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2023-04-15 00:06:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9B1E7E45A6A61DA9EEFF09C5BF6F32E2783DC53525D1AD4B9FE6EF04B8558F6C
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Original Note:
Sinclair Media Group had their anchors read a scripted statement in 2018. The event was controversial because it demonstrates how news shared by 297 local stations could be controlled by a small, and potentially biased, group of individuals (private or government). https://www.npr.org/2018/04/02/598916366/sinclair-broadcast-group-forces-nearly-200-station-anchors-to-read-same-script https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group
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