4 Groups Representing Minorities Ask Pai to Deny Sinclair/Tribune
Leaders of four organizations saying they represent minorities asked FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to deny approval of Sinclair buying Tribune “on the grounds that it would destroy the diversity of media programming,” in a letter Monday. Diverse media networks, and…
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“the programming they produce, are critical to how we access and digest news,” said the Latino Victory Project, AAPI Victory Fund, Emgage and Color of Change. Latino Victory is a member of the Coalition to Save Local Media, which was formed to oppose the deal. The letter was critical of Sinclair’s requirements that stations air “must-run” content, which the groups said sometimes includes “racist and Islamophobic content that echoes the rhetoric used by white supremacists.” The Sinclair segment “Terrorism Alert Desk” has “repeatedly targeted Muslim-Americans and conflated Islam with terror,” the letter said. The merger’s effect on program diversity represents “substantial public interest harm,” the letter said. Sinclair didn't comment but said last week must-run segments represent a tiny portion of its programming (see 1708230061).