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Why is this news? Conan covered this years ago. https://mic.com/articles/77721/watch-conan-o-brien-bust-local-tv-news-stations-for-running-the-exact-same-story#

• Someone1234 9y ago
  Because Sinclair just purchased more TV stations, so many in fact that it was banned under previous administrations at the FCC. At the start of 2017, the FCC just rewrote the rules allowing Sinclair to own a large swath of the US's local news capacity. In many markets they're the sole source of local news. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-07/sinclair-said-close-to-buying-tribune-for-about-45-a-share https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-07/sinclair-...
  • jandrese 9y ago
    They're also the most likely candidate to pick up the pieces when iHeartRadio goes bankrupt. They're going to have the strongest propaganda outlet since the times of Hearst newspapers. This is an abject failure of the FCC.
    • pdx 9y ago
      I am delighted to hear on HN, somebody admit the possibility of propaganda in the USA without being downvoted. That you did it as an attack on non-left-leaning thought is fine. At least you get that it can happen. It's a start.
    • SauciestGNU 9y ago
      I'm not sure it's a failure so much as the desired outcome for the right. Controlling the information people have access to allows them to fight against those pesky "facts" and "science".
    • Bud 9y ago
      The FCC hasn't failed, here. They were intentionally hamstrung by the right wing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
• Finnucane 9y ago
  Because it's still a problem and it's just getting worse?