Episode 997 • • 2:07:50 - 2:13:01
997: Competitive Victimhood
Sinclair Broadcasting Fine and Pay-for-Play Journalism
The FCC fined Sinclair Broadcast Group $13.3 million for airing sponsored content about the Huntsman Cancer Institute without proper disclosure. Simultaneously, reports surface regarding journalists at Forbes and other outlets taking secret payoffs from PR firms to insert brand mentions into articles. The hosts discuss the erosion of journalistic integrity in the digital news era.