas from the top down" Seemingly true in a few places "Journalists are authoritarians" Meaningless blanket generalization and definitely false.
  • AnthonyMouse 6y ago
    > Meaningless blanket generalization and definitely false. You're just parsing it uncharitably. Saying journalists are authoritarians is like saying turtles are slow. The fact that you can find the occasional turtle with a rocket sled and is thereby not slow doesn't really disprove the general principle. The context also indicates that he's referring to journalists at specific enumerated publications, in which case it might reasonably refer to the entirety of them if the structure of those institutions is pushing out anyone who isn't.
    • tootie 6y ago
      He pressed that point pretty hard without qualifying it at all. He's both a professional journalist and a lawyer who should be an expert and speaking precisely. He either really means it, or he's deliberately being hyperbolic to obscure the reality. Neither of which reflect well on him.