Posted on 04/02/2018 10:41:58 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’
By Olivia Nuzzi
David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts the print media, which he believes “serves no real purpose.” In emails to New York, Smith said that print — as in newspapers and magazines — is a reality-distorting tool of leftists. Print media, he said, has “no credibility” and no relevance.
“I must tell that in all the 45 plus years I have been in the media business I have never seen a single article about us that is reflective of reality especially in today’s world with the shameful political environment and generally complete lack of integrity. Facts and truth have been lost for a long time and likely to never return,” Smith said.
“The print media is so left wing as to be meaningless dribble which accounts for why the industry is and will fade away. Just no credibility.”
Smith may not be as identifiable as Rupert Murdoch or Jeff Bezos, but he’s as powerful; his influence saturates American homes through the 193 television stations he owns or controls, peppered throughout 39 states, spanning from New York to California (though concentrated in the South and midwest).
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Neither does Comcast.
Can you name its MSM properties?
Absolutely. A paper being leftist! No way!
when I’ve been stuck places where news is on tv, I have at times seen the newscasters hold up headlines of newspapers. likely some sinclare affiliates.
Something like this montage but more variety
Very Fake News | Clinton will power through it | Talking Points
I hope FReepers understand that talking points from an oligarch being repeated by force at many media sources is NOT NEWS OR INFO and we should despise it for a free country whether the bias is left or right.
It doesn’t matter which propaganda is parroted as news. It’s wrong and it should not be used to fool people.
The author Olivia Nuzzi is a dipwad full-throated Hillary-crying Never Trumper millennial. Formerly wrote for Huffpo. Told me on Twitter once that she didn’t have to know about or consider Bill Clinton’s sex crimes because they happened before she was born.
She only writes that which benefits The Agena.
And their collusion has been outed before. Remember the "Journolist" listserv discussing how they would "spin" (ie trash) Sarah Palin when she first hit the national scene in summer '08?
I believe Brent Bozell's Media Research Center does exactly what you're referring to, on occasion. Though I don't know if they do video clip montages. Those take longer to put together than text excerpts of written transcripts.
Do make sure you read incpen’s comment.
JMO, but Nuzzi firmly belongs in the “Hillary wuz robbed!” camp of writers. Why Smith agreed to exchange views with said snowflakette is beyond me.
Why stop at print media?
Didn’t want to give them a click, but did anyway.
Smith never granted an interview! Quote are from him blowing her off! Nuzzi simply dusted off the email exchange where Smith declined her interview request.
Only picture they could find of Smith was from 1998?!
Nothing but Crap and MSLSD for starters.
L8r
Pull yer heads out.
and skipping to the end of the "sinclair" keyword:
Print media? Is that still a thing?
Sinclair is the pot calling the kettle black.
Their TV stations peddle just as much garbage as major market newspapers.
Go back and check the membership in Journolist. Most of the lefties are still around in print media and they are still peddling their left-wing bias.
He’s right about one thing, print media is dying away.
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