"Independence" is incompatible with "being forced by corporate to grant your credibilty to their talking points". You can't say Sinclair is "combating the nati

"Independence" is incompatible with "being forced by corporate to grant your credibilty to their talking points". You can't say Sinclair is "combating the national news broadcasters"; they themselves are a national news broadcaster. They just happen to like branding themselves with local faces.