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Viral video raises worry over Sinclair's political messaging

The country's largest owner of local TV stations is hoping to get bigger.

04/03/2018

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Viral video raises worry over Sinclair's political messaging

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The country's largest owner of local TV stations is hoping to get bigger.

A viral video compilation of local TV anchors is raising new concerns about the way Sinclair Broadcasting mixes news with conservative, partisan political opinion. And while it already reaches over a third of homes across the nation, the country's largest owner of local TV stations is hoping to get bigger. William Brangham reports.

04/03/2018

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