I had begun to initially post a rebuttal to OP. My rebuttal was going to be. This is different since today one could

1. Figure out people’s political leanings via their data

2. Figure out target networks to influence

3. Plant influencers

Have watched the videos. I had not realised the media in the USA was that localised and co-ordinated. Initially thought it was some kind of prank/joke between the stations. With this level of co-ordination and functioning a specific (untrue) narrative could be spun. One could even a/b test and see what has the most desired effects.

Chilling. The question then becomes: What narrative is being spun? Who does it benefit? Who does it disadvantage?