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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Right wing broadcaster Sinclair pushes politics

    Sinclair Broadcast Group is closing a deal to take over Tribune Media, which owns KTLA and other local news channels in New York and Chicago. Sinclair creates its own right-leaning content and mandates that local stations play it. Sinclair has more than one connection to the Trump administration.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 17, 2017 • 1 min read

    Sinclair Broadcast Group is closing a deal to take over Tribune Media, which owns KTLA and other local news channels in New York and Chicago. Sinclair creates its own right-leaning content and mandates that local stations play it. Sinclair has more than one connection to the Trump administration.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Zealous, terrifying women: Ann Dowd on her Emmy-nominated performances
    1. 0:00The future of Steve Bannon in the White House and beyond
    2. 15:32Right wing broadcaster Sinclair pushes politicsYou’re reading this
    3. 25:01Actress Ann Dowd on her Emmy-nominated roles
    4. 40:59Tech industry fights white supremacists
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