Despite the growth of cable and the dominance of three broadcast networks, many Americans still get their news from local TV. Now, one company — the Sinclair Broadcast Group — will soon own enough stations, many are in small and medium markets, to give it access to more than 70 percent of American households. We hear about Sinclair's requirement that all local newscasts carry the same conservative segments — produced by the company. There's also One America News, building a cable audience with undisguised favoritism to Donald Trump. Will "fairness and balance" be a thing of the past?
Media competition for Fox News
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- Ember on Sinclair requiring local TV to air segments that tilt to the right
- Ember on concerns that Sinclair-Tribune merger will make making it too powerful
- Smith on Sinclair Broadcast Group, John Oliver
- Fisher on One America News
- Leonard on rural communities, the media and Donald Trump
- 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' on the Sinclair Broadcasting Group
Credits
Guests:
- Kyle Smith - National Review / New York Post - @rkylesmith
- Robert Leonard - KNIA/KRLS Radio - @RobertLeonard
- Marc Fisher - senior editor for the Washington Post - @mffisher
- Sydney Ember - New York Times - @melbournecoal