This is an odd post and topic and source for an HN post, but it's relevant and important. Recent de-regulation in media by Trump's administration could result i

This is an odd post and topic and source for an HN post, but it's relevant and important. Recent de-regulation in media by Trump's administration could result in massive political bias and in US TV viewership. From the article: > Two of the biggest TV-station owners in the US are nearing a deal for a multibillion-dollar merger that would blow past ownership limits long set by communications regulators, several sources told The Post. Other relevant information: > Sinclair Requires TV Stations to Air Segments That Tilt to the Right https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/business/media/sinclair-broadcast-komo-conservative-media.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/business/media/sinclair-b... > Since November 2015, Sinclair has ordered its stations to run a daily segment from a “Terrorism Alert Desk” with updates on terrorism-related news around the world. During the election campaign last year, it sent out a package that suggested in part that voters should not support Hillary Clinton because the Democratic Party was historically pro-slavery. More recently, Sinclair asked stations to run a short segment in which Scott Livingston, the company’s vice president for news, accused the national news media of publishing “fake news stories.” And some commentary from reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/6cneol/two_of_the_biggest_tvstation_owners_in_the_us_are/dhvxmhq/?utm_content=permalink&utm_medium=front&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=politics https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/6cneol/two_of_the...