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Sinclair Broadcast Group has been the subject of widespread ridicule for forcing its local TV news anchors to read a script decrying “fake stories” and “false news.” But Sinclair’s stand against ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The question now is whether 40 more stations will parrot Sinclair’s politics as they become part of the largest ...

SAG-AFTRA, which represents thousands of TV journalists, has come out swinging against the Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “fake news” warning that dozens of its local broadcasters around the country were ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Local news outlets are trusted in part because of proximity: When your local anchor describes the world, it’s the world you know and see on a daily basis. That four alarm fire doesn’t grab your ...

SAG-AFTRA has slammed Sinclair Broadcast Group in the wake of a company-wide directive forcing anchors to warn viewers about the prevalence of unsubstantiated news reports. The union, which represents ...

Sinclair Broadcast Group is defending itself against criticism for a recent on-air promotional message many of its local news anchors were asked to read that warned viewers about "false news" on ...

Why did so many Sinclair Broadcast Group employees read the same script echoing President Donald Trump's right-wing message bashing the "fake news" media? If they refused, they could have been fired - ...

One company. One script. Many, many voices. A video published by sports news site Deadspin over the weekend revealed dozens of TV anchors from Sinclair Broadcast Group reciting the same speech warning ...

Local television news broadcasters are airing suspiciously similar attacks on Joe Biden's mental acuity and how it will affect the coming election—and it appears to be part of a coordinated effort.

Outrage over a one-minute Sinclair Broadcast Group media-bashing promotion is jumping across time zones and platforms with some calling for an advertising boycott or its employees to go on strike.