The rational counter to “The Point,” “The Counterpoint”
critiques and corrects the daily editorial by Sinclair Broadcasting's corporate
vice president, Mark Hyman, that is broadcast on all Sinclair-owned television
stations across the country. 

by
Iowa's Ted Remington


Before
resuming normal Counterpoint activity, I just want to take a moment to
publicly thank David Brock and the good folks at Media Matters for
America for having my back concerning Mark Hyman's attack on me. Not
only did Media Matters do a stellar job in pointing out the distortions
and falsehoods concerning me, but they thoroughly debunked Hyman's
smears of other college teachers he committed in the same commentary.



More
importantly, MMFA is taking a leading role in keeping the heat on
Sinclair Broadcasting, particularly in their participation in Sinclair
Action, a group of progressive organizations that are working to
educate people on the reality of Sinclair's business and “journalistic”
practices. They've just revamped their website, and it looks great. I
highly recommend that everyone take a look and take action.



Finally,
thanks to the posters to [the Counterpoint], anonymous and otherwise, for the
words of encouragement. They are truly appreciated!



Cheers,



Ted