4/2/2018

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [4-2-18] morning defended Sinclair Broadcasting after the company came under fire for requiring local news anchors to read promotional material alleging bias from other media organizations. ‘So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair Broadcasting for being biased…“ the president tweeted Monday morning. Trump’s tweet came several minutes after CNN aired a segment on a viral video from Deadspin that cut together footage from Sinclair-owned stations reading the same script on ‘the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.’ CNN first reported on the promo. Sinclair, a conservative-leaning company, owns or operates nearly 200 television stations in the U.S., including Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates.”

Rebecca Morin, “Trump defends Sinclair Broadcasting after anchor-promo dustup,” Politico.com, April 2, 2018 10:28am