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Local news stations get their agenda for their parent companies. They are told what to cover, what not to cover, and how to cover things to fit the overarching
by kyle_martin1 5y ago
Local news stations get their agenda for their parent companies. They are told what to cover, what not to cover, and how to cover things to fit the overarching narrative from executives/producers.
- xadhominemx 5y agoYes, and the largest of those parent companies are explicitly right wing / Republican aligned.
- rscoots 5y agoWhy mention company size and not the far more relevant total viewership #s?
- xadhominemx 5y agoSinclair viewership numbers dwarf MSNBC’s. They own local news affiliates reaching 40% of American households. MSNBC gets south of 2m viewers in prime time.
- rscoots 5y agoMSNBC is not a local network and is not the only liberal TV news broadcast in the country. Neither is Sinclair the only conservative.
- xadhominemx 5y agoSorry what’s your point?
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- rscoots 5y agoThat comparing 2 randomly selected companies does nothing to measure the total left/right viewership and engagement of news broadcasts. Why downvote if you didn't understand my point?
- mymanz 5y agoYes, see this post from earlier in the week. It is a youtube video in which dozens of local news stations repeat the exact same script. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27550122 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27550122
- jaredwiener 5y agoIn some cases, yes. But thats also a very small amount of outlets, and a small amount of all coverage. Still, its the most trusted of the group.