Sinclair Deal Draws Unlikely Opponent: Conservative News Media

August 9, 2017

Sydney Ember, The New York Times

The Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed acquisition of Tribune Media has ignited expected opposition from left-leaning advocacy groups that deplore news-media consolidation and the right-leaning commentary the company pushes out to its local television stations. But a more unlikely group has recently joined the chorus of critics.

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