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Sinclair is closing 10 local TV newsrooms. It will broadcast right-wing misinformation instead. [1]

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Date: 2023-05

The conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest owners of local TV stations in the United States, is reportedly ceasing most or all local news broadcasts at 10 stations in different cities and states around the country. They will be replaced by Sinclair’s national weekday program The National Desk, which has a history of broadcasting right-wing misinformation.

Several news websites that cover media reported in recent weeks that Sinclair is laying off news teams at multiple TV stations and replacing some or all of their local news broadcasts with The National Desk. On May 1, TVNewsCheck reported:

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[1] Url: https://www.mediamatters.org/sinclair-broadcast-group/sinclair-closing-10-local-tv-newsrooms-it-will-broadcast-right-wing

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