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While I hesitate to presume any logic on the part of government agencies, I don’t see a problem. I would assume the answer is that the specific facts of each in
by acheron 9y ago
While I hesitate to presume any logic on the part of government agencies, I don’t see a problem. I would assume the answer is that the specific facts of each individual case are considered, rather than applying a blanket “all mergers are bad/good”.
- aaronbrethorst 9y agoSounds right to me. Net Neutrality: impinges on profits of big telecoms. Sinclair: amazing opportunity to simultaneously reward a major republican donor and disseminate overtly biased, conservative talking points in millions of American homes. ATT: great opportunity to kneecap CNN, which the President hates.
- chmln 9y agoYou have a good point, but don't kid yourself with "overtly biased, conservative talking points". There is little to no truly balanced and fact-oriented media. Obviously, except for those perceived as such by their respective viewers on either side of the political spectrum.
- Skylled 9y agoI don't think he's exaggerating. Watch the segment that John Oliver did on Sinclair. The content of the "must run" pieces is definitely alarming.
- cuckmaster 9y agoAh yes John Oliver the bastion of unbiased journalism in current year.
- aaronbrethorst 9y agoSegment in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc
- threeseed 9y agoReally no fact orientated media ? BBC (UK), PBS (US), NPR (US), ABC (Australia) etc are surely examples.