Former FCC Commissioner Speaks Out on Sinclair Deal
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That's not good....
Even a former FCC Commissioner is coming out against the Sinclair/Tribune merger.
In speaking about Sinclair, former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps says that Sinclair, "comes with an ideology that is far more focused on conservative points of view than any sense of balance or any deep-dive journalism." He added, "No one company should have such power over the news and information that citizens must have if they are going to cast intelligent votes and practice successfully the art of self-government," Copps said.
About Copps' comments, Scott Livingston, Sinclair's vice president of news, said, "I find that to be outrageous and it’s also an insult to more than 4000 hardworking journalists across Sinclair."
"Our agenda is to serve up relevant information that our local communities value," Livingston said. "And If we weren’t serving our viewers with information they care about, we would be out of business, right?"
Ummmmm.... is the National Enquirer still in business Scott?
Also, why not try asking Sinclair's "4000 hardworking journalists" how they feel about the company's "must run" bullshit from Boris "Mouthful of Bees" Epshteyn and from Mark "Buster" Hyman? We are willing to bet that the overwhelming majority would say, take that crap off the air.
Have you tried asking them Mr. Livingston?
Just a thought....
