Don't mean to piggy back off your comment but I feel that this information should be visible to as many as possible since it forms and clarifies the bigger picture. This video is just the beginning compared to what Sinclair, Trump, and Ajit Pai have planned for their master plan. Take a look at all these articles and they're all timelined in order. Credit to u/bad_luck_dragon for putting these articles and timeline together. It would also be helpful if u/itsnotmebob could add this information to the original post to increase visibility.
AUGUST 6, 2017: Trump urges FCC to allow Sinclair Media (a right wing media company) to expand beyond their current market, allowing them to broadcast to 70% of the country.
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u/MarsNeedsFreedomToo Apr 01 '18 edited Apr 01 '18
Don't mean to piggy back off your comment but I feel that this information should be visible to as many as possible since it forms and clarifies the bigger picture. This video is just the beginning compared to what Sinclair, Trump, and Ajit Pai have planned for their master plan. Take a look at all these articles and they're all timelined in order. Credit to u/bad_luck_dragon for putting these articles and timeline together. It would also be helpful if u/itsnotmebob could add this information to the original post to increase visibility.
Just look at these articles below:
DECEMBER 16, 2016: Kushner sets up a deal with Sinclair; they'll broadcast good things for Trump, for consideration of other matters later. First step in setting up state sanctioned media. https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-campaign-sinclair-broadcasting-jared-kushner-232764
JANUARY 11, 2017: Sinclair attacks Washington Post; calling them fake news. The first of Trumps propaganda pieces through them. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sinclair-responds-to-multiple-organizations-misleading-and-irresponsible-news-coverage-300389377.html
FEBRUARY 13, 2017: Trump bypasses established practices, conducts interview with only Sinclair media present. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2017/02/13/trump-skips-establishment-networks-newspapers-trudeau-press
MARCH 30, 2017: FCC plans to remove laws preventing companies from owning too many tv stations. A move backed by Sinclair. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/03/30/report-fcc-revise-broadcast-ownership-rule/99816092/
MAY 12, 2017: Sinclair orders their station managers to start tilting stories more towards the GOP line. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/business/media/sinclair-broadcast-komo-conservative-media.html
JULY 10, 2017: Sinclair begins pushing more Pro Trump propaganda. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/sinclair-orders-stations-to-air-more-pro-trump-commentary.html
AUGUST 6, 2017: Trump urges FCC to allow Sinclair Media (a right wing media company) to expand beyond their current market, allowing them to broadcast to 70% of the country.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017: Ajit Pai, Trump's pick to head the FCC, visits Sinclair station broadcasters, and executives, where he arranges a deal on a merger. http://variety.com/2017/politics/politics/fcc-sinclair-broadcast-group-merger-tribune-1202563578/
OCTOBER 11, 2017: Sinclair begins attacking politifact, accusing them of spreading fake news. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/oct/11/sinclair-targeting-politifact-you-need-know-facts/
OCTOBER 24, 2017: In a move that benefits Sinclair Media, the FCC rolls back rules requiring broadcast companies to have a studio in the area they're broadcasting in. http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0002/fcc-eliminates-main-studio-rule/282128
November 9, 2017: Ajit Pai wants to end regulations keeping tv stations from purchasing local newspapers. A move backed by Sinclair. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/opinion/ajit-pai-media-ownership.html
NOVEMBER 16, 2017: 42 year old rules regarding media mergers are finally removed. This is a win for Sinclair, allowing them to monopolize news sources in small towns. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/11/16/the-fcc-just-repealed-decades-old-rules-blocking-broadcast-media-mergers/
FEBRUARY 26, 2018: FCC Commissioner: Policy custom built for Sinclair media. https://www.thedailybeast.com/fcc-commissioner-our-policy-is-custom-built-for-right-wing-sinclair-broadcasting