LCPS complains to FCC about WJLA and Nick Minock
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Anonymous
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It's actually about time. The coverage has been so consistently awful to the point of seeming like it has an agenda.
https://www.loudounnow.com/loudoun-county-public-schools-files-fcc-complaint-against-dc-news-station/article_baaf88cc-33e9-11ef-b64a-cbc56ce1d597.html#tncms-source=login The reference to "reckless disregard for the truth" also hints that a libel suit may be coming. |
Anonymous
| I hope other divisions sue them too. ABC/Nick has been so harmful over the past few years. |
Anonymous
| Loudoun covered up two sexual assaults on school property and doubled down on protecting adults over kids. |
Anonymous
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Every major US nationwide broadcast network has covered LCPS in detail. Major credible foreign news sources (e.g., BBC) also have covered LCPS in detail.
ALL of those news stories reported that LCPS was — at least — incompetent at protecting students during the school day. |
Anonymous
But Nick and WJLA posted outright lies, knowingly, that’s the difference. |
Anonymous
| Freedom of Speech & Press. When you silence the press we all live under a dictatorship. |
Anonymous
Libel has never been included in the first amendment. You can print the truth; you can’t knowingly and continuously print lies that are harmful. |
Anonymous
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Pointless thread: FCC does not police content.
Lots of examples that they will not do so. |
Anonymous
It seems like there’s an agenda because there is an agenda. WJLA is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/16/sinclair-broadcasting-conservative-media-trump/ https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/17/sinclair-news-media-fox-trump-white-house-circa-breitbart-news |
Anonymous
| Yup, Sinclair is a cancer to local news. I wish more people were aware that WJLA is not your friendly local station but it part of a massive company that feeds scripts and agendas to its affiliates. |