As I was scrolling through twitter, I found this tweet that exposed NBC/ABC affiliate news stations for airing corporate sponsored propaganda from the US Chamber’s CEO, attacking the Pro Act (a bill that would help workers unionize). Tweeted by More Perfect Union, they play the “interviews” side by side from each local station they were aired on (Arizona, Virginia, and Georgia), and show both the fallacious questions the news anchors posed and the automated/scripted response by the U.S. Chamber’s CEO. For instance, on the Arizona station, the news anchor framed the Pro Act as legislation that would hurt local workers. And, on the segment that aired on Virginia’s local news station, they expose that the news anchor wasn't even a journalist, but actually a paid actor!! It reminded me of the discussion we had in class last week or two weeks ago about media conglomerates having control over local stations, like Sinclair, and how lobbyist and corporate propaganda can infiltrate local news stations under the guise of genuine reporting. And, given the rise of right-wing funded organizations like PragerU, that decontextualize and spew disinformation, it’s scary to think how much “news” we consume on local stations is merely ideologically bent propaganda. This is the creepy ass tweet if anyone wants to see:
https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1382411843147300867
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