More Horrible Shit, Because Everything & Everyone Are Horrible

Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:

Current and ex-staff and experts say Sinclair stokes its audience's fears, with views that align with Trump, and David Smith wants the same at The Baltimore Sun  —  The local news powerhouse, whose chairman recently bought the Baltimore Sun, focuses on fear in broadcasts that often align with Donald Trump's view of cities

Kenny Smith / @kennysmith@mstdn.social:   For one thing, and this is no small thing, it's cheaper to produce.  Another thing, it's criminally easy to write teasers for crime stories.  —  Ultimately, reporting on crime (without critical context) can do a disservice to an audience by creating a mistaken perception of violent crime. …

Anne Nelson / @anelsona:   Excellent report on Sinclair's skewed coverage by @sarahellison in @washingtonpost today. @MAD_Democracy @TowCenter https://www.google.com/...

Moe Davis / @colmoedavis:   On Sinclair's pro-Trump bias: “All of it is fearmongering and feeds into a racialized view of cities.” Asheville's ⁦@WLOS_13⁩ is a Sinclair propaganda outlet. The other night they bashed Biden at least once in every segment except for the weather. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Sarah Ellison / @sarahellison:   My latest on David Smith, the Sinclair founder who just bought the Baltimore Sun, and his fear-based approach to TV news. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Stephanie Campbell / Stephanie Campbell on LinkedIn:   Every year, Sinclair Broadcasting asks viewers: ‘What are you most afraid of?’—a tactic that shapes their fear-based news coverage. …

Karl Bode / @kbode@threads.net:   super cool how we let rich right-wing billionaires buy up the lion's share of local broadcast TV stations, then did absolutely nothing as they converted them into propaganda mills

What is wrong w/ you people? How long will you take it? Why hasn't the shooting started yet?