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Sinclair Broadcast Group

  1. the media
    Sinclair Pulls Segment Sharing Anti-Fauci COVID-19 Conspiracy TheoryThe company defended its right to share the baseless conspiracy theory on dozens of local TV stations, but eventually caved amid the blowback.
    By Chas Danner
  2. the media
    Sinclair, Conservative Local TV Giant, Cuts Pro-Trump PropagandistThe company is dropping right-wing opinion segments from former Trump staffer Boris Epshteyn.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  3. Sinclair Forces Local Stations to Discredit Outrage Over Family Separation“Opponents of the president have seized on this issue to make it seem as if those who are tough on immigration are somehow monsters.”
    By Eric Levitz
  4. Sinclair to Challenge Fox News for Right-Wing Cable DominanceThe company that owns so many local stations across the country is reportedly planning a cable news and opinion block to compete with Fox.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Trump Only Knows ChaosDon’t look too deeply for motive in any of the unnecessary crises he’s creating.
    By Frank Rich
  6. Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’David Smith, whose anchors recite right-wing scripts, said newspapers and magazines are “so left wing as to be meaningless dribble.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  7. fake news
    News Anchors Reciting Sinclair Propaganda Is Even More Terrifying in UnisonA new video demonstrates how the real “fake news” has never been more synchronized.
    By Chas Danner
  8. Local News Is Turning Into Trump TV, Even Though Their Viewers Don’t Want ItAmericans prefer unbiased local news. But media consolidation makes it profitable for stations to broadcast biased national news, anyway.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. Local News Anchors Are Being Forced to Deliver Pro-Trump PropagandaA pro-Trump media giant is requiring local news stations to report that the national media is full of “bias” and “false news.”
    By Eric Levitz
  10. Trump’s FCC Clears the Way for Big Players to Dominate Local NewsFor the first time since 1975, a right-wing billionaire can now own a newspaper and a TV station in the same media market.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. Sinclair Orders Stations to Air Commentary From Ex-Trump Aide 9 Times a WeekThe pro-Trump local-news giant has tripled the number of Boris Epshteyn segments that all its affiliates must air each week.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. Trump-Friendly Company Buys Rights to Deliver Local News to 70 Percent of U.S.Last year, Sinclair reportedly made a deal with the Trump campaign, trading access for friendly coverage. Now, it’s poised to expand its reach.
    By Eric Levitz