by Richard Skelly » Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:46 pm
Well-written, well-argued article, especially details on any journalist departing before a contract expires can technically owe monies spent advertising him or her.
This scenario of Sinclair potentially owning two network affiliates in Seattle has been simmering for quite awhile. I can’t see a Trump-appointed FCC getting in the way of the broader Sinclair-Tribune deal. But even an ultra pro-business regulator would presumably have to gulp hard before allowing, in Seattle, the ABC and FOX affiliates to be owned by one corporate entity.