And yet, Sinclair Media Group is the owner of the largest number of TV stations in America. Sinclair forces its local stations to run pro-Trump “news” segments. And a Washington Post analysis of the company’s 2016 presidential election coverage found Sinclair stations were unusually favorable towards Trump and negative towards Hillary Clinton. Clinton campaign officials say they spurned Sinclair for a reason, though her vice-presidential nominee, Tim Kaine, gave a handful interviews to Sinclair stations. The incident sent ripples through its stations, but Sinclair said media reports about the controversy exaggerated the issue.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2017 10:52 UTC