Local News Stations

Sinclair Broadcasting Reaches 40% of US Households Through Local News Monopoly

2022-10-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Sinclair Broadcast Group now operates 193 TV stations reaching 40% of American households, using local news infrastructure to push synchronized conservative propaganda through must-run segments

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Telecommunications Act Triggers Mass Layoffs and Destruction of Local Journalism

1996-12-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Telecommunications Act of 1996’s media consolidation provisions trigger massive job losses across American journalism, gutting local news coverage and professional media employment. In radio alone, cities that once had 100 jobs for radio professionals now have perhaps 20, an 80% reduction …

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