Critics of Sinclair-Tribune Deal Tell FCC It Would Politicize Local News, Raise Prices

August 8, 2017

David Lieberman, Deadline

Free Press noted that Sinclair’s practice of forcing stations to promote an extreme conservative perspective and distort local news actively threatens the well-being of marginalized communities across the nation, specifically communities of color and immigrants.

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