Sinclair boycott begins!

[OneBro]

Last edited Sat Apr 7, 2018, 12:12 AM - Edit history (1)

I would LOVE for this boycott to catch fire and spread!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sinclair-backlash-political-candidates-amy-schumer_us_5ac78395e4b09d0a1192ffcd

Amy Schumer has apparently canceled a scheduled interview on a local news station owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group after critics decried the company for forcing its anchors to read a script casting doubt on media integrity, BuzzFeed reported Thursday.
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She is joined by a handful of Democratic candidates who have so far pledged not to advertise on Sinclair-owned networks: Maryland gubernatorial candidate Krish Vignarajah, Kentucky congressional candidate Amy McGrath, Maryland congressional candidate David Trone, North Carolina congressional candidate Ken Romley and New York congressional candidate Gareth Rhodes.

“We’ve decided not to support a corporate media giant that bullies its employees into reading propaganda,” Romley said in a statement. McGrath said she felt that Sinclair’s script “eerily mimics the propaganda efforts” of “authoritarian regimes.”
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[ProudLib72]

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Amy Schumer has apparently canceled a scheduled interview on a local news station owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group after critics decried the company for forcing its anchors to read a script casting doubt on media integrity, BuzzFeed reported Thursday.

She is joined by a handful of Democratic candidates who have so far pledged not to advertise on Sinclair-owned networks: Maryland gubernatorial candidate Krish Vignarajah, Kentucky congressional candidate Amy McGrath, Maryland congressional candidate David Trone, North Carolina congressional candidate Ken Romley and New York congressional candidate Gareth Rhodes.

Allied Progress, a left-leaning consumer watchdog group, has spearheaded its own effort to stop Sinclair from spreading controversial messages. The group spent six figures buying ad space on four Sinclair-owned stations across the country to run a spot warning viewers about the company’s conservative leanings.

[OneBro]

2. Thanks, ProudLib72!

[ProudLib72]

3. You're welcome

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[OneBro]

4. Done! Thanks again.

[BobTheSubgenius]

6. A good reason for people to like Amy Schumer.

Even if they don't like her comedy!

[BobTheSubgenius]

5. Hell yeah!