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FCC exploits loophole to push massive expansion of pro-Trump Sinclair Broadcasting

 
 
 
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President Trump’s handpicked Federal Communications Commission chairman, Ajit Pai, resurrected an old regulatory loophole earlier this year that will allow Sinclair to own a segment of the media landscape that would have previously exceeded federal limits. The regulatory change will empower Sinclair to reach 72 percent of U.S. households once it buys Tribune Media’s stations, Politico reported on Sunday. Congress had established a nationwide audience cap at 39 percent.
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http://www.salon.com/2017/08/07/fcc...expansion-of-pro-trump-sinclair-broadcasting/

Sinclair hired former Trump aide as political analyst. Sinclair announced in April that it hired Boris Epshteyn, a former Trump official, as its “chief political analyst.”
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Sinclair tripled its number of Epshteyn segments. In July, Sinclair announced it was “increasing the ‘must-run’ segments across its affiliates featuring former Trump White House official Boris Epshteyn to nine times a week,” according to Politico. The outlet also noted that Epshteyn “reliably parrots the White House’s point of view on most issues”
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Sinclair correspondent was one of only two reporters called on by Trump at February press conference.
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http://www.salon.com/2017/07/21/a-s...ng-politics-of-sinclair-broadcasting_partner/

Step-by-step... into fascism
 
A clip done a month ago where John Oliver explains the implications pretty well:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc[/youtube]
 
Ah, another great example how Don the Con is going to help those every day Americans do better...
 
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