told<\/a> Battaglio of the \"News Nation\" project.<\/p>\nEarlier in the story Compton was quoted as saying: \u201cSean Hannity is not news. He\u2019s a friend of mine. I worked with him in radio for years. He\u2019d get mad at me for saying that, but it\u2019s true. Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon \u2014 that\u2019s not news.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Nexstar spokesman declined to comment on Trump\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n
Under the direction of Jennifer Lyons, vice president of news for WGN America, the company has hired 150 people for the $20 million startup at WGN studios on the North Side.<\/p>\n
To monitor the product for any signs of bias, Lyons has designated two producers to scrutinize the language used in every story. In addition, Battaglio reported, a team of rhetoricians \u2014 made up of media consultants and academics \u2014 will deliver a report on how the program fared each night to Lyons\u2019 desk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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