Sinclair Signals It Will Air Report Containing Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSinclair Broadcasting, one of the nation’s largest operators of local TV stations, said on Saturday it intended to present a weekend news report featuring commentators offering discredited conspiracy theories about the nation’s coronavirus pandemic, despite scrutiny and pushback that have erupted since CNN called attention to the program late Friday.“We’re a supporter of free speech and a marketplace of ideas and viewpoints, even if incredibly controversial,” the Hunt Valley, Maryland, broadcaster said in a statement Saturday. Sinclair owns, operates or provides services to 191 TV stations in 89 U.S.