Media Matters for America

Despite bias claims, new data shows that Facebook is still not censoring conservatives

A new 20-week Media Matters study on Facebook pages that regularly post about American political news again found that right-leaning pages and left-leaning pages have nearly identical engagement rates, while right-leaning pages on average earned more weekly interactions than left-leaning pages. Some findings:

The FCC has called out several of Sinclair's sham deal proposals -- but there are many more

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s latest efforts to appease the Federal Communications Commission and get approval for its massive expansion plan don’t seem to have fooled anyone. And the questionable maneuvers that triggered the FCC’s slow-down of the deal represent only a fraction of the regulatory tricks Sinclair uses to keep expanding its reach. What about the proposed sidecar agreements with Howard Stirk Holdings? Sinclair has proposed entering into sidecar arrangements for three other stations as part of the Tribune deal, and those stations haven’t received the same level of scrutiny.