Ready for Trump TV? Inside Sinclair Broadcasting's Plot to Take Over Your Local News

October 24, 2017

Andy Kroll, Mother Jones

After a campaign season spent boosting Trump, Sinclair looks set to grow even bigger thanks to the president’s appointees at the Federal Communications Commission.

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Trump Calls on GOP to Kill Bill Designed to Protect Journalists

The bipartisan bill would bar the federal government from forcing journalists and telecommunications companies to disclose certain information.
How FCC Nominee Brendan Carr Could 'Punish' News Networks Under the Trump Administration

Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron says that Carr could have a “chilling” effect on the ability of television news networks to do their jobs.
Can Trump and Elon Musk Weaponize the U.S. Internet and Satellite Regulator?

Under Carr, the FCC could be a political cudgel for Trump in his personal retribution against tech companies.

Trump Calls on GOP to Kill Bill Designed to Protect Journalists

How FCC Nominee Brendan Carr Could 'Punish' News Networks Under the Trump Administration

Can Trump and Elon Musk Weaponize the U.S. Internet and Satellite Regulator?