I think this is how blind spots are supposed to work
> Except they don't take issue with Sinclair the same way they have concerns of Google/Facebook.
Facebook case could be a very different proposition compared to traditional media outlets precisely because of it's sheer size and network effects. If you have concerns with a small media outlets controlling how we consumer information and view the world, Facebook is an order of magnitude bigger threat than Sinclair
> In all honesty I think its bad from a viewpoint diversity to have such a small number of outlets control this much of the flow of information. And so if this was a real concern of the WSJ then maybe they would take that approach to very similar and present concern - the purchase of Tribune Media by Sinclar. Tribune Media owns 40+ TV stations. Sinclair owns at least 100 stations. In some cities Sinclair owns 3 stations. Certainly if the WSJ cares about 'viewpoint diversity' they would be concerned about a single company owning that much of the media landscape
I think this is how blind spots are supposed to work
> Except they don't take issue with Sinclair the same way they have concerns of Google/Facebook.
Facebook case could be a very different proposition compared to traditional media outlets precisely because of it's sheer size and network effects. If you have concerns with a small media outlets controlling how we consumer information and view the world, Facebook is an order of magnitude bigger threat than Sinclair
> In all honesty I think its bad from a viewpoint diversity to have such a small number of outlets control this much of the flow of information. And so if this was a real concern of the WSJ then maybe they would take that approach to very similar and present concern - the purchase of Tribune Media by Sinclar. Tribune Media owns 40+ TV stations. Sinclair owns at least 100 stations. In some cities Sinclair owns 3 stations. Certainly if the WSJ cares about 'viewpoint diversity' they would be concerned about a single company owning that much of the media landscape
I don't think all their articles are supportive of the merger. For example, this article seems to present both viewpoints : https://www.wsj.com/articles/sinclairs-purchase-of-tribune-l...