Media
Media
Sinclair Effort to Expand Its Right-Wing TV Empire Collapses
Aug 10, 2018 A $3.9 billion proposal to buy out Tribune Media has ended in acrimony, blocking a bid to create a media giant that could have rivaled Fox News. An unhappy Tribune Media is suing.
Phony Democracy Lives in Darkness
Mar 22, 2018 Paul Ryan's duplicitous pet project to cut Social Security is symptomatic of America's pathological political system. Don't fall for the scam.
Sinclair Deal Threatens to Put Right-Wing Slant on Election News
Jan 20, 2018 The proposal could allow the broadcaster to reach nearly three-quarters of U.S. households through its local news programs.
Critics Warn of FCC ‘Death Sentence to Local Media’
Oct 26, 2017 Free press advocates say rule changes are a "massive handout" to the right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group that would have far-reaching, negative impacts nationwide.
FCC Nod Would Create Conservative Local Media Empire
Aug 21, 2017 Just months ago, the possible merger between Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media wouldn't have been legal.
Sinclair Broadcasting Outstrips Fox News to Become De Facto ‘Trump TV’
Jul 31, 2017 Americans are going to be seeing more of the likes of Boris Epshetyn (pictured), thanks to Sinclair Broadcast Group's recent moves in the media marketplace.
John Oliver: Your Local News Channel May Be Slanting Toward the Hard Right (Video)
Jul 3, 2017 "Sinclair may be the most influential media company that you've never heard of," the "Last Week Tonight" host says in exposing how the largest owner of local TV stations is pushing an alarming agenda.
Media Consolidation Is a Threat to Democracy
Jun 2, 2017 The problem is more than conservative bias. Many broadcast stations also fail to cover important issues in their local communities.
Communications Inequality Comes Home to Roost
May 26, 2017 Policies set in motion by the GOP and its loyal FCC chief, Ajit Pai, have created a communications crisis. Here’s why, and what we can still do to stop them.Thanks to Trump’s FCC, One Broadcast Group May Control 72 Percent of Local Television
May 10, 2017 Craig Aaron, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization Free Press, explains why the Sinclair Broadcast Group's expanding monopoly is a cause for concern.
