In the midst of the ongoing attacks on Sinclair Broadcasting Group, CNN’s Brian Stelter expressed concern over President Trump’s “anti-media messaging.”
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CNN’s Brianna Keilar said to Stelter Monday, “When you think of how large Sinclair is, right, it’s the biggest owner of local TV stations in the U.S. They own or operate 173 local stations.”
“What kind of impact does a promo like that have?”
“Yeah, it’s because the words are coming from trusted local anchors that they actually have so much significance, so much impact,” he said. “Some anchors have said to me anonymously they feel their credibility, which they’ve worked hard to earn, is being eroded because of this.”
“It’s a little bit like the ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan. ‘Hey, that sounds great, let’s make America great again.’ President Trump used that slogan during the campaign. But when you say that, and then you attack immigrants, people start to wonder what you mean by making America great,” Stelter maintained. “There is something very similar going on with Sinclair’s promos. They’re saying trust us, we’re fair, we’re the ones that are honest–don’t believe the others.”
“That’s sort of an echo of President Trump’s anti-media messaging.”