Protestors Gather at Sinclair Station
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A group of protestors gathered outside Sinclair owned WRGB in Albany to let their feelings about the company be known.
“Come on out here with us, Liz.”
That’s what one of the approximately 30 protesters yelled Thursday night in reference to veteran local anchor Liz Bishop.
Bishop was one of the Sinclair Anchors forced to read a script warning the dangers of “fake news” and how “extremely dangerous” it is to our democracy.
Many of the protesters held signs as cars drove by and honked their horns. The signs had messages such as “Free Liz,” Free WRGB,” “News, Not Propaganda,” “Don’t Watch Fake News,” and “Honk if you love free press.”
“We are out here because we believe that local news should be produced locally,” said Katie Chao, from the group Progressive Schenectady. “If not, there should be a disclaimer.”
Some WRGB employees could be seen staring out the windows from their cells....errrr.... offices as the protesters turned their signs around so they could see.
“Transparency for when things come from a corporate source is important,” Chao said. “Otherwise, it’s propaganda.”
