Apr 05, 2018
A producer at a Nebraska TV station owned by the right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group has resigned over what he described as the company’s “obvious bias.” Justin Simmons says he resigned from KHGI last week. Sinclair has faced widespread criticism for ordering news anchors at scores of its affiliate stations to recite nearly identical “must-read” commentaries warning of the dangers of “fake news” in language that echoes President Trump’s rhetoric. Aaron Weiss, a former Sinclair news director, told CNN that he feels Sinclair is almost forcing local news anchors to lie to their viewers.
Aaron Weiss: “So my heart goes out to all of those anchors, who were forced to basically do what is the equivalent of a proof-of-life hostage video.”
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