Letter: News organizations must make it clear when they use pre-scripted stories

Recent coverage in The Salt Lake Tribune revealed that Sinclair Broadcasting (owner of KUTV News) requires anchors, at times, to read corporate scripts. I am deeply concerned about these scripted partisan messages.Local news has traditionally been non-partisan reporting that features real journalism. The latest message stated other stations are producing “Fake News” and was very non-specific and included no details or proof to support these claims. This is irresponsible reporting and