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Armstrong graduates

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sinklair
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Armstrong graduates

Post by sinklair » Sun May 09, 2021 9:47 am

Pretty sad day in journalism when you’re forced to run a story on your station owner getting an honorary degree:

http://wach.com/news/local/media-mogul- ... university

But this is the quality we have come to expect from Armstrong Williams owned stations like WEYI...



whitebalance
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Re: Armstrong graduates

Post by whitebalance » Sun May 09, 2021 1:20 pm

Honorary. Translation: didn't earn it.



sinklair
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Re: Armstrong graduates

Post by sinklair » Sun May 09, 2021 1:25 pm

Exactly. When Armstrong’s sugar daddy (David Smith) gives him a sweetheart deal, you get an honorary degree. He didn’t earn his position as a broadcaster and hadn’t earned his doctorate degree. Seems just about right. Even still, Armstrong will probably want us to address him as “doctor” during his next station visit!



sinklair
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Re: Armstrong graduates

Post by sinklair » Tue May 11, 2021 9:09 pm

Can’t believe we were forced to run a story about Armstrong’s “honorary” degree in our newscasts:

http://nbc25news.com/news/local/nbc25-o ... lina-state

Bondy looks like he’s a hostage being forced to read a statement from his captives. All to appease Armstrong’s oversized ego.

The GM and the In Over Her Head News Director should have never allowed our newscasts to be used for this non-news story. It’s an embarrassment.



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