"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing you to scream at his employees. Sinclair Broadcast Group recently forced news anchors at its 173 local TV stations to recite a script full of Trump-friendly talking points about fake news and a biased media. The story blew up last week when Deadspin (one of Lifehacker’s sister sites) published a terrifying compilation of anchors reciting the message in synch. And the public is taking out its anger…at the anchors. Which is exactly what Sinclair wants you to do."
To be honest, the first time I saw it from local tv station, I thought they were making a statement to counter-balance that all-too-obvious right wing Sinclair commentator Boris What-his-name. Hah!
I haven't had a television since 1997 and did not miss it. However popular culture, i.e., "People" and "National Enquirer" have become part of mainstream news with the Kim and Kanye crowd a news staple.