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Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by sleepybrett on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:30PM (#49201237)
this is all about allowing sinclair and their right wing ilk to own local news.
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Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by throw0101d on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:57PM (#49201584)
> this is all about allowing sinclair and their right wing ilk to own local news.

From 2017, "Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)":

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc

"John Oliver: Sinclair Broadcasting brings 'troubling' rightwing bias to local news":

* https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/03/john-ol...

"John Oliver: How Sinclair Broadcast Group 'Brainwashes' Local News":

* https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/john-ol...

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