Shame on Sinclair

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A month ago, FTVLive told you about a memo that was sent out to the Sinclair staff in which VP of News Scott Livingston laid down guidelines as to how they will refer to President-Elect Joe Biden.

FTVLive showed you the internal memo and here it is again, to refresh your memory.

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But while the memo says one thing, the actions of Sinclair stations show something different.

While the AP and most news organizations refer to Joe Biden as “President-Elect”, it seems a number of Sinclair stations are still not doing that.

A number of Sinclair stations are using the term “projected President-elect” when referring to Biden.

Here is a sample:

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It appears that Sinclair does not want to face the fact that Joe Biden is the next President and that their friend Donald Trump is a one-term loser.

To show just how hypocritical Sinclair is, here is a tweet that they sent out back in 2016, just hours after Trump was projected the winner of the race.

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I guess saying “President-elect” is fine when it is your guy that won.

Shame on Sinclair!