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> In a lot of big stories the local news can often be way better than any national coverage. 2-3 media firms basically own local media, so we're really just ta
by threatofrain 6y ago
> In a lot of big stories the local news can often be way better than any national coverage.
2-3 media firms basically own local media, so we're really just talking about a few mega-corps, such as Sinclair.
> A 2019 study in the American Political Science Review found that "stations bought by Sinclair reduce coverage of local politics, increase national coverage and move the ideological tone of coverage in a conservative direction relative to other stations operating in the same market."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group
- DoingIsLearning 6y ago> 2-3 media firms basically own local media ... In the US.
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- chrismeller 6y agoThe article was also about the US news media, so it’s relevant. I think if you looked at other countries it’s actually very similar anyway. I mean even in the UK you’re far more likely to be exposed to the BBC’s coverage; through their site, their radio stations, their TV channels; than anyone else’s.