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    To the Point

    Media competition for Fox News

    Despite the growth of cable and the dominance of three broadcast networks, many Americans still get their news from local TV. Now, one company — the Sinclair Broadcast Group — will soon own enough stations, many are in small and medium markets, to give it access to more than 70 percent of American households.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 11, 2017 • 1 min read

    Despite the growth of cable and the dominance of three broadcast networks, many Americans still get their news from local TV. Now, one company — the Sinclair Broadcast Group — will soon own enough stations, many are in small and medium markets, to give it access to more than 70 percent of American households. We hear about Sinclair's requirement that all local newscasts carry the same conservative segments — produced by the company. There's also One America News, building a cable audience with undisguised favoritism to Donald Trump. Will "fairness and balance" be a thing of the past?

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    Sinclair, One America and conservative takeover of local news
    1. 1:24E-mail shows Trump Jr. sought info from Kremlin-connected lawyer
    2. 7:59Media competition for Fox NewsYou’re reading this
    3. 41:20Trump taps 'army for hire' contractors for military advice
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Sydney Ember

      New York Times

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      Kyle Smith

      National Review / New York Post

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      Marc Fisher

      senior editor for the Washington Post

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Sinclair, One America and conservative takeover of local news
    1. 1:24E-mail shows Trump Jr. sought info from Kremlin-connected lawyer
    2. 7:59Media competition for Fox NewsYou’re reading this
    3. 41:20Trump taps 'army for hire' contractors for military advice
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