The segments, hosted by a Sinclair meteorologist, promoted Stew Peters’ anti-vaccine conspiracy film while portraying the fringe-right podcaster as a financial expert.
“It now appears, though, that Sinclair has pulled the segment from its rotation. “We were not aware of the association and are reviewing our internal policies on sponsored content. The segment in question is no longer on our air,” a Sinclair Broadcasting Group spokesperson told Media Matters.” [Hit, then apologize tactic]
“It now appears, though, that Sinclair has pulled the segment from its rotation. “We were not aware of the association and are reviewing our internal policies on sponsored content. The segment in question is no longer on our air,” a Sinclair Broadcasting Group spokesperson told Media Matters.” [Hit, then apologize tactic]
“They didn’t pay us enough to ignore the backlash”