BALTIMORE, April 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) ("Sinclair") today responded to a series
of media reports attacking the Company's recent promotional
announcement for its local news. These announcements were
responding to the public's distrust in news generally, confirmed
just today by this Monmouth University
poll
https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_us_040218,
and spoke to our commitment to avoid such inaccurate
reporting. The promos served no political agenda, and
represented nothing more than an effort to differentiate our
award-winning news programming from other, less reliable sources of
information.
"We aren't sure of the motivation for the criticism, but find it
curious that we would be attacked for asking our news people to
remind their audiences that unsubstantiated stories exist on social
media, which result in an ill-informed public with potentially
dangerous consequences," commented Scott
Livingston, Sinclair's Senior Vice President of News.
"It is ironic that we would be attacked for messages promoting our
journalistic initiative for fair and objective reporting, and for
specifically asking the public to hold our newsrooms
accountable. Our local stations keep our audiences' trust by
staying focused on fact-based reporting and clearly identifying
commentary."
ABOUT SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television
broadcasting companies in the country. Pro forma for the Tribune
acquisition (before any related divestitures), the Company will
own, operate and/or provide services to 233 television stations in
108 markets. The Company has multiple emerging networks as well as
stations affiliated with all the major networks. Sinclair is a
leading local news provider in the country and a producer of live
sports content. Sinclair's content is delivered via
multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video
program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly
uses its website as a key source of Company information which can
be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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