Sinclair Broadcast defends itself after backlash over scripted ‘fake news’ promos
April 02, 2018 at 23:07 PM EDT
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., the nation’s largest owner of broadcast TV stations, is under fire for requiring news anchors at dozens of its local stations to read a segment saying they were concerned about “the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.”