Posted on 10/06/2022 6:01:55 PM PDT by Republicans 2016 2020
Writers for a D.C.-based media operation run by prominent Democratic operatives are behind a sprawling network of ostensible local media outlets churning out Democrat-aligned news content in midterm battleground states, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Behind the patina of independent local news, these sites are pumping out content designed to put a sheen of original reporting on partisan messaging.
It's an increasingly common tactic among political outfits looking to give their team a steady stream of positive content they can then use to boost their own electoral communications. What's happening: A network of at least 51 locally branded news sites has popped up since last year under names like the Milwaukee Metro Times, the Mecklenburg Herald and the Tri-City Record.
The sites are focused on key swing states with elections in 2021 and 2022: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Each follows a similar template: aggregated local news content and short write-ups about local sports teams and attractions — interspersed with heavily slanted political news aimed at boosting Democratic midterm candidates and attacking Republican opponents.
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Hmmm...One may read this article and somehow the “press” had stopped doing what they’re describing at some point. They have not. Here in Virginia they’re pimping for Dimwit Abigail Spankberger “ON THE LOCAL NEWS”! There is a commercial with local “Journalists” with a FOX logo behind them pimping lies for this scumbag broad and lying about her opponent. Business as usual!
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