Media

Billionaires Are Taking Over the News

Justine Barron / FAIR Feb 19, 2024 A purchase by Sinclair Media’s leading stockholder has thrown the future of a storied metro daily into doubt. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Sinclair Effort to Expand Its Right-Wing TV Empire Collapses

The Associated Press Aug 10, 2018 A $3.9 billion proposal to buy out Tribune Media has ended in acrimony, blocking a bid to create a media giant that could have rivaled Fox News. An unhappy Tribune Media is suing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Phony Democracy Lives in Darkness

Fangman Michael / Truthdig Mar 22, 2018 Paul Ryan's duplicitous pet project to cut Social Security is symptomatic of America's pathological political system. Don't fall for the scam. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Sinclair Deal Threatens to Put Right-Wing Slant on Election News

Emily Wells / Truthdig Jan 20, 2018 The proposal could allow the broadcaster to reach nearly three-quarters of U.S. households through its local news programs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Critics Warn of FCC ‘Death Sentence to Local Media’

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 26, 2017 Free press advocates say rule changes are a "massive handout" to the right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group that would have far-reaching, negative impacts nationwide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FCC Nod Would Create Conservative Local Media Empire

By John Light / Moyers and Company Aug 21, 2017 Just months ago, the possible merger between Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media wouldn't have been legal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sinclair Broadcasting Outstrips Fox News to Become De Facto ‘Trump TV’

By Common Dreams staff Jul 31, 2017 Americans are going to be seeing more of the likes of Boris Epshetyn (pictured), thanks to Sinclair Broadcast Group's recent moves in the media marketplace. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

John Oliver: Your Local News Channel May Be Slanting Toward the Hard Right (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2017 "Sinclair may be the most influential media company that you've never heard of," the "Last Week Tonight" host says in exposing how the largest owner of local TV stations is pushing an alarming agenda. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Media Consolidation Is a Threat to Democracy

By Mark Lloyd Jun 2, 2017 The problem is more than conservative bias. Many broadcast stations also fail to cover important issues in their local communities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Communications Inequality Comes Home to Roost

By Mark Lloyd May 26, 2017 Policies set in motion by the GOP and its loyal FCC chief, Ajit Pai, have created a communications crisis. Here’s why, and what we can still do to stop them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Thanks to Trump’s FCC, One Broadcast Group May Control 72 Percent of Local Television

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2017 Craig Aaron, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization Free Press, explains why the Sinclair Broadcast Group's expanding monopoly is a cause for concern. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Texas Church Calls Off Gay Vet’s Funeral

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2007 The family of Navy veteran Cecil Sinclair says it's deeply insulted because a Dallas-area megachurch reneged on its offer to hold a memorial for the 46-year-old Gulf War serviceman just 24 hours before the service was to take place. The reason? Sinclair was gay -- a fact that Sinclair's sister insists High Point Church leaders already knew, despite their denials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )