John Oliver on Sinclair's Scripted Local News

LastWeekTonight · Commentary · YouTube title: Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Why it's here

HN repeatedly points to it as the eye-opening explanation of media consolidation and scripted local news.

What it covers

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of US local TV stations, and how it injects political content and scripted must-run segments into local news.