Sinclair Videos Renew Debate Over Media Ownership
Supported by Business Day Sinclair Videos Renew Debate Over Media Ownership Photo Sinclair Broadcast is trying to expand by buying Tribune Media for $3.9 billion. Credit Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times The internet lit up over the weekend after videos showed dozens of local newscasters across the country using the same script to criticize the news industry. The newscasters said they were “concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.”
The statements were part of a promotion that stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group were required to deliver. The promotions, highlighted by the websites Deadspin and Think Progress, led to concern on social media about how the company wields power over its news broadcasts.
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