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lordsummerisle

(4,651 posts) Mon Apr 9, 2018, 09:02 AM Apr 2018

Why would dozens of news anchors recite a Sinclair Broadcast group script?

Because their contracts entrap them.

theguardian.com op-ed

Dozens of news anchors robotically intoned “This is extremely dangerous to our democracy,” after reciting what turned out to be a script by Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner and operator of 193 local TV stations. Dan Rather called it Orwellian, and many have asked in amazement: why would local journalists across the nation allow themselves to be used in such a demeaning way?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/08/sinclair-broadcast-anchors-us-labor-contracts

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Why would dozens of news anchors recite a Sinclair Broadcast group script? (Original Post) lordsummerisle Apr 2018 OP

Got a bunch of people with little other experience and no other skills. Gotta have a job. tonyt53 Apr 2018 #1

Because most news anchors today are talking heads and not journalists. n/t elocs Apr 2018 #2

contracts RazzleCat Apr 2018 #3

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. Got a bunch of people with little other experience and no other skills. Gotta have a job.

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Mon Apr 9, 2018, 09:18 AM

Apr 2018

elocs

(22,578 posts)

2. Because most news anchors today are talking heads and not journalists. n/t

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Mon Apr 9, 2018, 09:23 AM

Apr 2018

RazzleCat

(732 posts)

3. contracts

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Mon Apr 9, 2018, 10:14 AM

Apr 2018

Because to not read it would break their contract. No severance, no unemployment. Most likely a non-compete clause, so no work or unto a year.

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