Ajit Pai Rushes to Aid Sinclair Before Court Can Kill Merger
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FCC boss Ajit Pai is rushing to approve Sinclair Broadcast Group's $4 billion acquisition of Tribune before a court ruling can scuttle the deal. Pai is already facing a corruption probe by the nonpartisan FCC Inspector General amidst allegations he coordinaAjit Pai Rushes to Aid Sinclair Before Court Can Kill Merger
FCC boss Ajit Pai is rushing to approve Sinclair Broadcast Group's $4 billion acquisition of Tribune before a court ruling can scuttle the deal. Pai is already facing a corruption probe by the nonpartisan FCC Inspector General amidst allegations he coordinated the elimination of decades-old media consolidation rules simply to help Sinclair. The rules, which have long had bipartisan support, are designed to protect smaller competitors and local news stations from being obliterated by media giants like Sinclair, whose news has been widely ridiculed as misleading on a good day. Read more