Study: Sinclair's News Central

[G_j]

>From MediaMatters.Org:
http://mediamatters.org/items/printable/200411180001

Sinclair's News Central provides steady diet of pro-Bush, anti-progressive
news items

As part of the news package it supplies to the 62 TV stations it owns or
operates, Sinclair Broadcast Group provides a segment called "Get This."
"Get This" gives viewers a steady stream of pro-Bush and anti-progressive
news items, as well as reports that make light of such topics as the Ku
Klux Klan and the recent major assault on Fallujah, Iraq.

"Get This" is created by News Central, Sinclair's Maryland-based nerve
center that provides national and international news coverage, as well as
commentary, to its stations. Presented each weeknight by Sinclair News
Central anchors Jennifer Gladstone or Morris Jones, "Get This" purports to
cover "the news items that deserve public attention that you probably
won't see anywhere else. They either won't make time for them, or maybe
the issues are too 'sensitive' for their audience."

According to News Central's website, "Get This" claims to "play no
favorites." But while the segment features many humorous or lighthearted
stories, the overall issue selection conveys a conservative agenda,
focusing on topics such as Democrats' alleged inability to deal with
electoral defeat; liberal college professors; author and documentarian
Michael Moore's comments; and even President George W. Bush's pets.

Media Matters for America examined all "Get This" segments that have aired
since the November 2 presidential election and found that many of the news
items either explicitly promoted Republicans or ridiculed and demeaned
Democrats and progressives. Other "Get This" segments made light of
serious issues facing the United States.
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[G_j]

1. BTW, Sinclair is still very much a problem

they attempted to (and probably did) influence the election.
What they forced onto local stations nightly was alarmingly similar to the "Swift-boat" ads. Today they continue with their RW propaganda.
Alive and well, they are still very much with us.

see www.sinclairwatch.net for an example of how a local community is fighting Sinclair broadcasting.

[G_j]

2. ~kICk~

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3. ~kICk~?

[buycottJoe]

4. We can tame Sinclair even if we are not powerful and wealthy

We have some power. We can boycott Sinclair sponsors.

http://www.boycottsbg.com

See also the Economic activism and Progressive living group.

[G_j]

5. thanks!

We are also boycotting (WLOS advertisers)
locally.
We have also filed a formal request to the FCC that WLOS be denied it's license renewal.

www.sinclairwatch.net