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By Tim Graham ~

On Thursday night, CNN’s Oliver Darcy reported there was a “Pride and prejudice” scandal at an NBC TV station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Or you could call it an objectivity scandal at a station owned by Nexstar Media Group, the largest TV station owner in America, with 197 stations. Darcy wrote:

Nexstar on Thursday said that it is conducting an investigation after a leaked memo at a Michigan station said journalists need to “get both sides” on LGBTQ issues when covering Pride events because of their “polarizing” nature in the local community.

“We’re looking into the situation at WOOD-TV, as the communication regarding the station’s coverage of PRIDE month activities in the area is not consistent with Nexstar’s values, the way we cover the news, or the respect we have for our viewers,” the company said in a statement. Nexstar added that it will “take…